Recommended record stores in Stockholm...

Any must visit record stores in Stockholm? I'll be there for business next week. Doesn't have to be vinyl only, i'll probably end up buying cds anyway. Big fan of Flower Kings, Opeth, Goat, Dungen, Anekdoten, witchcraft and other Swede bands

 

Bengans at Drottningatan 20. In the middle of the city. Very close to the Central station.

 

Pet Sounds, Skånegatan 53. On Södermalm (South Side). Close to Subway station Slussen. Started in 1979 and still very popular.

 

Thanks!

 

Since the bands you mention are newer artists I would assume you would be looking for new vinyl to get them, in which case Bengans is the place to go, most other shops mostly have used vintage vinyl. I'll list my favourites that I try to include every time I do the rounds in Stockholm. I mostly buy used vinyl in shops, but I'll try to mention where there is new vinyl and CDs as well. Most shops are general ones, but I'll mention if they specialize. I hope the adresses are correct, I just googled them, I have loosely grouped them together by location. Two first you have already.

Bengans (only new vinyl, also online), Drottninggatan 20

Pet Sounds (one of the most famous, new an used vinyl equally, same with CDs, also RSD and similar stuff), Skånegatan 53
Record Mania (Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop, Reggae), Östgötagatan 2
An Ideal For Living (non-muic retro stuff and big artists upstairs, tons of more records in the basement, few used CDs, some new vinyl), Södermannagatan 19
MJRetro (also mix of non-music retro stuff and records, smaller selections but god overturn, no CDs), Hornsgatan 153
Mickes Skivor (two stores each side of the street, famous for the peculiar opening hours, as the big store closes when the owner feels like it, which is around 11-12 at night, also open every day of the year. Big store has a bit of everything, the small store specializes in Reggae, Hip-Hop, Soul), Långholmsgatan 20 & 13

Stockholms Serie & Skivhandel (has used vinyl and CDs equally, also sells movies and comics, a bit of HardRock/Metal focus), Sveavägen 104
Nostalgipalatset (biggest selection of all, also sell all sorts of collectibles, some new vinyl, no CDs),
Trash Palace (more like an extra room to the above, but easy to miss, specializes in Hard Rock and Metal), Sankt Eriksgatan 101
Stockholms Skivbörs (CD specialist store owned by Nostalgipalatset, but on completely different location), Upplandsgatan 47
Cosmos Factory (next door to the above, also CD specialist), Upplandsgatan 47
Runt Runt (smaller store, seems to specialize a bit in Jazz and Soul, but has everything), Odengatan 90
Record Hunter (vinyl on ground floor, lots of CDs in the basement), Sankt Eriksgatan 70
Atlas Records (CD specialist, some vinyl), Sankt Eriksplan 5
There are several more stores in this area where the last two are located (Sankt Eriksgatan, around Sankt Eriksplan), but I seldom vist them.

If you have the time to travel a bit outside of town prices can be radically lower, here are a couple in Solna (half an hour north of city):
Delicious Goldfish Records (lots of bargains to be had, has plenty of RSD and other such limited vinyl, not sure about CDs), Förrådsgatan 4
Hot Records (equal parts used vinyl, new vinyl and CDs), Råsundavägen 110
Solna Skivbörs (next door to the above, but only open some days, cheap vinyl), Råsundavägen 110

I have skipped a few store that specialize in oldies (50s/60s), and Metal. A bit of language lesson as well, because you might wonder what's up with all the "Skiv-" stuff, "skivor" is the Swedish word for used for records, actually a better and more direct translation would be "discs" (or maybe "platters").

 

@seg763: Did you ever read my reply here, or did I do all that in vain?

I also found this older thread, which could have saved me a lot of typing: Vinyl record stores in Stockholm - big list