Amsterdam Shopping

  1. Blue Note

    This is the place for jazz in Amsterdam. You'll find a wide range of artists - Dutch, European and American - as well as Japanese pressings, lounge music, and a few listening decks.

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  2. Broekmans & Van Poppel

    Near the Concertgebouw (surprise!), it's the city's top choice for classical and popular sheet music, as well as music books. Head to the 1st floor for a comprehensive selection from the Middle Ages through classical to today.

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  3. Concerto

    Most excellent. This rambling shop, spread over several buildings, has Amsterdam's best selection of new and secondhand CDs and records; you could spend hours on end browsing in here. It's often cheap, always interesting and has good listening facilities.

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  4. Discostars

    Both the disco generation and the 'disco sucks' generation will enjoy this repository of music of yesteryear. If any of the names Olivia Newton-John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul Young, Celia Cruz, Candy Dulfer, Buddy Holly, Yves Montand, Doris Day or Roy Rogers mean anything to you, you'll find lots more to like.

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  5. Fame Music

    This Dutch megastore has an enormous number of titles with broad (and mainstream) collections of pop, jazz and classical CDs, DVDs and videos. It also sells tickets to big concerts. Sale prices can be quite reasonable. The latest and greatest usually blow through here for their signings.

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  7. Get Records

    This deceptively large store has an eclectic and wide range of rock, folk, country and blues CDs. It's a decent break from the club music scene.

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