Record stores in Spain?

[Bol]

So, I am taking a vacation in Spain in a week. I will be visiting Madrid and Barcelona. Does anyone know of any good jazz CD stores in those cities? Ideally, I would like to find some European label CDs that are so hard to find here -- say, Hat Art and some Dutch labels. (I fantasize about coming across a stack of OOP Gerry Hemingway & Clusone Trio CDs!!) In case you know of any good ones, please let me know. I leave on the 19th.

Edited May 15, 2005 by Bol

[wigwise]

I've never been here, but might be worth checking when you're in Barca:

http://www.jazzmessengers.com/

Click on "About Us" to get their number and address.

[EKE BBB]

Definitely, Madrid is not a good place to buy jazz CDs. Over the last five years, I could count with my fingers the number of times I´ve bought in Madrid stores. And recently, Madrid Rock, where you could find a "reasonably decent" selection and a few good bargains (such as RVG for 9 EUR and the Spanish Blue Notes for 4,95 EUR) has been closed.

Like in many other European towns, you can go to FNAC, but you won´t find anything special. And prices (despite their "you can´t find it cheaper" advertisement) are quite expensive, sometimes purely crazy.

I know there a few second hand small shops, but I am not the one to recommend them (funny that I know several excellent Paris second hand stores, but no idea for Madrid). Maybe bison ravi or cayetano ???

And as for Barcelona, yes!!! go to the JazzMessengers shop. One of the best places I´ve found to buy jazz.

Cheers,

Agustín

Edited May 16, 2005 by EKE BBB

[Bol]

Thanks to both of you. I will definitely check out Jazz Messengers.