Store Guide
51 stores in total across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs, giving you one store to visit every week for the next year, and one week off to review you many new acquisitions! Every store listed here stocks vinyl. Where possible we have provided links to websites and Google maps. Further updates happening soon. For more information/or to download a map please visit the Download page.
The stores are split into the following zones:
Melbourne CBD
West Melbourne/Kensignton
Fitzroy/Collingwood/Carlton
The Inner-North
St Kilda/Prahran/Malvern
Hawthorn/Camberwell
Outer Suburbs/Bayside
Melbourne CBD
WAX MUSEUM
2 Campbell Arcade, Degraves St Melbourne (Enter via Subway)
(03) 9663 6310 | waxmuseumrecords@tpg.com.au
www.waxmuseumrecords.com.au
Specialising in hip-hop, funk, soul and jazz but also carrying drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep, 70s, 80s, 90s, rock & pop, dub, reggae, dancehall, disco, house, future beat, afrobeat, boogie, latin, and indie. Wax Museum is also a record label distributor, ticket outlet and event promoter. View Map
POLYESTER RECORDS
288 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
(03) 9663 8696 | info@polyesterrecords.com
www.polyesterrecords.com
Long established indie record store with two locations and a huge range of the freshest local and imported titles, focusing on indie, hip hop, beats, electronic, classic soundtracks, soul, country and beyond. CDs /LPs. The city store incorporates a wildly varied book range and a newly introduced metal section. View Map
OFF THE HIP
Basement Level 381 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
(03) 9621 2044 | offthehip@hotmail.com
www.offthehip.com.au
Tues 12pm-5pm Wed-Thu 10am-5:30pm Fri 10am-6:30pm Sat 11am-5pm. Lotsa new and secondhand vinyl: garage rock, powerpop, blues, soul, hard rock, psychedelia, surf, beat and everything in-between. Imports and local releases. View Map
BASEMENT DISCS
Basement, 24 Block Place, Melbourne
(03) 9654 1110 | info@basementdiscs.com.au
www.basementdiscs.com.au
Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm Fri 10am-7pm Sat 10am-6pm Sun 11am-5pm.Specialising in Country, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Pop & World Music. New Vinyl, CD and DVD with a strong focus on new releases, alternative, back catalogue and hard-to-find titles, fresh stock arriving daily. Customer orders and nationwide mail-order welcome. View Map
DISCURIO
113 Hardware Lane
(03) 9600 1488 | music@discurio.com.au
www.discurio.com.au
Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-7pm Sat 10am-5pm.
Melbourne’s Classical Music specialists. Soundtracks, Classical, Jazz, World Music, Opera, Australian Jazz, Verve Originals, Soul, TV, Gospel, Folk, Reggae…. and more! CDs, DVDs and new vinyl.
MISSING LINK – COLLECTORS CORNER
Basement 405 Bourke St, Melbourne
(03) 9670 8208 | missinglink.net.au
recordcollectorscorner.com.au
Mon-Fri: 10am-7pm Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: 12pm-6pm. Buying, selling and trading 7 days a week. Loaded with a vast array of LPs, CDs, and more encompassing all genres and eras from around the globe. Regular import shipments, independent Australian releases and a constant stream of pre-loved gems make it an essential stop for all on the path to musical righteousness!
COLLECTORS CORNER CURTIN HOUSE
Level 3, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
(03) 9663 8002 | collectorscornercurtinhouse@gmail.com
www.recordcollectorscorner.com.au
Mon-Sat: 10am-7pm New & used vinyl, CDs & DVDs. Located in the historic Curtin House building. Specialising in Soul, Funk, Jazz, Disco, Reggae, Dubstep, Hip Hop, Blues, Blaxploitation, Lounge, Moog, Library, Afro-beat, Tropicália, Rock & Pop. World/Art House DVDs and a wide range of CDs.
