Situated in Thonglor’s Black Amber building, this record storeslash-live venue specializes in Brit-rock, from The Beatles right through to the Libertines. The garden-like, tiny space also hosts regular gigs from up-and-coming rockers.

Good for: Brit-pop/rock

 

Stocks both CDs and vinyl, secondhand and new, including collectable box sets from the likes of The Smiths and The Beatles. The vinyl side focuses on indie-rock albums from hot new international bands plus some selected local artists. Secondhand from

B500 and new from B800.

Good for: Oft-overlooked reissues (Francoise Hardy, Tom Waits) and local releases from Plastic Section and Cyndi Seui

 

Follow the mo lam sounds to this sweaty corner of Chatuchak market. Like a mini Zudrangma, it sells a lot of forgotten Isaan gems (some on cassette, too), with the added bonus of a shelf of post-rock and pop-punk releases. Big Tiger also makes regular appearances at pop-up markets like Made by Legacy and Cheeze.

Good for: Thai roots music

 

Named after a classic album from 60s folk singer Nick Drake, this hidden-away store is owned by the same folks behind the hip vintage store The Trapeze Swingers on Phra Arthit. Crate-diggers will find old vinyl, mostly jazz, blues and soul, with names like Coltrane and Coleman figuring prominently, as well as 80s-90s Thai pop and an interesting selection of old books.

Good for: Old jazz and blues, from as little as B100

 

Here you’ll find both secondhand and new vinyl from local and international artists. There’s a big focus on the classics, from American metal band Megadeth through to Jimi Hendrix, Bee Gees and The Beatles. Secondhand turntables from Pioneer also available from B8,000.

Good for: Prog-rock

 

This popular store offers up everything: new releases from indie/pop bands like Disclosure and The 1975 to classics from The Velvet Underground and The Flaming Lips as well as Thai 90s artists like Proud and See-Tao-Ter. They also stock a number of turntables, both for beginners and for pros—the Crosley Memory Master (B23,500), which comes with a three-speed turntable and cassette player, is a good starting point.

Good for: Mainstream rock and pop

 

This longstanding stall in section 22 of Chatuchak has serviced the needs of Bangkok’s vinyl-loving metal-heads for some 15 years. There are also plenty of CDs, cassettes, T-shirts and, well, more soothing sounds on offer, too.

Good for: Metal, drone

 

From Terminal 21 to Thonglor to Samut Prakan, this record store keeps moving further from the city center. Thankfully, you can still order online—and the selection’s still very impressive, spanning all the currently hyped electro, indie-pop, rock and r ‘n’ b acts, plus some welcome reissues. They also stock some portable players from Crosley and Numark.

Good for: Contemporary cult movie soundtracks, from Drive to Blue Valentine

 

With its bare brick, raw wood and cement, this stylishly turned out recent addition to Ekamai Mall looks more like a cafe than a record store. The funk and jazz-focused vinyl collection features plenty of Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye and Gil Scott-Heron. As for audio set-ups, you won’t find any faux-vintage Crosley players here; this stuff’s the real deal. We dig the old-school amplifiers, though these don’t come cheap.

Good for: Blue Note Records reissues

 

Record Hunter offers up a very wide range of secondhand vinyl covering everything from pop, rock, jazz and blues to heavy metal, thrash and reggae, with an emphasis on rare and limited items.

Good for: Japanese pressings of your favorite rock records

 

This family-run affair has two branches which are a goldmine for serious crate-diggers, spanning a wide array of genres from all over the world. Expect rare world music finds, from luk thung to Diana Ross and The Carpenters, both new and old.

Good for: 60s, 70s and 80s hits, plus old-school luk thung

 

Hidden among the IT shops of Fortune Town, you’ll find a number of record stores. The biggest, and arguably the best, of the lot is Vinyllica. Run by a serious vinyl collector-turned-seller for almost a decade now, this 40-square-meter space is packed with (mostly) secondhand goodies, from golden oldies to classic rock to esoteric 90s offerings. There are some Thorens record players for sale, too.

Good for: Hair rock and more obscure Krautrock (prices start at under B100)

 

Owned by globe-trotting DJ Maft Sai, Zudrangma has been credited with making mo lam (Thai country grooves) cool again. Aside from their reissues of forgotten mo lam and luk thung artists, they also offer up world music gems, spanning Ethiopian pop to Philly soul, as well as special compilations from the team.

Good for: Wonderful represses from the likes of Soundway Records and Awesome Tapes from Africa