Record stores in Leipzig
Vinyl hunting in Leipzig, Saxony? There are 11 record shops mapped here. That's 11 record shops mapped around Leipzig. 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 Leipzig (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Gewandhaus-Shop and Phonocentrum, plus Whispers Records. If a record shop's missing from Leipzig's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Leipzig record lineup
11 in Leipzig, plus 1 more around Leipzig below:
Gewandhaus-Shop
Record store0.5 km from Leipzig
Gewandhaus-Shop is Record store. Gewandhaus-Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We,Th,Sa 10:00-14:00; Fr 10:00-18:00.
Leipzig, 04109
Hours: We,Th,Sa 10:00-14:00; Fr 10:00-18:00
Phonocentrum
Record store0.7 km from Leipzig
Phonocentrum — Record store, found on 13 Peterssteinweg in Leipzig. Also worth knowing about Phonocentrum: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; Mo off; it has a website with more detail.
13 Peterssteinweg, Leipzig, 04107
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; Mo off
Whispers Records
Record store1.5 km from Leipzig
Whispers Records — Record store, found on 36 Karl-Liebknecht-Straße in Leipzig. Also worth knowing about Whispers Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00.
36 Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Leipzig, 04107
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00
VARY
Record store1.7 km from Leipzig
VARY — Record store, found on 7 Eisenbahnstraße in Leipzig. Also worth knowing about VARY: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00.
7 Eisenbahnstraße, Leipzig, 04315
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00
Second Hand Records
Used record store2.2 km from Leipzig
Second Hand Records is Used record store on 14 Lilienstraße, Leipzig.
14 Lilienstraße, Leipzig, 04315
puk records
Record store2.4 km from Leipzig
puk records is Record store on 9 Hermann-Liebmann-Straße. puk records also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
9 Hermann-Liebmann-Straße, 04315
Sleeve++
Used record store2.5 km from LeipzigRun by Sleeve Projektmanagenemt GbR
Sleeve++ is Used record store run by Sleeve Projektmanagenemt GbR on 74 Mariannenstraße, Leipzig. Sleeve++ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 13:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
74 Mariannenstraße, Leipzig, 04315
Hours: We-Sa 13:00-20:00
Musikhaus F. Syhre
Record store3.1 km from Leipzig
Musikhaus F. Syhre is Record store. Musikhaus F. Syhre also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
INCH BY INCH
Record store3.1 km from Leipzig
INCH BY INCH is Record store on 95 Merseburger Straße. INCH BY INCH also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00.
95 Merseburger Straße
Hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Strawberry Fields Recordstore
Record store3.3 km from Leipzig
Strawberry Fields Recordstore is Record store on 3a Bornaische Straße, Leipzig. Strawberry Fields Recordstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3a Bornaische Straße, Leipzig, 04277
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Mo off
Phone: +49 341 58159624
Music and More Store
Record store8.6 km from Leipzig
Music and More Store — Record store, found on 6 An der Harth in Markkleeberg. Also worth knowing about Music and More Store: it has a website with more detail.
6 An der Harth, Markkleeberg, 04416
What the map tells us about record stores in Leipzig
8 of the 11 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
2 of the shops are tagged as selling used vinyl — the dollar bins and used wall are where the real digging happens.
The Leipzig record crawl
The efficient Leipzig record crawl strings these together: Gewandhaus-Shop, Phonocentrum on 13 Peterssteinweg, Whispers Records on 36 Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, VARY on 7 Eisenbahnstraße, Second Hand Records on 14 Lilienstraße, puk records on 9 Hermann-Liebmann-Straße, Sleeve++ on 74 Mariannenstraße, and Musikhaus F. Syhre — 11 stops, one logical order. 3 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Leipzig
How the regulars work Leipzig's bins:
- Check the vinyl, not just the sleeve at Gewandhaus-Shop. Slide it out (carefully, by the edges) and look at it in good light. Sleeves lie; vinyl doesn't.
- Inspect the seams at Phonocentrum. Split seams and ring wear tell you how a record lived. Light wear is fine; trashed sleeves drag the value.
- Don't clean records with your shirt. A proper brush costs little and saves grooves. Shirt fibres and spit are how records get ruined.
- Sleeves matter for value. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Leipzig — 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 Leipzig can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 11, 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 11 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 Leipzig
1 more within about 25 km of Leipzig, nearest first:
music shop
Record store20.6 km from LeipzigRun by Matthias Letzel
Run by Matthias Letzel, music shop is Record store, found on 37 Eilenburger Straße in Delitzsch. Also worth knowing about music shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,12:15-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
37 Eilenburger Straße, Delitzsch, 04509
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,12:15-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00
Phone: +49 34202 55100
Record store listings for Leipzig: 11 in Leipzig and 1 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.