Brussels / Antwerp Shops
MoSS
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What's the deal. I've been told there are used vinyl shops in the "centre" of these cities. I doubt I'll find anything with those directions so I need help. Anyone hit them before? Worth checking out? Any idea of where I should go? I have no idea even where to look. Appreciate any info you can pass on...
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check this website for a list of secondhand-recordshops.
http://www.globaldarkness.com/links/2ndhand.htm#b01
I don't know if its up to date, but give it a try.
U should def. go to Vinyl Records in the Aalmoezenierstraat in Antwerpen. Nice collection and friendly prices.
BRUSSELS ---------------
Juke box *
Boulevard Anspach 165 (some more 2nd hand shops in this street)
The Collector *
Rue de la Bourse 26
United music **
Boulevard Adolphe Max 85
Vossenmarkt ***(daily flee market near train station Brussels South - dollarbins galore)
(NEW MUSIC, CD's & REISSUES)
Music mania ** (Staff is in the know about music unlike many other stores)
Rue de la Fourche 4
ANTWERP ------------------
The record collector **
Lange Koepoortstraat 70
Inside Records *
St.Jakobsmarkt 76
Tune Up ***
Korte Nieuwstraat 9
Vinyl ****
Allmoezeniersstraat 27
Chelsea **
Kloosterstraat 10
(NEW MUSIC)
Fat Kat **
Lange Koepoortstraat 51
Bilbo **
Oude Koornmarkt 58
Wallys Groove World **
Lange Nieuwstraat 126
no time right now, PM for details, if you have enough time on your hands checkout Ghent (30 minute drive from Brussels & Antwerp)
Damn...this is going to be crazy. HAha. Just leave me something since I'm flying 8 hours to get there...lol
One of the smallest city Iv been too, just walk around and your find record stores easy.
I remember there being one or two shops on the street with all the peepshow.
Chelsea Inkoop-Verkoop
Kloosterstraat 10
2000
Fri: 11-7, Sun: 1-5
Fat Kat Records
Lange Koepoortstraat 51
2000
Metrophone
Kammenstraat 47
2000
Record Collector
Lange Koepoorstraat 70
2000
Mon-Fri: 12-6, Sat: 11-6
Record Corner
St. Jansvliet 5
2000
The jukebox is a dope records shop to.
Vossenmarkt.....you mean "place du jeux de balles"?? there was a golden period a this market, lot's of dope 60's 70's vinylsfor cheap price, now on most of the things you'll find is mostly 80's .
check demonfuzz.com for more info.
I used to live in Brussels and it's a great place to shop for records. United Music (in the post above) has got a nice selection and there's a dude there called Michel who's crazy friendly.
For new stuff, check out Music Mania near the grand place (google it for the exact address). Worth checking for french / belgian / dutch hip hop if that interests you, Lefto is the hip hop expert behind the desk, and he's involved in B1000 records who released a monsta island czars 12" a while back.
A little out of the centre but in a great, chilled area (Ixelles) are two Arlequin shops opposite one another
Arlequin, 7, rue de l' Ath??n??e 1050 Bruxelles
One is good for old soul, funk, rock, hip hop, reggae, and loads of new dancehall / dub / roots 7"s. The shop opposite is full of nice jazz, and weird experimental soundtracks, can, zappa, stereolab etc. Pair of great shops. Guy in the first shop is called Peter and he's English. There's a nice square for a beer and food near here called place boniface.
Enjoy!
JB
When was the last time you were out there? Stopped by a few weeks ago and the shop i used to love (and saw growing bigger and bigger) has become pretty crappy...
Mostly new stuff, not too much interesting things on the walls: Ebay in full effect.
In the same street (Boulevard Adolphe Max, nr. 97), there is Disc-O-sold, a nice shop with music and film books, and records in the back (good jazz-section with good prices).
Follow the street southwards and you'll walk on Boulevard Anspach, where you have
-The collector next to la bourse,
-Goupil-o-phone (not a really great shop, but maybe you're lucky, they have new and 2nd hand hiphop, blunted beats, techno and some jazz, soundtracks...)
-Juke box shop (very large stock (soul/funk/jazz, oldies, rock, psych)
-Discomania (only heavy metal and hardrock records and porn dvd's)
-Pele Mele store (bookstore, records are in the back. Good jazz section, good prices)
Parallel to blvd. Anspach, there is Rue de midi, with 2 shops, one above a comic book store, and one above a bookstore.
A very good store is the (mentioned above) Arlequin shop at Ixelles (they also have a good shop near Manneken Pis, in the center), Atheneumstraat 7 (rue de l'athen??e), probably the best for hiphop and reggae/dub. A good funk/soul section, and the shop on the other side of the street has great jazz and soundtracks.
Vossenplein = Place de jeu de balles indeed, Eric. They say Sundays are the best days to check it out, but I didn't have the chance yet to check it out on a good moment.
hhmm, it's been a year and a half now. did you go downstairs?