Waxwell Records

www.waxwell.com

Gasthuismolensteeg 8

Negen Straatjes, Amsterdam

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Don’t be fooled by the smaller size of this record store, the collection is surprisingly expansive. Right in the center of the busy shopping district Negen Straatjes (the Nine Streets), Waxwell is an essential shop for record lovers. More popular records are stored in the usual crates with lots of labels for easy searching, but under each crate there are shelves of much cheaper unsorted records, which might just contain that precious gem you didn’t know you were looking for.

Concerto

www.concerto.amsterdam/en/

Utrechtsestraat 52–60

Centrum, Amsterdam

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Spanning across five buildings on the busy Utrechtsestraat, this record store is absolutely massive. It’s easy to spend hours upon hours browsing through Concerto, especially considering they have their own little café inside. Their massive record collection serves any music fan in Amsterdam, from new hip-hop to classical music.

Second Life Music

www.secondlifemusic.nl

Prinsengracht 366

Canal District, Amsterdam

Second Life is a great record store to just browse around without any specific goal. This store stocks whatever they can find from just about any genre. It’s always a pleasure to squeeze through the aisles and dig around through obscure Caribbean sounds only to turn around and dip your fingers into a whole crate of Louis Armstrong records. Second Life also sell lots of concert posters and album art so be sure to stop by if you need something up on your walls to go along with your record collection.

Distortion Records

www.distortion.nl

Westerstraat 244

Jordaan, Amsterdam

Distortion is probably one of the messiest record stores in Amsterdam, but don’t let that scare you away. Let’s be honest, it actually makes the experience of digging through this expansive collection a little more enjoyable anyway. You can find almost any type of music here if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves. This collection specialises in independent and innovative music from just about all genres and spans from bargains to collector’s items.

Rush Hour Records

www.rushhour.nl

Spuistraat 116

Centrum, Amsterdam

This shop is definitely one of the more high-end record stores of Amsterdam and it’s the place to go if you’re looking for some amazing, obscure sounds spanning the Jazz/Soul/Disco/House spectrum. Besides being one of the more beautiful stores in Amsterdam, Rush Hour also releases and distributes music through Rush Hour Records. The shop has become a central hub for record fans in Amsterdam and frequently hosts events.