CD shops in Paris

[Don Petter]

ie, between rue de l' École-de-Médicine and rue Racine...

No, confirmed by the map, it's actually one down (to the South) from there - just after Rue Racine and before the Lycee St Louis, after which is the end of Rue de Vaugirard which comes down from Chaumiere.

[vinteuil]

No, confirmed by the map, it's actually one down (to the South) from there - just after Rue Racine and before the Lycee St Louis, after which is the end of Rue de Vaugirard which comes down from Chaumiere.

... thanks for that, Don. The one I mentioned was the one I always considered the 'main shop', where I spent far too much money buying books 1991-95... but now you mention it I don't recall them doing CDs there - so your one a hundred yards further south must indeed be the one for music. Next time I'm in Paris I must certainly set aside some time for a visit...

[Don Petter]

... thanks for that, Don. The one I mentioned was the one I always considered the 'main shop', where I spent far too much money buying books 1991-95... but now you mention it I don't recall them doing CDs there - so your one a hundred yards further south must indeed be the one for music. Next time I'm in Paris I must certainly set aside some time for a visit...

vint,

Yes, I haven't risked going in on this trip (though SWMBO has been in looking at DVDs) as I have so many CDs at home unheard! Tomorrow is our last day, and we traditionally have our last lunch at the Café le Luxembourg, just up the road, so there is still time ...

[Don Petter]

Whoa! I've given some false information in #12, after reading the wrong side of the bag from the shop.

The shop I've known for some years, 5 minutes from Les Halles (and with the pizzas opposite) is:

Librarie Gilda at 36 Rue des Bourdonnais (classical CDs and books downstairs).

They have another shop, called Paralleles, at 47 Rue Saint-Honore, which must be also nearby, but I have not sampled it.