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Here’s Where to Buy Vinyl Records in Lebanon!
Looking for vinyl records in Lebanon? Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just starting, we’ve rounded up the best spots to find unique and quality records across the country.
1. The Groovy Owl, Hamra
Located on Sadat Street in Hamra, this shop gets your groove on with its vast selection of classical rock and Arabic/French limited edition LPs and 45 RPM records for artists and bands including Pink Floyd, Jhonny Cash, Ozzy Ozbourne, Warda, Abdel Halim Hafez, Asmahan, and Jaques Brel. You’ll also find records of your favorite alternative rock bands like Nirvana and Arctic Monkeys as well as modern artists like Eminem and Adele.
Brand new original record players are also available for sale!
2. Chico Records, Hamra
Now operated by Diran Mardinian, this CDs and vinyl paraphernalia store was founded in 1964 by his late father Khatchik Mardinian – the original ‘Chico’ who co-founded Zida record label with Ziad Rahbani. It houses over 10,000 vinyl records mainly of 60s/70s rock, jazz, soul, disco music, and eccentric oriental titles that are hard to find elsewhere because they were damaged during the civil war.
Chico Records also offers a classic turntables’ maintenance service and an assortment of vinyl-related accessories.
If you can’t make it to the store located at the Sadat-Sidani intersection in Hamra, you can navigate through Chico Record’s collection online on Discogs.
3. Orient Express
THIS BUSINESS IS CLOSED
Badaro’s unique 2-in-1 café-bar and record shop serving customers food and cocktails in addition to a limited selection of carefully selected LPs amassing multiple music genres, from electronic and hip hop, to rock and jazz. Since opening in 2018, Orient Express’s DJ booth has always been open for anyone to come play and set the vibe!
4. Darsko Records, Bourj Hammoud
Famously known as the co-founder Beirut Groove Collective, Ernesto Chahoud – or DJ Spindle – turned his grandfather’s shoe factory on Maraash Street in Bourj Hammoud into a warehouse for the music records he had been collecting since the age of 13.
Chahoud sells vinyl discs for Arabic, Kraut, funk, soul, and jazz music that belong mostly to the 60s and 70s.
5. Super Out, Gemmayze
Roy Hayek’s favorite childhood activity was collecting the Top 10 45’s before he began hunting down vinyl discs from all over the world, particularly France and Germany, ever since he opened his own shop in 1979.
Besides exhibiting an extensive archive of vintage vinyl records, Hayek curates solid compilations of previously collected music videos mixed with edits ones downloaded from the internet, and is always excited to share them with music enthusiasts who visit his disco-tech in Mar Mikhael!
Aside from housing thousands of rare collectibles, some of the vintage shops mentioned in the lists below have interesting old vinyl discs for sale. All you have to do is dig into them to find your favorite gem!
Did we miss any stores where you can buy vinyl records in Lebanon? Let us know! You might also like: 6 Lebanese Vintage Collectors Bringing You Pieces From The Past