Concerto

I hope Concerto is around for another 60 years. There’s no other record store in Amsterdam that can match the selection, or the fabulous atmosphere. We all love music, and this is the place to find new inspirations, and see up and coming bands.

I’ve been regularly visiting Amsterdam for record purchasing for over 10 years now. When I first visited, Concerto was nice — like a high class version of the former Fame superstore at Dam Square or England’s HMV chain. with a decent but not outstanding second hand vinyl section. The latter was always my primary concern so this place didn’t matter too much to me.
After my most recent visit I count Concerto in my top 3 record stores in Amsterdam. Their recent reshuffle of how their stock is laid out is a revelation — new vinyl at the South entrance and into the back room. Second hand vinyl in the next section, with an absolutely glorious 7″ single section — something most of Amsterdam’s stores have made a focus in the last year for some reason. The rest remains as it always was — CDs both new and second hand across genres in the other two units, with a café at the North side that is either new or that I’d never noticed before which, when I visited, was absolutely packed with people, about 3 times more people than actually buying music in the other 4 areas combined!
More than anywhere else in Amsterdam, I can say there’s something for everyone here. Second hand selection is always going to be dependent on a number of factors of course, but I’m confident that next time I’m here there’ll be plenty more to salivate over. A must visit.

Ah, Concerto! If you can’t go a day without listening to music and your favourite songs, Concerto is THE place for you in Amsterdam. The store’s catalogue is impressive, and you can find new CD/​vinyl copies as well as used ones in an incredibly preserved state. Fancy a classic turntable with no fuss? They sell ProJect, Audio Technica, and even Crosley’s if that’s what you’re into.
Concerto’s staff know their business and is extremely helpful. The store also has an adjoined café with a cozy atmosphere, good coffee and books. They often bring bands/​artists to perform acoustic sessions and m&g.
Definitely worth the visit!

This is an amazing record store, with a great little bookstore and café at the end. One of my favorite places to hang out for lunch at in Amsterdam!

In short: great coffee, great service, great atmosphere.
Very nice place to work (or pretend to do so) during the week if you are done with the library. I would like to post a picture of the food I had, but I was too busy eating tot take a photo. I can attest, however, my tosti was amazing. Therefore, I can only recommend it: tosti with goat’s cheese, prosciutto and tomato chutney.
Should this suggestion not be to your taste, you can construct your own tosti, or pick one of their luscious pastries.
As to the prices: they are very acceptable. I would even say that it is much cheaper than other places offering the same dishes, or places in the area.
I only wish it had an outside with the summer months coming up.

I don’t know what it is about this place, but it’s my personal freelance-​heaven. The music is good, the vibe is great and I don’t know what they do with the coffee but it’s consistently the best cup I’ve had a while.
Maybe they put in extra love, but whatever they do to get that velvety caffeinated goodness: I hope they never stop.

Wow, wow, wow!
What a beautiful large record store with heart! We couldn’t help but leave wishing home had something similar to offer. With both well and little known artist’s music, a great vinyl selection and a lovely café, we spent a good hour looking around before finishing with coffees and teas by the quaint stage area surround by bookshelves.
What a shop and a very lovely way to kill some time in the afternoon! Probably the biggest, most impressive record shop I’ve been in. Just how music shopping should be. — ‘Ooohing’ and ‘ahhhing’ and surprises round every corner!

The best record store in Amsterdam! Well, at least the best record store which has all genres.
Seriously, the guys who work here know everything (a lot). You can also get yourself a cup of coffee at their coffee corner. You know, energise yourself after spending money.
If ever you find yourself in a pinch, you really need to buy that record and you can’t find it anywhere?! Go to concerto!

This is a nice shop that I don’t get to often enough due to its location vs where I live/​work. I go here mainly for the vinyl section and was pleased to see that there’s now a coffeeshop inside — so I can have a cup of coffee and browse for records (or CDs, DVDs, books, etc if I had wanted). They have 3 turntables to audition the vinyl on, which is of course very handy. The staff is pleasant enough and the prices are decent (naturally if you go into a real shop, the price for something new will be higher than Amazon, but that’s life) — they do have good prices on used everything but I generally haven’t found anything amazingly rare — maybe it’s behind the counter and I need to know exactly what I’m looking for or maybe they sell that stuff online. Anyway, if you like vinyl, CDs, DVDs and pop-​art books — come on down!

Concerto is the perfect spot for:
A. Coffee consumption
B. Meetings, friendly hangouts, enjoying the moment
C. Fresh baked goodies
D. Record store shopping
Concerto is not the perfect spot for:
A. Free wifi (they have it, but it’s not good)
I love the vibe here, love the people who work here.
EXTRA CREDIT:
They have concerts upstairs — which are FREE. Very small. I saw Glen Hansard and Sean Rowe perform. Crowd of about 50. Awesome.
Get there. Enoy!

Biggest and best record store in Amsterdam.
That is a hard statement to make. I mostly see when a place gets bigger that it is ruined more. This does not seem the case with Concerto. I always get help and smiles when I’m there. The selection of old and new music, books and hardware. It’s a fun place to browse for new music too.
Also they server a nice coffee or pastry which you can enjoy upstairs while listening to your new music.

Hier MUSS man gewesen sein!

One of the few music shops that seems to be able to defy the onslaught of (free) music downloads. Diversely stocked, knowledgeable staff, good 2^nd hand section.

Looking for that special music store where the selection is extensive and the prices are reasonable? I would suggest hitting up this music shop in Amsterdam. You will have the ultimate music cloud experience. Concerto is a very exceptional music shop that offers a wide variety of music. I love coming in this shop because I always walk out with a nice collection of music at a fair price. The first time I took a peek at my Dutchman music collection, I must say that I was not really feeling his ear for music, so I thought that I would enhance his music collection, by adding some Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Adele, John Mayer and Jill Scott. Music is essential for the soul, so it’s good to have a familiarity with a wide variety of music.

I’ve never left here empty handed. My God, they have got a LOT of stuff here, huge variety, and the prices are reasonable. Don’t just run in for a few minutes, take some time to browse, you won’t be disappointed. There’s a Stix coffee shop right up the street, go there first, have some «coffee», then go chill in Concerto. There’s a smaller CD store up the street thats got a great selection as well, the name escapes me right now…