Record stores in Winterthur
Winterthur, Zurich has 2 record stores on the map. That's 2 record shops mapped around Winterthur. 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 Winterthur (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Ventilator Records and Musik Grimm. If a record shop's missing from Winterthur's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Winterthur record lineup
2 in Winterthur, plus 22 more around Winterthur below:
Ventilator Records
Record store0.6 km from Winterthur
Ventilator Records is Record store. Ventilator Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Musik Grimm
Record store1.2 km from Winterthur
Musik Grimm — Record store, found on 30 Pflanzschulstrasse in Winterthur. Also worth knowing about Musik Grimm: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 08:30-12:00,13:30-18:30; Sa 08:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
30 Pflanzschulstrasse, Winterthur, 8400
Hours: Tu-Fr 08:30-12:00,13:30-18:30; Sa 08:00-16:00
Phone: +41 52 238 00 40
What the map tells us about record stores in Winterthur
2 of the 2 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.
The one mapped record store sits on 30 Pflanzschulstrasse — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
The Winterthur record crawl
The efficient Winterthur record crawl strings these together: Ventilator Records and Musik Grimm on 30 Pflanzschulstrasse — 2 stops, one logical order.
Record digging tips for Winterthur
A few things worth knowing before you work through Winterthur's record stores:
- Ask about the return policy at Ventilator Records. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
- Inspect the seams at Musik Grimm. Split seams and ring wear tell you how a record lived. Light wear is fine; trashed sleeves drag the value.
- Check the dead wax. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
- Hit the new-arrivals bin first. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Winterthur — 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 Winterthur can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 2 that's closed, or a great record store we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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.
Worth the trip: more record stores around Winterthur
22 more within about 25 km of Winterthur — here are the 15 nearest:
Underground Records
Record store14.7 km from Winterthur
Underground Records is Record store.
Andy's Music Shop
Record store17.2 km from Winterthur
Andy's Music Shop — Record store on 96 Seestrasse. Also worth knowing about Andy's Music Shop: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
96 Seestrasse, 8610
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00
Musik- & Pianohaus Hans Ammann
Record store17.8 km from Winterthur
Musik- & Pianohaus Hans Ammann is Record store on 2 Stationsstrasse, Niederhasli. Musik- & Pianohaus Hans Ammann also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
2 Stationsstrasse, Niederhasli, 8155
Katalog Record Warehouse
Record store19.0 km from Winterthur
Katalog Record Warehouse — Record store, found on 31 Weinbergstrasse in Zürich. Also worth knowing about Katalog Record Warehouse: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
31 Weinbergstrasse, Zürich
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +41 43 268 01 12
Blutt Records
Record store19.3 km from Winterthur
Blutt Records — Record store, found on 125 Limmatstrasse in Zürich. Also worth knowing about Blutt Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 16:00-20:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
125 Limmatstrasse, Zürich
Hours: Mo-Fr 16:00-20:00; PH off
Phone: +41 79 401 26 38
Musig Hug - Vinyl Station
Record store19.4 km from Winterthur
Musig Hug - Vinyl Station — Record store, found on 27 Zollstrasse in Zürich. Also worth knowing about Musig Hug - Vinyl Station: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
27 Zollstrasse, Zürich, 8005
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 44 269 41 17
Notenpunkt
Record store19.4 km from Winterthur
Notenpunkt — Record store, found on 4 Froschaugasse in Zürich. Also worth knowing about Notenpunkt: it has a website with more detail.
4 Froschaugasse, Zürich, 8001
Rena
Record store20.0 km from Winterthur
Rena is Record store. Rena also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off
Heavy Weight Music
Record store20.0 km from Winterthur
Heavy Weight Music — Record store on 119 Feldstrasse. Also worth knowing about Heavy Weight Music: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
119 Feldstrasse
Hours: We-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 11:00-17:00
Panthera Records
Record store20.1 km from Winterthur
Panthera Records — Record store, found on 80 Brauerstrasse in Zürich. Also worth knowing about Panthera Records: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
80 Brauerstrasse, Zürich, 8004
Phone: +41 44 271 99 11
Zero Zero Rare Groove
Record store20.1 km from Winterthur
Zero Zero Rare Groove — Record store. Also worth knowing about Zero Zero Rare Groove: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su off
Jamarico
Record store20.2 km from Winterthur
Jamarico is Record store on 95 Stauffacherstrasse, Zürich. Jamarico also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-14:00, Sa 10:00-18:00, Tu-Fr 14:30-19:00.
95 Stauffacherstrasse, Zürich, 8004
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-14:00, Sa 10:00-18:00, Tu-Fr 14:30-19:00
Berggeflvster
Record store20.3 km from Winterthur
Berggeflvster — Record store, found on 10 Strassburgstrasse in Zürich. Also worth knowing about Berggeflvster: the map lists its hours as Fr 15:00-18:30; Sa 11:00-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
10 Strassburgstrasse, Zürich, 8400
Hours: Fr 15:00-18:30; Sa 11:00-16:30
16 Tons
Record store20.3 km from Winterthur
16 Tons is Record store on 25 Anwandstrasse, Zürich. 16 Tons also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 12:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25 Anwandstrasse, Zürich, 8004
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 12:00-18:30
Phone: +41 44 242 02 03
Flat Disc Records
Record store20.4 km from Winterthur
Flat Disc Records is Record store on 173 Stauffacherstrasse, Zürich. Flat Disc Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 13:00-19:00; Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
173 Stauffacherstrasse, Zürich, 8004
Hours: Tu-Th 13:00-19:00; Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +41 44 813 04 64
Record store listings for Winterthur: 2 in Winterthur and 22 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.