16 Tons

One of Europe's best record store (best one outside of UK). Huge vintage selection, particularly in vintage punk/new wave/indie/alternative, but also jazz/rock'n'roll/reggae. All high quality vintage records (no new re-releases). Heaven for any serious collector. Fair prices. Worth a trip!

Amazing record store. Great range of records. Original and modern pressings. Some really great pieces. Highlights (for me) were the selection of soul/funk/blues/jazz and world. I cruised around Zurich and this store is standout for collectors IMO.

Nice store if you are in the area, but I would not come specifically for this one. It's not very organized, which is a bit annoying, but prices are ok.

Amazing vinyl curation and sweet mid century lighting and furniture. What more could you want?

This is one of the best record stores in Europe. The owner is the real deal; he knows what’s up, and if you’re lucky he might tell you a little story about the people he’s met and the music he’s seen. Soul, Funk, Jazz, Punk, Reggae, Surf, Garage, and so much more. This place is a treasure chest of gems, and I have never regretted paying a little more for something I would never find anywhere else.

Best record store in town. Really.

Service Pretty unpolite and rude. Better to look for another place

There are many, many gems in this store, but be prepared to pay a fair local price for them. Boss is not very outgoing at first, but he loves his music and knows a lot about it. His brother runs Spooky Sound in Schwamendingen which is also recommended.

It's been mentioned before, but bears (in English) repeating to say that the dude behind the counter isn't there to engage you. I made the mistake of greeting him on my way in (the shop was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop) and my 'hallo' fell into the abyss. Whatever. What brought me in to the shop were the fun and funky furniture bits that I saw through the window as I made my way down the street en route to the Sport Bar. Beyond the furniture one can find a limited selection of vintage men's and women's clothing of good caliber, airline bags, shoes, wool sweaters, desk lamps, and, most importantly, records of various description (seemingly the more obscure the better) and a few turn-tables. Record enthusiasts are able to pop a record on a turn-table, put on a head-set and listen to the recording before deciding to buy. I only know this from direct observation as I didn't trust myself to talk to the shop owner. What I really dug were the record sleeves displayed up on the walls. 16 Tons is nothing if not very visually interesting. For those of you of a certain age and certain geographic locate, then I could have skipped the above description and merely said: this place reminds me exactly of the slew of shops on Haight Street in San Francisco that existed back in the 80s and early 90s. -should've told the owner of 16 Tons that, eh?

A cool second hand store in Kreis 4 ! At a first glance you would think it is a very cool second hand (furniture) store. Once you are inside you will see that the store is selling more records and actually furniture. Still a nice store, with a lot of fancy things (exspensive off course) but nice. They also have a bit of clothes.