Your Guide to Record Stores and Vinyl Culture in Madrid
Madrid has one of Spain’s densest record-shopping cores, with most of the action packed into Centro and a few worthwhile stops in Chamartín and Arganzuela. You can spend a full day digging between market stalls, basement-style shops, and long-running city-centre dealers, then branch out for specialist electronic or jazz bins. From La Metralleta Records and Escridiscos to Melting Pot Records, the city suits both focused collectors and casual crate-diggers.
All Record Stores in Madrid
Sin Morralla Records & Books
Plaza del Gral. Vara de Rey, 5, Loc izquierdo, Centro, 28005 Madrid, Spain
Yellow Bricks Music
Mercado de la Cebada, Pl. de la Cebada, s/n, Puesto 226-228, Centro, 28005 Madrid, Spain
Melting Pot Records
Music shop offering new & used vinyl records for techno, electronic & other music genres.
C. de Pérez Ayuso, 2, Chamartín, 28002 Madrid, Spain
Liquidator Music
Founded in 1997 in Malasaña, Liquidator Music is a label and shop focused on Jamaican music, including ska, reggae, rocksteady and soul; over 150 records edited.
C. de las Dos Hermanas, 22, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain
Delia Records
Rock-focused record label with an online shop, recording studio, booking, press services and events, releasing music under the Delia Records imprint.
Calle de las Delicias, 25, Arganzuela, 28045 Madrid, Spain
Bajoelvolcán
Buys and sells new and used vinyl specializing in rock, soul, funk, jazz and pop, with separate online categories for new records, used records and books.
C. del Ave María, 42, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain
Recycled Music Center & Friperie
Down-to-earth secondhand record shop specializing in vinyls from eclectic & classic genres.
Corre. Baja de San Pablo, 34, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
ATER COSMO Vinyl Store
Calle Loreto y Chicote, 2, C. de la Ballesta, 3, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
The Disk Storage
Hip, snug record store with new & used titles, including many electronic-music LPs.
C. de las Minas, 13, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
MARILIANS RECORDS
Online record shop offering national and international releases, merchandising, books, preorders, magazines and Record Store Day products.
C. del Noviciado, 9, Loc 7, Centro, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Rotor Discos
Avant-garde music specialist since 1986, with new releases and a catalog covering ambient, experimental, industrial, electronic, techno, krautrock and neoclassical.
Gran Vía, 40, 2º piso-puerta 2, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Escridiscos
C. de las Navas de Tolosa, 4, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
www.Jazzymas.com
Online music shop with audiophile and Japanese vinyl, plus jazz, blues, funk, soul, hip-hop, pop/rock, dance, country, flamenco, salsa and world music.
C. de la Palma, 28, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Discos Bangla Desh
Cost.ª de los Ángeles, 5, Loc, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Lost Things Discos & Libros
C. del Barco, 43, Centro, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Discos Ziggy
C. de los Estudios, 6, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain
La Metralleta Records
Buys and sells second-hand vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays, including LPs, EPs, singles and cassettes; values complete collections and offers appraisals.
Aparcamiento Descalzas, C. del Postigo de San Martín, 1, Locales D-E, F, G y H, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Killer's Discos
Buy-and-sell record and music shop specializing in 1960s rock, with catalog listings spanning artists and releases across many genres.
C. de la Montera, 28, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
La Gramola discos Compra-venta
Buys and sells vinyl and out-of-print CDs, offering merchandising and other items through an online shop with changing stock.
C. del Postigo de San Martín, 4, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
SUN Records
Rock shop selling CDs, vinyl, DVDs/Blu-ray, cassettes, books, fanzines, magazines and merchandise, focused on metal, hard rock, progressive and AOR.
Pl. de Santo Domingo, 8, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
The Vinyl Scene in Madrid
Madrid’s vinyl scene is compact, walkable, and unusually concentrated, with 20 real record shops in this guide and the clear majority clustered in Centro. That density gives the city its character: you can move from big, generalist stock to niche selections in a few streets, rather than planning separate cross-town trips. Around the Gran Vía, Santo Domingo, Malasaña, Lavapiés, and La Latina side of Centro, shops tend to mix new and used stock, so browsing is part of the point. La Metralleta Records remains one of the names collectors regularly prioritize for depth, while Escridiscos and Rotor Discos sit firmly in the central digging circuit. Elsewhere, Madrid’s scene opens out into more targeted stops, notably Melting Pot Records in Chamartín for electronic music. The result is a city where you can build a route around serious crate-digging, but still make room for market browsing at Yellow Bricks Music or a stop at Bajoelvolcán and Liquidator Music in the southern part of Centro.
