dennisdonohue wrote:

Fairly comprehensive listing:

Doctor Vinyl
Rue de la Grande Ile 1
1000 Bruxelles
02 512 73 44
www.doctorvinylrecords.com

Musicman
Platte Steen 6
1000 BRUXELLES
tel: 02/5020972
www.musicman.be

CLOSED !! -- Music Mania Bruxelles
Rue Arlequin 18
1000 Bruxelles
Tel:02/2175369
www.musicmaniarecords.com
Le spécialiste des musiques alternatives

Le Bonheur
Rue Antoine Dansaert 196
1000 Bruxelles
00 32 2 511 64 14
www.lebonheur.net

Kozmic Music
Rue du Midi 36
1000 Bruxelles
Jazz/Soul/Funk/Pop/Rock...

CLOSED !! -- Urban Grooves
Rue de Riches Claires 14
1000 Bruxelles
Tél. : 0032 2 503 49 89
E-Mail : urban-grooves@skynet.be

Disco Mania
Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier 3
1000 Bruxelles
02/511.70.44
spécailisé dans le Gothique / Electro

Newtop 2000
Galerie du Centre 31
1000 Bruxelles
Tél. : 0032 2 218 76 41

Arlequin
Rue du chêne 7
Rue de l'Athénée, 7-8
1000 Bruxelles
http://homeusers.brutele.be/arlequin/

CLOSED !! -- 33 Import / RPM
Rue des pigeons 4
1000 Bruxelles

Goupilophone
Boulevard Anspach 101
1000 Bruxelles
Tél : 02/511.00.74
Fax : 02/512.6058

The Collector
26 rue de la Bourse
1000 Bruxelles
tel 02.512.68.35

Extrazone Centre
Wolvengracht 8 Rue Fossé aux Loups
1000 - Bruxelles-Brussel
tel:02 223 73 01
fax:02 223 73 02
email info@extrazone.be
www.extrazone.be

Juke Box
Boulevard Anspach 165
1000 Bruxelles
Tel:02 511 67 51

DocVinyl wrote:

Add :

Lost In Music (Good Second Hand Store)
Plattesteen 3
1000 Brussels
02/514 42 24

Forget about :
Urban Grooves
33 Import / RPM

For the simple reason that they don't exist anymore !

Best from the list on top :
Lost in music, Arlequin, Kozmic Music for second hand
Le Bonheur for being a great offkilter store
New stuff : Music Man and my own Doctor Vinyl

Gorik wrote:

Check also:

Pêle-Mêle
Bld Lemonnier 55
1000 Brussels
(2nd hand, bargain, all styles)

Boogie Down -
Agora shopping center 68
1000 Brussels
(Hip Hop)

Mob Records
Boulevard Anspachlaan ?
1000 Brussels.
(Only second hand vinyls from Space to Rock: Gothic, lo-Fi, Industr...)

New Sounds -
Rue du Marché aux Poulets/Kippenmarkt 50
1000 Brussels.
Monday till saturday: 12:00 - 18:30. Tel:02 219 93 33
(Hip Hop)

Music Inn
Chaussée de Waterloo, 1354
1180 Brussels
02/375.19.36
(jazz, classical music and soundtracks)

United Music
Place Fontainas 26
1000 Brussels
(2nd hand Funk, Jazz, Soul, Electro, House, Techno)

esteban_morientes wrote:

Closed: Music Mania

wrote:

Updated info for Arlequin, source : http://www.arlequin.net/ (the old link is dead)

Arlequin centre
[Sixties, New wave, Electro body, indie rock, rare grooves, new,
second-hand & 1000’s of deleted cd’s]

Arlequin tunnel
[Disco, House, Techno, drum & bass, Electro on vinyl only]
7 rue du chêne / eickstraat
(20m from Manekenpiss)
1000 Brussels
Tel: 0032/2 5145428
Arlequin-bxl@skynet.be

Arlequin Ixelles
[Reggae, Ragga, Soul, Funk, Rn’b, Hip-hop, Blues, Rock, Pop]
7 rue de l’athenée / Atheneumstraat
(Namsepoort / Porte de Namur)
1050 Brussels
Tel: 0032/25121586
Arlequin-xl@skynet.be

Arlequin d’en face
[French Chanson, Classical, Film music, Jazz, World music, dvd’s]
8 rue de l’athenée / Atheneumstraat
(Namsepoort / Porte de Namur)
1050 Brussels
Tel: 0032/25143064
Arlequin-xl@skynet.be

Remark: According to the website "Arlequin d'en face" is holding a closing-down sale till 31/03, so perhaps it's no use to mention it anymore.

julesparis wrote:

^^^
as far as I know they no longer have Arlequin Tunnel, well they have a few dance 12" on the floor in the back, but the backroom proper they don't open anymore
the Disco, House, Techno, Drum & Bass stock they moved to the Ixelles boutique

angeliczg wrote:

Thanks everybody for this list - I've been buying cds last few days, and it was really easy to find everything.
So to return you favor of putting all this online, here is one more source for list of cd shops in Belgium/Bruxelles:
Recordshops In Belgium
Also - I've made Googlemap with those cd shops I visited - those with the date were active on that day. Others I haven't managed to visit because of little time. Feel free to use it. Correct me if I'm wrong in some details, I'll try to change it.
Bruxelles Googlemap cd shops

angeliczg wrote:

I forgot: Pêle-Mêle (Bld Lemonnier 55) doesn't have cd's anymore.

sky_rocket wrote:

I would recommend Juke Box, found a few Target Records there.

