German Music Database
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Here is an alphabetized list of online retailers and real stores that have German music available. There are also some short descriptions with the styles of music they specialize in.
If you know a store or website that sells German music and is not listed here, please let us know!
Go to: Real Stores (real stores with street addresses)
Go to: Online Retailers (internet stores with web addresses)
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STORES
Amoeba Music
2455 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA. 94704
Phone: (510) 549-1125
1855 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA. 94117
Phone: (415) 831-1200
6400 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA. 90028
Phone: (323) 245-6400
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Amoeba Music has three locations in California. They have a wide selection of new CDs as well as vinyls, tapes, and hard to find posters. Amoeba also claims to have the largest selection of used CDs in the United States. It's definitely worth a trip to one of the stores if you are nearby. If not, check out their website at www.amoebamusic.com.
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Crow's Nest Music
175 West Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL. 60602
Phone: (312) 346-3489
2108 Plainfield Rd. (Rt. 30)
Crest Hill, IL. 60435
Phone: (815) 725-9196
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Crow's Nest Music has 2 large stores in the Chicago area that carry all different styles of music. The lower level of the downtown Chicago store has a large import section with many German releases. CDs by bands ranging from Atrocity to Wolfsheim have all been found in their import section. If you can't make it to the store, try their online store located at www.crowsnestmusic.com.
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Dancing Ferret Compact Discs
526 South 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA. 19147
Phone: (215) 925-9259
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Dancing Ferret Compact Discs is the official store of Dancing Ferret Records. This is the record label that released German bands like Eisbrecher and Qntal (among others) in the USA, and the store has plenty of their CDs. There are also plenty of other bands that are not on the Dancing Ferret label which mostly consist of industrial and electronic bands.
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Generation Records
210 Thompson Street
New York, NY. 10012
Phone: (212) 254-1100
Fax: (212) 254-4376
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Generation Records is an independant music store that mainly specializes in industrial and electronic music from around the world including plenty of German selections on CD and vinyl. Some of the more guitar-oriented bands that have been found here include Oomph, Tanzwut, and Richthofen. There is a large selection of bootlegs as well. The basement level of the store contains a large used selection as well as tons of band shirts and posters.
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Music Werks
612 East Pine
Seattle, WA. 98122
Phone: (206) 320-8933
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Music Werks is a store that mainly focuses on industrial, gothic, synthpop, and noiz genres, and also has a magazine dedicated to these types of bands. There is also a web store with an extensive selection located at www.musicwerks.org if you are not near Seattle.
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Rasputin Music
San Francisco Bay area
View store locations
Phone: (800) 350-8700
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Rasputin Music is a small chain of stores in the San Francisco Bay area, currently with 7 locations. They offer a wide variety of German music from rock to electronic, and feature a large selection of used CDs as well. Since there are several locations, don't be afraid to ask if another store has something that you are looking for. Check out the Rasputin Music website at www.rasputinmusic.com.
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LARGE CHAIN STORES
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FYE
FYE also owns the following: Wherehouse Music, Strawberries, Coconuts, Spec's.
Find a store near you
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FYE is a very common store across the USA, and suprisingly they do carry some German music. Of course you will find Rammstein at FYE, but at some stores you can also find some of the medium-well-known German bands like Die Krupps, Faust, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Laibach, Kraftwerk, Wumpscut, Funker Vogt, etc. Don't be afraid to go to the counter and ask if they have something listed on the computer. Many times you can special order a CD very easily, they even have some Megaherz available for special order.
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Virgin Megastore
Find a store near you
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Virgin Megastore is a chain of very large media stores found in several major cities across the USA and around the world. The stores are large enough that they often have German bands in the main music section, as well as in a specific import section. In Extremo is a common find in Virgin stores, and they sometimes have rare Rammstein imports also.
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ONLINE STORES
A Different Drum
www.adifferentdrum.com
[English]
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A Different Drum specializes in electronic and synthpop bands, many of which are German. CDs sold on ADD include bands like De/Vision, Wolfsheim, E Nomine, Melotron, etc.
