It’s the big day for Record Shop Day. Riding on the lasting success of the vinyl market in France, the traditional meeting place for diggers, bargain hunters, music lovers and collectors of all kinds will benefit from the new deconfinement measures, and allow the public to wander almost at will in independent record stores. .
On the occasion of this Record Shop Day, the musician, DJ and artistic director of the reissue labels “Le très jazz club” and “Le très groove club”, Fuzati (Klub des Loosers) introduces us to his favorite Parisian record stores. Or when the quest for a rare pearl combines with the pleasure of the place.
“To enter an independent record store is to open musical doors. The record stores have all styles of music, and will always be there to help you discover a style or a musician that you do not know, according to your tastes ”, explains the one who likes nothing so much as to think outside the box for arouse the curiosity of his fans. Above all, “young people have taken over, it offers a – small – alternative to Spotify, it forces people to really listen to the music, to be curious, rather than letting an algorithm dictate its choices to you”.
So, that Parisians take advantage, since according to the statements of Fuzati, who has taken advantage of each of his trips around the world to perfect his knowledge of the sector, the French capital “is very well off in the world of vinyl. Apart from Japan, few countries or cities can compete, even New York or London have lost some of their splendor in the field ”.
Superfly records: new products every week
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“In my top 5 record stores, all countries combined. Rather oriented Jazz, funk, Brazil and Africa. There are arrivals every week and regular thematic sales on their site, with rarer records. The prices are always very good. A record I found there: “Gears”, by Johnny Hammond.
Superfly Records, 53, rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth, Paris (3rd) and Instagram.
Listen Records store : en fashion bande originale
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“The always impeccable selection reminds me of record stores in Tokyo. It is also one of the only shops in Paris with bins of soundtrack and Japanese jazz. There is also rock, funk, Brazilian music and musical illustration. A record I found there: “Spirit of the times”, by Dom Um Romao. ”
Listen Records store, 43, rue de la Folie Méricourt, Paris (11th) and Instagram.
Café comets: music has taste
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“Comets offers excellent coffee, great Poké bowls and a very sharp selection of reissues, such as those from the BBE Label, Désastre records or Heavenly sweetness. A record I found there: “Fielding” by Halastrana.
Café Comets, 38, rue Léon Frot, Paris (11th) and Instagram.
panorama records : place au groove
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“Super record store located in the heart of the Puces de Clignancourt, with jazz, free jazz, funk and world music vats. Always beautiful pieces on the wall and new arrivals every week. A record that I found there: “Cosmozouk” by Henri Guédon. “
Panorama records, Marché Dauphine, stand 227, 140 Rue des Rosiers, Saint-Ouen (93) and Instagram.
Gemini Cricket: first and foremost eclectic
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“It is located right in front of Panorama records. There are all genres, jazz, hip hop, rock, Brazil, Africa, west-indies … It is rare that I leave without having bought something. A record that I found there: “Comme au moulin”, by Nyssa musique. “
Gemini Cricket, Marché Dauphine, stand 267, 140 Rue des Rosiers, Saint-Ouen (93) and Instagram.
Note that Fuzati, with its label The very jazz club, will soon re-release two vinyl nuggets, “Le temps fou” by Marion Brown, and “Sea Breeze”, by the George Otsuka quintet.
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