Your Guide to Record Stores and Vinyl Culture in Vienna
Vienna has a compact but impressively dense record-shop circuit, with 20 real stores spread across a handful of central districts. The action is strongest in Neubau, Mariahilf and the inner city, where you can move between generalist bins, jazz and classical specialists, and a few reliable used-vinyl spots in a single afternoon. Stores like Substance Recordstore, Alt & Neu Records and DaCapo Klassik & Jazz GmbH give the city a mix of everyday digging and collector appeal.
All Record Stores in Vienna
Apartment Acht – Records, Vintage & Café
Reindorfgasse 44, 1150 Wien, Austria
On & On Vinyl und Wohnen
Second-hand shop selling vinyl records, singles and CDs, alongside vintage small furniture and accessories for the home and everyday living.
Kinderspitalgasse 4, 1090 Wien, Austria
Sissysound Record Store
Sissysound specializes in the outer edges of pop, stocking new and mostly pristine second-hand records, CDs, books and magazines, plus gift vouchers.
Margaretenstraße 47/1/II, 1040 Wien, Austria
Lindi's Schallplatten Laden
Record shop selling vinyl records, with opening hours listed Monday to Friday 10:00–19:00 and Saturday 10:00–18:00; closed Sunday.
Burggasse 79, 1070 Wien, Austria
Alt & Neu Records
Snug shop lined with shelves of vinyl records, including classical, jazz & international pop music.
Windmühlgasse 10, 1060 Wien, Austria
Substance Recordstore
Store selling new & used records from indie, electronic, hip-hop & alt rock artists.
Westbahnstraße 16, 1070 Wien, Austria
DAS MARKET
Market Vinyl is a record shop at Westbahnstraße 22 / Zieglergasse 40, with Tuesday-to-Saturday opening hours and contact details online.
Zieglergasse 40, 1070 Wien, Austria
DaCapo Klassik & Jazz GmbH
Specializes in classical music and jazz across formats, with more than 15,000 items, including rare releases and expert recommendations.
Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Wien, Austria
Rave Up Records
Hip, long-running source for music recorded on old-school formats in vintage & contemporary genres.
Hofmühlgasse 1, 1060 Wien, Austria
Vinyl
Babenbergerstraße 3, 1010 Wien, Austria
Seven Star Records
Seven Star Records buys and sells old and new records and CDs, with vinyl LPs and singles covering all musical genres in stock.
Siebensterngasse 9, 1070 Wien, Austria
Richard Winter GRAMOLA
Gramola is a classical-music specialist offering Gramola products and new releases through its shop and detail store on Graben 16.
Graben 16, 1010 Wien, Austria
Recordbag Music & Fashion
Hip music store stocking new indie vinyl, CDs & merchandise.
Margaretenstraße 91, 1050 Wien, Austria
Schallter Audio & Records
Schallter sells and buys vinyl, CDs and audio media, from used classics and rarities to new releases, alongside vintage hi-fi, streaming tools, books and magazines.
Ecke Bandgasse, Westbahnstraße 13, 1070 Wien, Austria
Audiocenter
Judenpl. 9, 1010 Wien, Austria
Totem Records
Zollergasse 18-20, 1070 Wien, Austria
Record Shack
Reinprechtsdorfer Str. 60, 1050 Wien, Austria
Black Monk e.U.
Established in 2013, Black Monk buys and sells new and used vinyl and CDs, specializing in rock, jazz, metal, punk, soul, reggae, hip hop and more.
Neubaugasse 51, 1070 Wien, Austria
SingSing Records
Operating for more than 20 years, Sing Sing Records buys and sells vinyl, CDs and DVDs across rock, pop, soul, jazz, metal, techno and many other genres.
Neustiftgasse 19, 1070 Wien, Austria
Moses-Records Vinyl-CD-Shop
The shop sells and buys vinyl and CDs, and hosts an international vinyl and CD fair for private and commercial sellers.
Lerchenfelder Str. 33, 1070 Wien, Austria
The Vinyl Scene in Vienna
Vienna’s record scene is concentrated rather than sprawling: 20 shops, many of them within easy reach of one another, and a strong bias toward central districts where a proper digging day can happen on foot. Neubau is the obvious hub, but Mariahilf, Wieden, Margareten, Alsergrund, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus and the Innere Stadt all add useful stops. What makes the city interesting is the mix between broad-stock shops and a few stores with clearer lanes, so you are not limited to one kind of collector run. You can start with the genre breadth at Substance Recordstore on Westbahnstraße, then move to the more specialist shelves at Alt & Neu Records in Windmühlgasse, or head inward to DaCapo Klassik & Jazz GmbH for jazz-focused browsing. Vienna also has a noticeable overlap between record culture and lifestyle retail, visible at places like On & On Vinyl und Wohnen, which gives the scene a slightly less utilitarian feel than in some other European capitals. Even when specialties are not formally listed, many shops operate as mixed new-and-used spaces, which keeps browsing varied.