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Abella
www.abella.de
[German, English]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Alpha Music
www.alphamusic.de
[German]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Amazon.de
www.amazon.de
[German]
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Amazon.de is the German counterpart of Amazon.com, featuring not only a huge variety of music but German movies and books as well. Most prices are reasonable, but international shipping can be very high.
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Black Rain
www.blackrain.de
[German, English]
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Black Rain is a record label for harsh EBM and electronic bands like Feindflug, Grendel, or Davantage. The new Black Rain webshop is online, and they accept PayPal.
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BOL
www.bol.de
[German]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Buch.de
www.buch.de
[German]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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CD Baby
www.cdbaby.com
[English]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Chart Radio
www.chartradio.de
[German]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Cyber CD
www.cybercd.de
[German, English, French, Spanish, Italian]
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CyberCD offers a wide selection of German CDs, both new and used. Prices can be very high or very low depending on what the item is. If you see an item you want for really cheap, be sure to check and see if it's used before ordering so there is no unpleasant surprise when it arrives.
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E-Bay
www.ebay.de
[German]
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Ebay.de is just like Ebay.com, with people selling items through auctions online. Ebay.de features different items than Ebay.com which makes it much better for finding German music at a cheap price. There is also band memorabilia and other music-related items at times. Check the seller's rating and be aware that some items may be used.
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EMP
www.emp.de
[German, English, Dutch]
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EMP.de is an excellent source for German rock and metal (as well as other genres) CDs, shirts, posters, accessories and more. Most items are priced well, but international shipping can be a little high. They also offer free items with orders of a certain value or higher.
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Fossil Dungeon Mailorder
www.fossildungeon.com
[English]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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GEMM
www.gemm.com
[English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Portuguese]
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GEMM.com is the world's largest music catalog, consisting of thousands of smaller online shops from around the world. There are all types of genres and rare items, you can find almost anything here. But because GEMM is basically a catalog service that other store do business through, be sure to check the rating of the individual store you order from.
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German Music Express
(a.k.a. Music Express)
www.germanmusicexpress.com
[English]
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German Music Express has many genres of German music. Most are reasonably priced and their international shipping rates are good.
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Infrarot
www.infrarot.de
[German, English]
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Infrarot is an excellent source for German metal, industrial, EBM, and more. The selection is very extensive, but some prices are a little high.
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Isotank
www.isotank.com
[English]
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Isotank.com is the online version of the Dancing
Ferret store (listed above in the Stores section) and they carry a lot of German releases. Although they list a lot of limited edition and rare items, they might not be in stock.
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JPC
www.jpc.de
[German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Polish]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Media Markt
www.mediamarkt.de
[German]
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Media Markt is an electronics/media store in Germany. The website features their CD and DVD stock as well many music "pay-per-downloads".
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Metropolis Mailorder
www.industrial-music.com
[English]
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Industrial-Music.com is the official online store of Metropolis Records, which is one of the biggest labels in industrial and electronics music. There are dozens of great German bands on Metropolis and even more German band CDs available through this website.
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Music Non-Stop
www.musicnonstop.co.uk
[English]
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Music Non-Stop is a very good online retailer for industrial, EBM, gothic, and electronic music.
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Music Werks
www.musicwerks.org
[English]
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The Music Werks website offers a range of industrial, gothic, synthpop, and noiz CDs and other merchandise for sale. One big bonus to Music Werks is that all their shipping is free of charge! You can also visit the real Music Werks store in Seattle, Washington. (Details about the store are listed above in the Stores section).
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Popfile
www.popfile.de
[German]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Primus Media
www.primusmedia.de
[German]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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Saturn
www.saturn.de
[German]
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Saturn is a store in Germany that sells a wide variety of music and movies.
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Thalia
www.thalia.de
[German]
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No description yet, submit your description to greg(at)stahlhammer(dot)org
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WOM
www.wom.de
[German]
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WOM is a store in Germany that sells a wide variety of music and movies.
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