Best Neighborhoods for Record Shopping
Centro is where Madrid’s record hunting is most concentrated, and it breaks down into several useful sub-areas for a walking route. Around the Sol, Gran Vía, and Santo Domingo stretch, La Metralleta Records, La Gramola discos Compra-venta, SUN Records, Escridiscos, Discos Bangla Desh, and Rotor Discos are all close enough to combine in one session. Head north into the Malasaña side of Centro and you hit Recycled Music Center & Friperie, ATER COSMO Vinyl Store, The Disk Storage, www.Jazzymas.com, Lost Things Discos & Libros, MARILIANS RECORDS, and Killer's Discos, which gives that area a strong concentration of mixed stock with a few specialist angles. South of there, the Lavapiés and La Latina side of Centro adds Sin Morralla Records & Books, Yellow Bricks Music in Mercado de la Cebada, Discos Ziggy, Bajoelvolcán, and Liquidator Music. Outside Centro, Chamartín is worth the detour for Melting Pot Records, especially if electronic music is your focus, while Arganzuela adds Delia Records near Delicias for a quieter stop beyond the busiest central circuit.
What Genres & Pressings to Look For
The specialist data here is limited, but it still points to a few clear strengths in Madrid. For electronic music, Melting Pot Records in Chamartín is the obvious named destination, and The Disk Storage in Centro also signals an electronic focus. If you are after techno, club 12-inches, or newer dance-oriented stock, those are the first stops to build around. Jazz collectors have a direct lead in www.Jazzymas.com, one of the few shops in the list with a declared niche. Elsewhere, most Madrid shops operate more broadly, which is typical for Spain’s city-centre record trade: expect a mix of Spanish rock and pop, reissues, classic international catalog titles, indie staples, soundtrack LPs, and used finds from various decades. In mixed-stock shops such as La Metralleta Records or Discos Ziggy, the pleasure is usually in the range rather than a single-genre identity. Spanish pressings are realistic targets in Madrid, especially for rock, pop, singer-songwriter, and library-adjacent curiosities, but you’ll also encounter modern reissues and international originals in the better-stocked central stores.
New vs. Used Vinyl in Madrid
Every shop in this Madrid selection is listed as carrying both new and used records, which tells you a lot about how the city’s market works. Rather than a sharp split between polished new-release boutiques and strictly second-hand dealers, Madrid tends to favour hybrid stores where sealed reissues, current releases, older stock, and crate-digging sections sit side by side. That applies whether you are browsing city-centre anchors like Escridiscos, La Metralleta Records, and SUN Records, or more neighbourhood-scale spots such as Delia Records and Sin Morralla Records & Books. For buyers, that means each stop can serve multiple purposes: filling in a wantlist, checking fresh pressings, and taking a chance on used arrivals. If you are looking to sell records, the one store in this list explicitly marked as buying used collections is Killer's Discos in Centro. Even in a city with many mixed-format shops, that makes it the clearest first call for anyone wanting to move a collection. For everyone else, expect browsing to be the main mode rather than formal buying counters.
Record Store Day & Local Vinyl Events
Record Store Day is well established in Madrid, as it is across Spain, and every April the city’s central shops become especially busy with collectors chasing limited editions, reissues, and shop exclusives. If you are visiting that weekend, Centro is the practical base because so many participating-style stores are within walking distance of each other. Shops like Escridiscos, La Metralleta Records, and SUN Records are exactly the kind of established central retailers where demand tends to concentrate, while specialist-minded buyers may also check whether Melting Pot Records is carrying relevant electronic titles. The Black Friday edition in November brings a smaller second wave of activity, often with a more manageable pace than the main April event. Beyond those headline dates, Madrid’s record culture also benefits from the city’s market habit and foot traffic: places like Yellow Bricks Music in Mercado de la Cebada fit naturally into weekend browsing routines. The key point is to arrive early for major release days, especially in Centro, where queues and picked-over bins are part of the reality when sought-after pressings land.
Vinyl Shopping Tips for Madrid
Work Centro in zones
Don’t zigzag randomly across the district. Start with the Gran Vía and Santo Domingo cluster for La Metralleta Records, SUN Records, and Escridiscos, then move north toward Malasaña for Recycled Music Center & Friperie and www.Jazzymas.com. You’ll cover more bins with less walking.
Use specialists for targeted digs
If you want electronic records, make time for Chamartín and head to Melting Pot Records instead of relying only on generalist Centro shops. For jazz, add www.Jazzymas.com to your route. Madrid rewards broad browsing, but the specialist stops save time when your wantlist is narrow.
Plan selling separately from shopping
If you’re bringing records to move, treat that as a dedicated stop and contact Killer's Discos in Centro first, since it is the store here clearly marked as buying used vinyl. Don’t assume every mixed-stock shop in Centro or Arganzuela is actively purchasing collections on the day.
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