Don’t pass up this place if you’re ever in Toulouse.
Located at 9 Rue de la Bourse in Toulouse, France, Le Laboratoire Vinyles is a must-stop in France’s fourth-largest city if you’re a music fan and looking to add to your collection. The selection is enormous, and I knew I was going to like the place when I walked in and heard them playing this.
The place is full of great new and used vinyl, and from a wide variety of genres and countries.
Looking for jazz? They have it. They have blues, electro, punk, you name it.
Of course, they have a great selection of French artists. I probably would’ve dumped most of my cash in this section if I were a vinyl collector.
Another favorite section of the store was this stunning selection of soundtracks and other film music.
I mean, good heavens, look at that. There’s even a Smurf record on the bottom right. I would’ve been broke between this and the “French New Wave” section.
I walked out of there with two CD compilations: Rockabilly Psychosis & The Garage Disease (featuring artists from Hasil Adkins to Link Wray) and the double-CD collection of The Curtom Story: Curtis Mayfield’s School of 20th Century Soul (featuring not only Curtis Mayfield, but also legends like Jesse Anderson and Fred Wesley). My wallet is lucky that’s all I scored.
Again, don’t skip this place. You’ll love it.
Keep your mind open.
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