Record stores in Guangzhou

Guangzhou, Guangdong has 2 record stores on the map. That's 2 record shops mapped around Guangzhou. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Bring a want-list, but leave room for the find you didn't know you needed.

This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Guangzhou (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include LAVA MUSIC and Vinyl House Café. If a record shop's missing from Guangzhou's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Guangzhou record lineup

2 in Guangzhou:

What the map tells us about record stores in Guangzhou

None of the 2 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Record shops keep fairly standard retail hours; daytime visits are a safe bet.

The Guangzhou record crawl

Making a day of it in Guangzhou? Work this order: LAVA MUSIC and Vinyl House Café. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking.

Record digging tips for Guangzhou

A few things worth knowing before you work through Guangzhou's record stores:

• Ask about the return policy at LAVA MUSIC. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
• Bring cash for the small shops at Vinyl House Café. Some independents prefer it, and a cash offer on a stack can occasionally move the price.
• Hit the new-arrivals bin first. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
• Check the vinyl, not just the sleeve. Slide it out (carefully, by the edges) and look at it in good light. Sleeves lie; vinyl doesn't.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Guangzhou — 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 Guangzhou can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 2, 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 2 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.