Where to shop for vinyl in Bangkok

Turntables

By turntable I don’t mean the ones DJs use for scratching in the clubs. I’m talking about a simple vinyl record player.

For those who don’t have the luxury of coercing a family member to exceed their baggage limit and bring one from overseas, here are your local choices.

Online, there’s Mister G Turntables, whose storefront, unlike the name suggests, seems to be filled with more accessories for turntables rather than the machines themselves. Bookmark this for when you break your needle or tonearm.

For vintage, and (allegedly) still working turntables, We Love Turntable has some affordable and good-looking ones on offer. There are also accessories such as the tonearms, needles, and other audiophile-worthy equipment.

Suan Siang (3/F, Fortune Town, MRT: Rama 9), on the other hand, has futuristic turntables that come in bright lime green, or even with no casing at all. The “cheapest” one up for grabs costs 20,000 baht. But if you’re a true audiophile, this is a bargain.

If money is no object, check out the third floor of Amarin Plaza, which has top-of-the-line turntables and high-end stereo speaker sets to match.

Zud Rang Ma Records

The most talked-about record store at the moment is Zud Rang Ma Records (Sukhumvit soi 53) run by DJ Maft Sai. Here you'll find a mix of retro soul and funk, with rare Thai folk discs thrown in between the crates.

DJ Maft Sai's "Paradise Bangkok" partner Chris Menist has shed some light on some of his Bangkok hunt for old Thai vinyls on CNNGo already: check it out here.  

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