Record Stores / Germany

Record Stores in Cologne, Germany

22 record stores — last verified August 2026.

• A-Musik

  Open 12pm–4pm today

  Cologne's mainstay for experimental and avant-garde music since 1995, also a mailorder and distro.

  2 sources

• Basic Tone Records

  Open 1pm–8pm today

  Near Ebertplatz; secondhand European digs plus new releases, run by a crew tied to the Flying Eggs label.

  2 sources

• Drake Records

  Open 11am–7pm today

  Buy/sell vinyl shop and small label running since 2008, moved to Ritterstraße in 2022; street-shop only.

  2 sources

• Early Bird Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Hip-hop specialist since 2012 run by DJ Schneider; used turntables, cleaning and listening stations too.

  2 sources

• Good Mood Records

  Open 11am–4pm today

  Two-floor Lindenthal shop specializing in 1950s-80s vinyl, with one of the city's best 45 selections.

  2 sources

• Groove Attack Recordstore

  Open 12pm–6pm today

  Cult Belgian Quarter basement shop since the early 90s, deeply stocked in hip-hop, soul and funk.

  2 sources

• Hauptsache Musik

  Open 12pm–6pm today

  Owner-curated Agnesviertel shop opened Feb 2020, across from the Agnes Church; closed Wednesdays.

  2 sources

• Kompakt

  Open 1pm–6pm today

  Legendary techno label Kompakt's Cologne record store, home of the 'Sound of Cologne.'

  3 sources

• Kontrapunkt Vinyl

  Open Hours not listed

  Vinyl-only, buy/sell/trade shop in Deutz specializing in hip-hop, jazz, funk and soul rarities.

  2 sources

• Music Gala

  Open 10am–9pm today

  Mülheim media shop of ~20 years, mainly CDs/DVDs/cassettes with a dedicated (if compact) new-vinyl selection of Turkish artists.

  3 sources

• Music Rebel

  Open Hours not listed

  Lindenthal reggae, dancehall and roots specialist run by Wolfgang Hanka; secondhand vinyl and an indie/pop CD section, with in-store listening before you buy.

  3 sources

• Nunk Music

  Open Hours not listed

  Backyard Neuehrenfeld shop of mostly secondhand vinyl and singles; buys/sells/repairs turntables too.

  2 sources

• Parallel Schallplatten

  Open 12pm–6pm today

  Multi-genre secondhand and new vinyl since 2000, strong on funk, soul and world music.

  2 sources

• PL678

  Open Hours not listed

  Südstadt vinyl shop and café combo (with Café Hubert), records alongside coffee and cake.

  2 sources

• Plattschallen

  Open 12pm–7pm today

  Near the OFF Broadway cinema; buys and sells vinyl collections across a very broad genre range.

  1 source

• Popsub

  Open 12pm–4pm today

  Ehrenfeld shop for video-game and film soundtracks on vinyl, opened by Fleet Union and Black Screen Records.

  2 sources

• Record Store by Mr. G

  Open 12pm–7pm today

  Poll neighborhood shop with rarities in jazz, soul and funk plus a large rock/blues/metal selection.

  2 sources

• Sally Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Lindenthal secondhand vinyl and CDs, plus ultrasonic record-cleaning service by appointment.

  2 sources

• Schallhandel

  Open 11am–4pm today

  Online and street-shop vinyl retailer near Rudolfplatz, broad genre spread from garage to world music.

  2 sources

• Underdog Recordstore

  Open 11am–6pm today

  ~20,000 records of indie, punk, hardcore, oldschool hip-hop, noise and soundtracks; also hosts shows.

  2 sources

• Vinyl K.73

  Open Hours not listed

  New Ehrenfeld shop (opened May 2025) with ~9,000 records for collectors and new listeners alike.

  1 source

• Wonyl's Vinyl

  Open Closed today

  Small, friendly Kalk/Humboldt-Gremberg shop of well-sorted used LPs, open two afternoons a week.

  2 sources