An excellent connoisseur of classical music will advise on exceptional recordings and books, will…read morebe returning there soon!

This store has anything a classical music lover could reasonably wish for and the passionate owner…read moreeven speaks Swedish. Maybe you can buy music cheaper elsewhere but you cannot beat this place for selection, advice and atmoshphere.

Tons of vinyl in here, and it reminds me of a stateside store I shop at, at least as far as the…read moreatmosphere here goes. It's not the coolest or most artsy decorated store, but they have a ton of records, and that's why you're here in the first place, right? My wife and I have shopped here a couple of times and have enjoyed ourselves. Much to be found here. Staff (at least the dude running the register) is not overly friendly, but that's okay. Not here for a social experience as much as Record shopping, and this place offers that by degrees. Check to make sure they are open before you make the journey there, as I seem to remember some sporadic opening hours. Definitely worth a stop if you find yourself in Munchen.

Coming from North America, I always love crate-digging abroad - you can often find records…read moreunavailable in the local shops back home. I have had great luck in other parts of EU so I was looking forward to seeing what could be found in Munich. I did some online research and found Schallplattenzentrale was the only shop within my reach for the day. The reviews stated they have a good selection of used vinyl but also warned of high prices. This place definitely has a lot of records; tons of Jazz, Soundtracks, a nice Deutsche Rock section, "Black Music" (funk/soul), French, Latin/Afro,... Really, a great selection of music. The shop is packed with vinyl and was busy also making for a fairly hectic shopping environment. I checked out all the sections and found some good stuff (Nino Ferrer, rare soundtracks, some Library records, rare Kraut etc.) Unfortunately, I left empty-handed, shaking my head with a minor sour taste in my mouth. Their pricing really is pretty ridiculous... Although I did see a few rare LPs, I found that even the everyday/every crate records were still extremely expensive vs. North America and global online pricing (Discogs, Ebay, etc). Records easily found nearly everywhere for $5-10 USD were generally priced around 30-50 Euros at Schallplattenzentrale. They did have a cheaper section of LPs priced at 3 Euros but all totally crappy records. Honestly, other than these cheap/crappy records, I hardly saw any prices below 20 Euros and most were 30+. If you have a bottomless bank account or if you're spending someone else's money it may be worth checking out Schallplattenzentrale. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother.