My husband was super excited about our trip to Europe because he wanted to shop at local record…read morestores. Out of all of the stores we visited, I think Betino's was his favorite. It's not a big store but it's well-organized and inviting. Betino himself is also inviting, welcoming us into the store, asking what we were interested in and having a long conversation with my husband about music (it was so long that I got really bored and went down the street for a coffee). Once Betino got a feel for what we wanted, he spent the better part of an hour pulling albums and making recommendations for my husband. He let him take his time, listen to everything, etc. He even stayed open late for us so we could finish up. We wound up buying several albums. He gave us some swag (a Betino's shopping bag, some stickers, etc) and was everything you'd want in a local record shop owner. Great guy and great little store.

Awesome selection of new and secondhand soul, funk, jazz, hip hop and disco vinyl. Friendly and…read morehelpful staff. Turntables and 'phones for listening to your selections - or just ask them to whack them on behind the counter!!

Heartbeat was one of only a couple stores in Paris where I was able to find records I was looking…read morefor. And given that Heartbeat is more on the small side, that really says something about their selection! Flipping through the bins, you'll definitely spot a lot of records that are surprising to see. They had some cool factory records that you don't always expect to come across. Similarly, their new arrivals section was peppered with a bunch of titles that were of interest (or would have been, if I didn't own them already.) This was where I picked up a copy of a Josef K record. On the side of the store, what looks like it could be an employees only type area, there is a large fixture with records spine out. There are genres here, but I would definitely recommend leveraging the knowledge of the staff on what areas might suit you the best. And finally, pricing was about average compared to other stores I visited in Paris, which is to say fair for what it was. Cheers!

Best record buying experience in Paris. Are you looking for original pressings? Hard to find or…read morerare LPs... this is the spot. The prices are a little high, but everything is in great condition... and it's a brick and mortar shop... I don't mind paying a little extra for the experience of digging and finding something "in the wild" that I've been searching for. The owner was amazing. Such a nice guy... you can tell he's liked in community around him as well. People walking by waved to him and he had a couple friends stop by who were also super friendly. We talked music and travel. I highly recommend the shop. Go in. Buy some records. Talk. Hang out. Good stuff.

Great selection, but I'm convinced they don't actually want to sell records. We would have bought a…read moreton if they weren't 50% higher in price than anything on Discogs.

Sooooo...!! Me happy! Great music collection, very…read morereasonable prices and the guy? He really knows his stuff. We walked out with 3 bags of records. Jazz, African, reggae, funk, some old Rnb. Mostly second hand or ..."vintage" it is a great shop. The owner is a very friendly guy, dog on the sofa, very bad record players with headphones that suck big time....so? To check if we liked them, if they were not too dry/grey/dead on the groove...? We played our records on his system and filled the shop with our music. See you next time!!

I've been waiting my lp for more than a year. I have asked many times for the refund but they don't…read moreanswer. I want my money back!

In general, I didn't have much success in my record shopping Paris. Silence de la Rue was one of…read morethe few stores where I purchased something. It's a good-sized store, though not nearly as big as it should be for the amount of stock they have. This was very much my biggest pet peeve here. All the bins were stuffed full to the point where you could not flip at all. It meant pulling several records out of each row everytime you wanted to browse through. But this was worth doing in that their selection was strong across many genres. I ended up walking away with a cool Tighten up collection. Otherwise, I would say pricing and service were about average here compared to other stores I visited. That is to say, records were priced fairly and the staff let you do your thing without too much fuss. Check it out if you're in the area!

Good for new vinyl and reissues. A very small used vinyl selection…read more Records are packed in pretty tightly so it makes it hard to browse.

Got a chance to visit this shop while in Paris. It was pretty cold outside and I was quickly warmed…read morewhen u heard Donnie Hathaway pumpin' in the background - Heaven. Great shop that has a great selection of all types of music at decent prices - Highly Recommended !

This shop is amazing. Tons of good used soul, jazz and African music. Lots of great reissues as…read morewell. Separated into new/used/new arrivals. nice sound system.

Very considerate and an excellent selection of new vinyl and CDs. A growing Used selection too…read more Pricing was good also. All in a great shop if you're looking for some metal or punk albums!

Great selection of new LPs. Impeccable curated. Post rock. Stoner metal. Doom. Drone. Shoe gaze…read more Indie. Metal. Grunge. Alternative. Garage and psych. The owner is very friendly and helpful. Stays out of your way till you ask him for help. Just a great selection of music I was unable to find anywhere else in Paris. Not a ton of used stuff. But if you dig you can find some gems. Highly recommended.