Berlin's record shops are not a sideshow to its club scene, they are its source code. This is where the city's DJs and producers buy, sell, and discover, and where the Berlin techno sound was effectively defined. For electronic music especially, no city digs deeper. Here is where to start.
The Best Record Shops in Berlin
1Must visit
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Hard Wax
The most influential techno and dub shop in the world, run by Basic Channel's Mark Ernestus. A pilgrimage hidden up a Kreuzberg stairwell.
Kreuzberg
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Space Hall
A vast, legendary Kreuzberg shop for techno, house, ambient, and experimental, with listening stations and deep stock.
Kreuzberg
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OYE Records
A beloved Prenzlauer Berg institution for house, disco, soul, and jazz across new and used vinyl.
Prenzlauer Berg
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HHV Records
Born as a hip-hop vinyl specialist, now spanning electronic, soul, and jazz, with a major online operation behind it.
Schoeneberg
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Sound Metaphors
A specialist and reissue label for rare disco, boogie, and Italo, with stock other shops simply cannot get.
Kreuzberg
FAQ
- Why is Berlin good for record shopping?
- Berlin is the global home of techno, and its shops, led by Hard Wax, are where that scene's records are sourced and defined. The city has an unusually deep concentration of specialist electronic, house, and disco stores, many run by DJs.
- Where are Berlin's record shops?
- Many cluster in Kreuzberg (Hard Wax, Space Hall, Sound Metaphors), with others in Prenzlauer Berg (OYE) and Schoeneberg (HHV), making it easy to dig at several in an afternoon by U-Bahn or bike.
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