West Melbourne/Kensignton
MUSIC JUNGLE
Shop 3 F SHED
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Market days only Tues, Thurs, 9am-2pm, Fri & Sat 9am-3pm, Sun 9am-4pm. Visit our other Jungle. Come and browse the CDs, books and DVDs and in particular the racks of vinyl. Buy all your food and music in the one hit!
HEARTLAND RECORDS
61 Peel St (opp Vic Market) West Melbourne
(03) 9329 9636 | heartlandrecords@yahoo.com
www.heartlandrecords.com.au
Open 7 days: Mon-Fri: 10:30am-6pm, Sat/Sun: 11am-5:30pm. Huge range of new vinyl. New and used DVDs, CDs and vinyl. Styles include: indie, alternative, rock, pop, metal & gothic. Weekly worldwide shipments. Excellent customer order service. Cash paid for your unwanted items.
HOUND DOG’S BOP SHOP
313 Victoria St, West Melbourne
(03) 9329 5362 | houndogs@primus.com.au
Thu: 10am-6pm Fri: 10am-7.30pm Sat: 10am-3pm. We Buy/Sell/Trade new and used vinyl/CDs. Specialising in authentic music from the 50s and 60s, including rock & roll, rockabilly, blues, r&b, gospel, soul, cajun, bluegrass and country. New stock arriving weekly. Extensive range of original and reissue singles and albums, CDs and DVDs as well as a wide range of related books.
WHITE RABBIT RECORD BAR
176 Bellair St, Kensington
(03) 9376 5441
www.whiterabbitrecords.com.au
Fully licensed cafe/bar and record store selling a broad range of pre-loved vinyls, and a selection of new CDs and records. Open Wednesday to Sunday.
Fitzroy/Collingwood/Carlton
TITLE
Gertrude Street Fitzroy
(03) 9417 4477 | www.titlespace.com
Open 10am-6pm. Fri 11am-7pm.
Title proudly stocks new and collectable vinyl from all around the world. Specialising in genres stretching from new alternate jazz to rockabilly and beyond, we pride ourselves on everything from local bands to hand-picked imports. Come in and have a dig through some of the gems at Title.
NORTHSIDE RECORDS
236 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
(03) 9417 7557 | chris@northsiderecords.com.au
www.northsiderecords.com.au (The Soul of Melbourne)
Mon-Sat: 11am-6pm / Sun: 1pm-5pm. New & used vinyl, new CDs & DVDs. Focusing on the world of soul that brings in hip hop, funk, dub, dubstep, reggae, psych, latin, brazilian, jazz, OST, beats, reggae, disco and more rock, 80’s, folk, polish jazz and crates of library records. Club sounds and home grooves as well.
LOST AND FOUND
12 Smith St, Collingwood
(03) 9419 4477 | lost.found@bigpond.com
www.lostandfoundmarket.com.au
Open 7 days: 10am-6pm. Lost and Found is a vintage store that has an eclectic range of vintage stalls selling furniture, clothes, bric-a-brac, books and heaps and heaps of vinyl records; Soul, funk, jazz, rock, indie, 7” and 12” singles right through to movie soundtracks.
THE SEARCHERS
93 Smith St, Fitzroy
(03) 9939 0096 | mail@thesearchers.com.au
Tue-Sat: 10am-6pm / Sun: 11am-5pm
Buying and selling quality secondhand records and books. In records we have an eclectic mix but concentrate on pop, rock, soul, funk, hip hop and jazz. In books the emphasis is on music, art, fiction, film, history and photography.
THE LAST RECORD STORE
304 Smith Street, Collingwood
(03) 9416 2000 | lastrecordstore@aapt.net.au
www.lastrecordstore.com
New and used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and videos – anything that’s honest, rootsy, rockin’ & real. Folk, blues, rock, jazz, soul, funk, reggae, African and the largest selection of country vinyl in town.
POLYESTER RECORDS
387 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
(03) 9419 5137 | info@polyesterrecords.com
www.polyesterrecords.com
Long established indie record store with two locations and a huge range of the freshest local and imported titles, focusing on indie, hip hop, beats, electronic, classic soundtracks, soul, country and beyond on CD+LP. Extended vinyl range including some weirder gems and a slightly deeper catalogue of older titles.
