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Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:32 pm
by Shimrod
The title says it all, which are the best stores in Amsterdam for cd hunting?
Thanks for your answers or a link to a similar post if it already exists.
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 7:12 pm
by Shimrod
Nobody wants to share his addresses?
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 3:40 pm
by The Sentinel
Some years ago all record shops disappeared but maybe new ones have emerged due to the new vinyl trend. I've found some on a site: City Records en Red Light Records. Don't know them but could be worth it; they apparently sell second hand vinyl.
http://www.platendraaier.nl/platenzaken/amsterdam/
It's Dutch though.
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 9:25 am
by Lama
The Sentinel wrote:Some years ago all record shops disappeared but maybe new ones have emerged due to the new vinyl trend. I've found some on a site: City Records en Red Light Records. Don't know them but could be worth it; they apparently sell second hand vinyl.
http://www.platendraaier.nl/platenzaken/amsterdam/
It's Dutch though.
If I'm not mistaken Amsterdam was never really a hotbed for metal shopping, right? Isn't Rotterdam more interesting? I remember citytripping R'dam some six years ago with my girlfriend, and to my great pleasure I discovered a lot of (second hand) music stores. Unfortunately, never found the time to go back there (only multiple Baroeg- and Brouwerij De Molen visits).
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 8:02 pm
by Shimrod
Thanks for the answer, I will check the link.
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 8:33 am
by Trigger
There's a street (Niuwestrasse??, something like that but it's in the city center and it's a known street) in Rotterdam with several record stores scattered, but thanks to the internet prices have gone up a little bit, there are a couple of interesting stores in Delft as well if you will find your way there.
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 7:48 pm
by Shimrod
Actually I'm going to Amsterdam not Rotterdam. I can spend a couple hours to records tracking but not much more.
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 9:06 am
by Evertson
There's actually a couple of websites with addresses:
http://www.recordjunkie.com/stores/dire ... /amsterdam
http://www.recordshops.org/
http://www.vinylhub.com/record-stores/A ... etherlands
These all should give you some insight of what's available.
You should definitely visit Concerto, one of the better shops.
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 8:14 pm
by Shimrod
Thanks a lot!
Concerto looks promising. Quite expensive prices but they have some Japanese imports I might want.
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 3:35 pm
by Shimrod
So I only had time to visit a few shops:
- The Media markt near the central station was terrible
- Concerto was ok, they have a small HM used cds selection but some bargains and they also sell new stuff
- Second Life had nothing interresting in HM cds
- Record Mania had a very small HM used cds selection but nothing interresting
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 5:15 pm
by MEXDefenderOfSteel
Hi everyone! hope you all are doing fine!
I am resurrecting this thread, I will be in Amsterdam and Eindhoven next month, please let me know any leads to hunt for records specially vinyl (I stopped buying cds for the moment)
thanks in advance metal people!
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:02 pm
by Hans
Hi I live in Eindhoven.
Check these shops out.
https://www.ray-lp.nl/
Usualy has some 2d hand metal (80's stuff). Sometimes he buys collections from old metalheads. Not too expensive, but he knows his discogs.
https://deplatenzaak.com/
Usualy has some 2d hand metal (80's stuff). Not too much, around 50 items, have to be lucky, but its a nice guy, for coffee and talk. Bought stuff there like Heavy Load, Ostrogoth, King Diamond.
https://cdteek.business.site/
Big 2d hand shop, not too much metal usualy, but you can be lucky. Bought some cool stuff there. Worth to visit this one.
https://www.robbiestone.nl/rs/memorymus ... ymusic.htm
Oldschool shop, little bit outside center, you have to very lucky here, I think I found 5 metal lps in 15 years, last time I checked he had Legend / Death in the nursery laying around.
https://velvetmusic.nl/en/store/velvet-music-eindhoven
Shop inside a sort of shopping mall.
Never bought anything there, but has some 2d hand stuff, once saw a st vitus lp there...
Oh and when your thirsty, there is a nice bar called: The Jack, the play metal, and there are gigs there.
And ofc theres the old glorious Dynamo Cafe (very much changed since oldschool days, of course), maybe for history sake, check it it out, middle of center.
Amsterdam, I dont visit, Im with PSV : - )
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:29 am
by MEXDefenderOfSteel
Hans wrote: ↑Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:02 pm
Hi I live in Eindhoven.
Check these shops out.
https://www.ray-lp.nl/
Usualy has some 2d hand metal (80's stuff). Sometimes he buys collections from old metalheads. Not too expensive, but he knows his discogs.
https://deplatenzaak.com/
Usualy has some 2d hand metal (80's stuff). Not too much, around 50 items, have to be lucky, but its a nice guy, for coffee and talk. Bought stuff there like Heavy Load, Ostrogoth, King Diamond.
https://cdteek.business.site/
Big 2d hand shop, not too much metal usualy, but you can be lucky. Bought some cool stuff there. Worth to visit this one.
https://www.robbiestone.nl/rs/memorymus ... ymusic.htm
Oldschool shop, little bit outside center, you have to very lucky here, I think I found 5 metal lps in 15 years, last time I checked he had Legend / Death in the nursery laying around.
https://velvetmusic.nl/en/store/velvet-music-eindhoven
Shop inside a sort of shopping mall.
Never bought anything there, but has some 2d hand stuff, once saw a st vitus lp there...
Oh and when your thirsty, there is a nice bar called: The Jack, the play metal, and there are gigs there.
And ofc theres the old glorious Dynamo Cafe (very much changed since oldschool days, of course), maybe for history sake, check it it out, middle of center.
Amsterdam, I dont visit, Im with PSV : - )
Hey man thanks so much, I actually will be most of the time at Eindhoven since the friend I am staying with lives there, I appreciate a lot the info with the extra tips for the drinks, certainly I´ll be thirsty!
Re: Amsterdam records stores
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 10:33 pm
by The Ripper
Memorabilia shopping bag from Fame record shop that I visited around '95-'96.. I remember it was huge a bit similar to Virgin Megastores!