GazHilarant Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 So I am going to Europe, I will start in Amsterdam then to Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Munich and lastly Paris. Does anyone have any shops to recommend? I have been doing some searching and it seems like many of the large or highly recommended ones cater mainly to DJ / Techno / Disco stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 MOV is based somewhere over there and I'm pretty sure Back on Black is too, so you should be able to get some of those releases without dealing with importing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Crosley Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Have you looked at www.vinylhub.com? I've glanced at that before heading to new cities and had some good luck. You may want to target an area and ask when in the record store about others. I've been to most of those cities, and Berlin is an absolute favourite (and a city where you can spend two weeks and still have more to do). Never been to Dresden or Salzburg, but I have to say that out of all of those, I was the least excited about Munich and Amsterdam (though for the latter, it was mostly the teenage tourists that made it less appealing). You'll have a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Bis aufs Messer in Berlin, http://www.bisaufsmesser.com/store/ andi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator Jr. Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Bis aufs Messer in Berlin, http://www.bisaufsmesser.com/store/ Exactly what I was gonna say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 For Berlin: Coretex Dodo Beach Leila M There also other good record stores in Berlin, depending what music you prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazHilarant Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Have you looked at www.vinylhub.com? I've glanced at that before heading to new cities and had some good luck. You may want to target an area and ask when in the record store about others. I've been to most of those cities, and Berlin is an absolute favourite (and a city where you can spend two weeks and still have more to do). Never been to Dresden or Salzburg, but I have to say that out of all of those, I was the least excited about Munich and Amsterdam (though for the latter, it was mostly the teenage tourists that made it less appealing). You'll have a blast! Thanks so much for all the advise guys!, yes I am also not hugely excited for Munich, it's a one day stop we required in order to fly to Paris, flights out of Salzburg were really really pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hecollec+or Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Don't stay in a hostel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Don't stay in a hostel. Never had a problem with hostels here. But I've heard in America hostels are somewhat different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hecollec+or Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Never had a problem with hostels here. But I've heard in America hostels are somewhat different. Was a joke bearface... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/ But because of that movie I will never stay in a European hostel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Was a joke bearface... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/ But because of that movie I will never stay in a European hostel. Ha, it seems that this movie ruined a lot of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 For Berlin: Coretex Dodo Beach Leila M There also other good record stores in Berlin, depending what music you prefer. I hit up cortex and dodo when i was there. Good chocies. I found alot of random techno and all varieties of it stores that isint my thing. I would walk into a shop that was blasting drum and bass and have like one rack of 20 records and it was a record store. I just slowly backed out before i got roped into a conversation wjth the clerk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Crosley Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Thanks so much for all the advise guys!, yes I am also not hugely excited for Munich, it's a one day stop we required in order to fly to Paris, flights out of Salzburg were really really pricey. Munich is not so bad - just not so exciting beyond a day or so. If you like beer and/or meat, it's a pretty cool place to be. Smallish downtown that should be easy to see in a few hours. Cool museums there too, if I remember. Re: hostels - I kind of love them. I traveled all of Europe for 6 weeks in 2006 alone, and then for a month in 2009 with my girlfriend (now wife). We mostly stayed in hostels and it was a fun and easy way to meet people, get cheap food and laundry, and stay in areas that weren't so overwhelming. The existence of the internet has made it so that you can usually avoid the dingy ones and stay at places that are interesting and well-reviewed. Creepy, unsafe, dirty hostels will rarely last anymore with too many negative reviews. One of my favourite things to do, mostly when travelling with my wife, was to get a private room in a hostel. All the fun of the social atmosphere of a hostel, none of the sharing bunkbeds with 18 year olds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Amsterdam: Independent Outlet, Velvet Music, Waxwell, Record Friend. Berlin: Bis Auf Messer, HHV.de, Audio-In, CoreTex, City Music. Munich: Echt Optimal, Schallplatten Zentrale. Paris: MusicFearSatan. Amsterdam has bunch of cheap hostels in the dowtown area. Just make sure to book it a few months before the trip. You can try the Generator Hostel in Berlin, quite cheap and one minute away from the s-Bahn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 There was a good Paris list on the Discogs forums somewhere, I used it myself and it was kept pretty up to date. Also there is a region of Paris that has quite a few 2nd hand record stores in and I found it from one of them advertising on the Metro but can't remember where it is now. I do remember you do have to dig through quite a lot of rubbish to find the gems though. I did make a list the last time I was there so if I can find it I will post it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Discogs forum about Paris: http://www.discogs.com/group/thread/541438?page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I agree with Musicfearsatan in Paris Didn't see much in Pargue Berlin has a ton of options really cool city. There seemed to be a good deal of them in the Neukölln I sincerely hope you're taking a train from Amsterdam to Berlin. AMS security is brutal. 100% by the book. Lost my contact solution because it was slightly over the limit. Never had an issue in the U.S. or any other EU airport with that solution. Do a search for the European record store day and you should be able to find a good list of stores. Have fun! Ps. Don't exchange money, you'll get a better rate withdrawling from an ATM in the EU. and take a CC that has zero foreign transaction fee and always pay in local currency with a CC the conversion rate for paying in USD is awful when offered by a company other than your bank or CC provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Didn't notice you're also visiting Prague. Rekomando is the only place I would go to if I was you (http://www.rekomando.eu/kontakt) Haven't been there in a long time but it is pretty close to the Dancing House (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_House) so you're probably going to be close to it anyways. The rest of the shops were just overpriced with a terrible selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Leaving for Paris tonight. Didn't want to create a new thread. I'm making a cameo in Amsterdam as well for 2 days. Anyone wanted to add or second any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I too, am going to Europe soon. Thanks for the Berlin recommendations, anyone know good stuff in Copenhagen, Hamburg, or Reykjavik? I'll have to resist buying a lot of records since I don't know how I'll get them back to the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) 14 hours ago, Moglog said: I'll have to resist buying a lot of records since I don't know how I'll get them back to the states. Carry on luggage. Don't be shy. Get a big backpack and one of these spinner trolleys and fill them with wax. Nobody will care. Edited October 4, 2016 by Korgull Of Morgoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_chuck Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I can recommend Route 66 in Copenhagen. Wide selection from punk/metal to hip hop and local bands. They had a lot of Music On Vinyl stuff too, which I know can be expensive to export outside of Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Thanks! Will definitely be checking out Route 66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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