Incomin wrote:

Could anyone point me out which stores sell drum&bass?
Thanks on advance.

funprox wrote:

A store I recently visited:

Elektrocution Record shop
Rue des Pierres (Steenstraat) 37
1000 Bruxelles
webpage

Small, but a nice selection of industrial/noise, dark ambient, neofolk, as well as metal/rock, hardcore/punk etc.

Dawai wrote:

peter_wilbert wrote:

anybody knows if the Le Bonheur is still open ?

thanks

woofhard_one wrote:

I'm heading to Brussels for a short break in a few weeks. Anyone willing to give me some tips on the best shops to hit, as my time will be limited.

I could do with a few key spots, where i might find some good digging - second-hand techno, electronica etc.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Woofhard_one

superpanch wrote:

For second-hand techno & electronica these are yer best picks:

definately:

Goupilophone
Boulevard Anspach 101
1000 Bruxelles
Tél : 02/511.00.74
Fax : 02/512.6058

for the new stuff:

Doctor Vinyl
Rue de la Grande Ile 1
1000 Bruxelles
02 512 73 44
www.doctorvinylrecords.com

in a lesser extent:

Arlequin
Rue du chêne 7
Rue de l'Athénée, 7-8
1000 Bruxelles
http://homeusers.brutele.be/arlequin/


Note that Musicman & Music Mania are closed. There's a really good funk, disco, etc... store right across the former Musicman (a bit of house & techno as well).

woofhard_one wrote:

For the first time ever, I have returned from mainland Europe with an empty bag. I found absolutely nothing in Brussels, after a good day and a half spent visiting most of the record stores mentioned above. I suppose like most European cities (I can hear London record store doors slamming shut as I speak) record shops in Brussels are somewhat in decline. I did come across a few well presented shops that were well stocked with new titles from English labels such as - Warp, Planet Mu, Tempa etc. So for the residents of Brussels (a very fine city I might add) there is something positive.

woofhard_one wrote:

I lied about the empty bag... I got a load of Asterix and Tin Tin books !!!

olalbazar wrote:

OOoups! I'm going to bruxelles on friday and I was looking for some good techno records shops but it seems to be dead...If anyone has an idea of where I can go it will be nice...

superpanch wrote:

It's not dead. It's still the best city in Belgium to look for records. But yes, it's very much in decline.

olalbazar wrote:

I agree with you superpanch, I went to doctor vinyl and I found some beautiful LP and a very nice contact with the doctor...

Sensationrecords wrote:

I prefer coka..and dance like machine..

uhhm i mean sensationrecords c',?)

diabolomajor wrote:

Le Bonheur closed down end of 2008.
Quarantaine (not listed above) also closed down sometime ago...

Too bad.

token007 wrote:

I was at Goupilophone in Brussels today, checking for techno vinyls. Big disappointment. Not much there and checked one record, it was dirty and greasy and it cost 5 Euro. This trash should go for one euro at the most.

My nr. one vinyl store for electronic music is Wally's Groove World in Antwerp.

djKen wrote:

Can anyone give me an update on vinyl stores in Bruxelles?

rubberjunkie wrote:

Doctor Vinyl
Rue de la Grande Ile 1
1000 Bruxelles
02 512 73 44
www.doctorvinylrecords.com

CLOSED !! Musicman
Platte Steen 6
1000 BRUXELLES
tel: 02/5020972
www.musicman.be

CLOSED !! -- Music Mania Bruxelles
Rue Arlequin 18
1000 Bruxelles
Tel:02/2175369
www.musicmaniarecords.com
Le spécialiste des musiques alternatives

CLOSED!! Le Bonheur
Rue Antoine Dansaert 196
1000 Bruxelles
00 32 2 511 64 14
www.lebonheur.net

Kozmic Music
Rue du Midi 36
1000 Bruxelles
Jazz/Soul/Funk/Pop/Rock...

CLOSED !! -- Urban Grooves
Rue de Riches Claires 14
1000 Bruxelles
Tél. : 0032 2 503 49 89
E-Mail : urban-grooves@skynet.be

CLOSED !!Disco Mania
Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier 3
1000 Bruxelles
02/511.70.44
spécailisé dans le Gothique / Electro

ADRESS CHANGE!! Arlequin
Rue du chêne 7 - 1000 Bruxelles (still same)

Rue de l'Athénée, 7-8 MOVED to: 90,Rue d'andenne 1060 ST Gilles

http://www.arlequin.net/

CLOSED !! -- 33 Import / RPM
Rue des pigeons 4
1000 Bruxelles

Goupilophone
Boulevard Anspach 101
1000 Bruxelles
Tél : 02/511.00.74
Fax : 02/512.6058

The Collector
26 rue de la Bourse
1000 Bruxelles
tel 02.512.68.35

Juke Box
Boulevard Anspach 165
1000 Bruxelles
Tel:02 511 67 51

United Music
Place Fontainas 26
1000 Brussels
(2nd hand Funk, Jazz, Soul, Electro, House, Techno)

Lost In Music (Good Second Hand Store)
Plattesteen 3
1000 Brussels
02/514 42 24

NEW:
Veals & Geeks
8, Rue des grands Carmes
1000 Brussels
http://www.myspace.com/vealsandgeeks

NEW:
Pele Mele Ixelles (second branch)
Chaussée de Waterloo 566
1050 Ixelles