{"id":84468,"date":"2017-03-04T10:54:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T09:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=84468"},"modified":"2020-08-01T23:07:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T21:07:35","slug":"music-shops-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/music-shops-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Best music shops in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the rise in <strong>digital music<\/strong> and streaming platforms, vinyl is more popular than ever as music lovers strive to get that authentic sound. A great<strong> record store<\/strong> doesn\u2019t just offer a large record collection but also expert staff with a passion for music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For <strong>music lovers<\/strong> in Barcelona, you can be treated to an awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/brazilian-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">live music<\/a> scene with countless music venues as well as massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-music-festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">international festivals<\/a>. But if you\u2019re after adding that rare edition or the latest 7 inch from your favourite band, where are the <strong>best record stores in Barcelona<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/music-shops-barcelona\/#1_Revolver_Records\" title=\"1. Revolver Records\">1. Revolver Records<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/music-shops-barcelona\/#2_Dead_Moon_Records\" title=\"2. Dead Moon Records\">2. Dead Moon Records<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/music-shops-barcelona\/#3_Disco_100\" title=\"3. Disco 100\">3. Disco 100<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/music-shops-barcelona\/#4_Discos_Paradiso\" title=\"4. Discos Paradiso\">4. Discos Paradiso<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/music-shops-barcelona\/#5_Wah_Wah_Records\" title=\"5. Wah Wah Records\">5. Wah Wah Records<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Revolver_Records\"><\/span>1. Revolver Records<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84475\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84475\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/record-store-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the first <strong>independent record stores<\/strong> to open in Barcelona, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolverrecords.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Revolver Records<\/a><\/strong> supplies the best of virtually every genre you could wish for. As well as packing in as much vinyl as possible to this record store in El Raval, it also somehow manages to fit in CDs and all that essential merchandise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Carrer dels Tallers, 11<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Dead_Moon_Records\"><\/span>2. Dead Moon Records<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/deadmoonrecords.tumblr.com\/\">Dead Moon Records<\/span><\/strong> is an authentic record store where you can find more obscure vinyl treasures. Known for its friendly and helpful staff, the store specialises in <strong>vinyl and cassette tapes<\/strong>, with music mainly from the 70\u2019s up to the present day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Carrer de la Lluna, 10<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/play-rock-guitar-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn how to play rock guitar in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Disco_100\"><\/span>3. Disco 100<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Started in 1978, <strong>Disco 100<\/strong> is a family business and by far the <strong>biggest record store in Barcelona<\/strong> with well over 100,000 items and counting, including vinyl, CDs and DVDs. Their collection has grown so much that it had to add several extensions, before eventually moving to their current store in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gracia-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gr\u00e0cia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Escorial 33 Gr\u00e0cia<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Discos_Paradiso\"><\/span>4. Discos Paradiso<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the <strong>newest record stores<\/strong> that have opened up in Barcelona, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discosparadiso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Discos Paradiso<\/a><\/strong> focuses mainly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sonar-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">electro<\/a> and new music. They also have exhibitions and various events including El Mostrador, where they have a DJ set every Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> C\/Ferlandina 39<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/street-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Street music in Barcelona<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Wah_Wah_Records\"><\/span>5. Wah Wah Records<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84478\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84478\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/record-stores-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wahwahdiscos.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Wah Wah Records<\/a><\/strong> is <em>the<\/em> store if you\u2019re after <strong>electro or dance\u00a0music<\/strong>. The store has a wide selection in these genres and specializes in the more bizarre and obscure styles. It even has records dating back to the 1900\u2019s! The record store is split into two sections, the Classic section at the front and the back area dedicated to Electronic and Dance music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> C\/ Riera Baixa, 14<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> can help you find the perfect one<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"84468\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the rise in digital music and streaming platforms, vinyl is more popular than ever as music lovers strive to get that authentic sound. 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