Best Neighborhoods for Record Shopping
Neubau, in the 1070 district, is the centre of gravity for record shopping in Vienna. Westbahnstraße alone gives you Substance Recordstore and Schallter Audio & Records, while nearby streets add Lindi's Schallplatten Laden on Burggasse, Seven Star Records on Siebensterngasse, Totem Records on Zollergasse, SingSing Records on Neustiftgasse, Black Monk e.U. on Neubaugasse and Moses-Records Vinyl-CD-Shop on Lerchenfelder Straße. It is the district where the highest shop density makes casual crate-digging easiest. Mariahilf, 1060, is the next essential zone, especially around Windmühlgasse and Hofmühlgasse, where Alt & Neu Records and Rave Up Records give you a solid two-stop route. Innere Stadt, 1010, is less dense but still worthwhile for focused browsing, with DaCapo Klassik & Jazz GmbH, Vinyl, Richard Winter GRAMOLA and Audiocenter all within the first district. Outside the main core, Wieden has Sissysound Record Store, Margareten has Recordbag Music & Fashion and Record Shack, Alsergrund offers On & On Vinyl und Wohnen, and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus adds Apartment Acht – Records, Vintage & Café for a more off-centre stop.
What Genres & Pressings to Look For
The clearest specialist signal in Vienna comes from jazz and classical-adjacent collecting. Alt & Neu Records explicitly leans toward jazz and classical, making it a logical stop if you are after European pressings, small-label reissues, chamber, orchestral and vocal records, or the kind of older catalogue titles that still turn up well in Austria. DaCapo Klassik & Jazz GmbH is another key address for jazz-minded shoppers, particularly if you want a shop where that focus is front and centre rather than incidental. For contemporary guitar records, dance 12-inches, rap and crossover stock, Substance Recordstore is the most clearly signposted option, with rock, hip hop, electronic and indie all in the brief. Beyond the listed specialties, Vienna is realistically a good city for Austro-German pressings, mainstream rock, singer-songwriter LPs, classical catalogue records, and clean used copies of major jazz titles. Shops such as Recordbag Music & Fashion are worth checking if your tastes run indie, while generalist spots in Neubau often reward patient browsing with mixed European pressings rather than only obvious reissue stock.
New vs. Used Vinyl in Vienna
Most of Vienna’s listed shops operate as mixed stores, so expect a blend of new releases, reissues and second-hand stock rather than a sharp divide. Stores including Sissysound Record Store, Alt & Neu Records, Substance Recordstore, Seven Star Records, Totem Records and Record Shack are all marked as both, which matches the way many Vienna shops serve casual buyers and collectors at the same time. Apartment Acht – Records, Vintage & Café stands out as a used-focused stop, useful if you prefer browsing older stock in a less conventional retail setting. If you are selling records rather than buying them, the key names are the shops known to purchase collections: Rave Up Records in Mariahilf, Schallter Audio & Records in Neubau, Black Monk e.U. in Neubaugasse, SingSing Records in Neustiftgasse and Moses-Records Vinyl-CD-Shop on Lerchenfelder Straße. Even among mixed stores, conditions and pricing can vary by genre and pressing, so it is worth checking multiple bins within the same district. Neubau is especially efficient for this because you can compare selection and grading standards across several shops without leaving the area.
Record Store Day & Local Vinyl Events
Record Store Day is the main annual vinyl retail moment in Vienna, as it is across Austria, with the primary edition landing every April and the Black Friday edition following in November. In practice, the city’s better-known mixed shops are the ones to watch for participation, announcements and any limited-stock releases, especially in the denser central districts where collector traffic is highest. Neubau is the natural focal point simply because so many stores are clustered there, and shops like Substance Recordstore, SingSing Records and Moses-Records Vinyl-CD-Shop are the sort of places buyers will check first when special titles are circulating. Mariahilf and the Innere Stadt also make sense for Record Store Day rounds, with Alt & Neu Records and DaCapo Klassik & Jazz GmbH appealing to more specialist shoppers. Outside official release days, Vienna’s vinyl culture is less about giant public fairs in this guide and more about recurring in-store browsing, used arrivals and neighborhood-hopping between compact independent retailers. If you are visiting around RSD, arrive early, ask about allocation limits, and plan a route across nearby districts rather than relying on one shop.
Vinyl Shopping Tips for Vienna
Walk Neubau, don’t taxi it
The 1070 district is Vienna’s most efficient record-shopping area. You can cover Substance Recordstore, Seven Star Records, Totem Records, SingSing Records and Moses-Records Vinyl-CD-Shop on foot, which makes it easier to compare prices, grading and stock depth in one session without losing time between stops.
Split your day by genre
If you want jazz or classical, put Mariahilf and the Innere Stadt on the plan and prioritise Alt & Neu Records plus DaCapo Klassik & Jazz GmbH. If you are after indie, electronic or broader contemporary stock, give more time to Neubau and add Recordbag Music & Fashion in Margareten if you can.
Selling records? Call ahead
Not every shop buys collections, so do not assume walk-ins are accepted. Start with Rave Up Records in 1060 or the Neubau buyers such as Schallter Audio & Records, Black Monk e.U. and SingSing Records. A short message with photos, genres and approximate quantity will usually save you an unnecessary trip.
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