Record stores in Darmstadt
Vinyl hunting in Darmstadt, Hessen? There are 4 record shops mapped here. That's 4 record shops mapped around Darmstadt. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. The new-arrivals bin is always the first stop — that's where the good stuff lands before anyone else sees it.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Darmstadt (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Comeback and Musikhaus Arnold, plus Musik als Hilfe Tonträger und audiodesign. If a record shop's missing from Darmstadt's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Darmstadt record lineup
4 in Darmstadt, plus 34 more around Darmstadt below:
Comeback
Record store0.1 km from Darmstadt
Comeback — Record store. Also worth knowing about Comeback: the map lists its hours as Sa 11:00-18:00; Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00.
Hours: Sa 11:00-18:00; Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00
Musikhaus Arnold
Record store0.4 km from Darmstadt
Musikhaus Arnold is Record store on 32 Adelungstraße, Darmstadt. Musikhaus Arnold also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
32 Adelungstraße, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 6151 21283
Musik als Hilfe Tonträger und audiodesign
Record store0.9 km from Darmstadt
Musik als Hilfe Tonträger und audiodesign is Record store on 21 Pallaswiesenstraße, Darmstadt. Musik als Hilfe Tonträger und audiodesign also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
21 Pallaswiesenstraße, Darmstadt, 64293
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 6151 591083
CD Bessungen
Record store1.6 km from DarmstadtRun by Petra Kalbfuss
CD Bessungen is Record store run by Petra Kalbfuss on 54 Bessunger Straße, Darmstadt. CD Bessungen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; We 09:00-14:00.
54 Bessunger Straße, Darmstadt, 64285
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; We 09:00-14:00
What the map tells us about record stores in Darmstadt
4 of the 4 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
2 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
Most of the record stores in Darmstadt list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.
The Darmstadt record crawl
Making a day of it in Darmstadt? Work this order: Comeback, Musikhaus Arnold on 32 Adelungstraße, Musik als Hilfe Tonträger und audiodesign on 21 Pallaswiesenstraße, and CD Bessungen on 54 Bessunger Straße. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking.
Record digging tips for Darmstadt
Digging in Darmstadt? A few habits pay off:
- Don't overlook cassettes and CDs at Comeback. The tape and CD sections are chronically underpriced. The format revival hasn't hit them the same way.
- The listening station is the test at Musikhaus Arnold. If a record looks questionable, play the loud passages. That's where surface noise shows up.
- Ask about the return policy. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
- The dollar bin is honest work. Nobody's getting rich off the dollar bin, but the joy-per-dollar ratio is unbeatable. Flip through all of it.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Darmstadt — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Darmstadt can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 4, or a record store we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 4 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more record stores around Darmstadt
34 more within about 40 km of Darmstadt — here are the 15 nearest:
Musikgarage
Record store21.4 km from Darmstadt
Musikgarage — Record store, found on 24 Bahnhofstraße in Bensheim. Also worth knowing about Musikgarage: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu 11:00-18:00; We off; Th,Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
24 Bahnhofstraße, Bensheim, 64625
Hours: Mo,Tu 11:00-18:00; We off; Th,Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Piano Haus
Record store25.2 km from Darmstadt
Piano Haus is Record store.
Pether Panther Schallplattenantiquariat
Record store25.6 km from Darmstadt
Pether Panther Schallplattenantiquariat — Record store. Also worth knowing about Pether Panther Schallplattenantiquariat: the map lists its hours as Mo 09:00-15:00; We,Th 13:00-18:00; Fr 13:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; Tu,Su off.
Hours: Mo 09:00-15:00; We,Th 13:00-18:00; Fr 13:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; Tu,Su off
No.2 Records
Record store26.0 km from Darmstadt
No.2 Records — Record store, found on 15 Wallstraße in Frankfurt am Main. Also worth knowing about No.2 Records: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-20:00, Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 Wallstraße, Frankfurt am Main, 60594
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-20:00, Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +49 69 624121
Sick Wreckords
Record store26.0 km from Darmstadt
Sick Wreckords — Record store, found on 1 Schulstraße in Frankfurt am Main. Also worth knowing about Sick Wreckords: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
1 Schulstraße, Frankfurt am Main, 60594
Hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
in between
Record store26.0 km from Darmstadt
in between — Record store, found on 7 Walter-Kolb-Straße in Frankfurt am Main. Also worth knowing about in between: the map lists its hours as Tu,We,Fr 13:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Walter-Kolb-Straße, Frankfurt am Main, 60594
Hours: Tu,We,Fr 13:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +49 69 99630919
mainrecords
Record store27.0 km from Darmstadt
mainrecords is Record store on 63 Bieberer Straße, Offenbach am Main. mainrecords also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
63 Bieberer Straße, Offenbach am Main, 63065
Main Records
Record store27.0 km from Darmstadt
Main Records — Record store.
Hoppi Galoppi
Record store27.7 km from Darmstadt
Hoppi Galoppi is Record store. Hoppi Galoppi also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 12:00-17:00.
Hours: We-Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 12:00-17:00
Big Black Records
Record store27.9 km from Darmstadt
Big Black Records is Record store. Big Black Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00.
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Cream Music Cream Drums
Record store28.0 km from Darmstadt
Cream Music Cream Drums is Record store.
Hofheimer Musikwerkstatt
Record store28.1 km from Darmstadt
Hofheimer Musikwerkstatt — Record store. Also worth knowing about Hofheimer Musikwerkstatt: the map lists its hours as Tu 10:00-12:30,15:00-18:30; We 10:00-12:30; Th,Fr 15:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-13:00; Mo off.
Hours: Tu 10:00-12:30,15:00-18:30; We 10:00-12:30; Th,Fr 15:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-13:00; Mo off
Mythos Records
Record store28.1 km from DarmstadtRun by Christos Zoumpoulakis
Mythos Records is Record store run by Christos Zoumpoulakis on Höhenstraße, Frankfurt am Main. Mythos Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 14:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Höhenstraße, Frankfurt am Main
Hours: Mo-Fr 14:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Phone: +49 69 49085244
Tactile Record Store
Record store28.4 km from Darmstadt
Tactile Record Store — Record store, found on 114 Friedberger Landstraße in Frankfurt am Main. Also worth knowing about Tactile Record Store: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 16:00-22:00; Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
114 Friedberger Landstraße, Frankfurt am Main, 60316
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 16:00-22:00; Mo off
Phone: +49 69 15342896
Lucky Star Records
Record store28.6 km from Darmstadt
Lucky Star Records is Record store. Lucky Star Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa 11:00-16:00; We-Fr 14:00-19:00.
Hours: Sa 11:00-16:00; We-Fr 14:00-19:00
Record store listings for Darmstadt: 4 in Darmstadt and 34 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.