DIXON’S RECYCLED
414 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
(03) 9416 2272 | info@dixons.com.au
www.dixons.com.au
Established in 1976 – Melbourne’s original second hand specialist.Buy/Sell/Trade CDs, LPs and DVDs. All stores stock a wide range of music, from Abba to Zappa, Brahms to Beyonce, Hendrix to Sonic Youth. Something for everyone at great prices.
READINGS CARLTON
309 Lygon Street, Carlton
(03) 9347 6633 | customerservice@readings.com.au
www.readings.com.au
Vinyl now in stock. We have a wide range of LPs to suit all musical tastes from new release pop and rock to classics and jazz plus the latest books, CDs and DVDs. Browse and buy online at www.readings.com.au, with free shipping in Australia for orders of $50 or more.
RATHDOWNE RECORDS
420 Rathdowne St, Carlton North
(03) 9347 9997 | smallscreendvd@gmail.com
Mon-Sun 11am-9.30pm. From collectables to bargains: 40 crates of jazz, rock, funk, soundtracks, classic albums and eclectic surprises from around the world. All hidden at the back of a great cult and classics DVD store.
GOLDMINE RECORDS
Nicholson St, Carlton North
(03) 9347 0882 | goldminerecords@hotmail.com
Wed-Fri: 11am-5-30pm Sat: 11am-5pm Sun: 12pm-4pm. Excellent range of both new and used vinyl, CDs and DVDs. All styles of music. New stock arriving weekly. Top prices paid for your unwanted items no collection too large or small.
RITUAL
189 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy
(03) 9482 6986 | jackson@ritualmusic.com.au
www.ritualmusic.com.au
Ritual, Melbourne’s dirty little secret. Here you’ll find new and used punk, crust, grind, metal, noise, hardcore, drone, psych, indie and more on a variety of formats, interspersed with graphic novels, activist literature and zines. Conveniently located between Park and Bottle Shop.
222 RETRO AND VINTAGE
222 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy
0419 112 631
An eclectic array of items ranging from vintage clothing for guys and gals retro and industrial furniture and bits pieces. A large quantity of LP records from 70s, 80s, rock, pop, jazz, disco, etc.
The Inner-North
TITLE Northcote
384 High St, Northcote
(03) 9481 1315 | www.titlespace.com
Open 10am-6pm. Fri 11am-7pm.
Title proudly stocks new and collectable vinyl from all around the world. Specialising in genres stretching from new alternate jazz to rockabilly and beyond, we pride ourselves on everything from local bands to hand-picked imports. Come in and have a dig through some of the gems at Title.
RECORDS ETCETERA
557 High St Northcote
(03) 9481 3951 | info@recordsetc.com.au
www.recordsetc.com.au
Wed-Sat: 12-7pm. Used vinyl and CDs. Soul, funk, reggae, dub, jazz, disco, hip hop, blues, folk, lounge, rock, krautrock, electronica. Also buying and selling on commission.
THORNBURY RECORDS
591 High St, Thornbury
(03) 9942 0754 | info@thornburyrecords.com
www.thornburyrecords.com
Tues-Thurs 11am-7pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-7pm. New release and reissue rock & alternative vinyl, local releases, zines, hand-made vinyl crafts, turntables and accessories. Turntable repairs and servicing now available.
MUSIC JUNGLE
746 High Street Thornbury
(03) 94167119
Mon-Sat 11am-5pm. Sun 2pm-5pm. Closed Tuesdays.Running since 1997 for all your LPs, books, CDs, comics etc we buy and sell. Located next door to Melbourne’s freshest music venue TAGO MAGO. With food and tunes!
MUSCLE SHOALS
504 Lygon St, East Brunswick
0438 325 397 | muscleshoals_records@hotmail.com
www.facebook.com/muscleshoalsrecords
Vinyl specialists. Also specialising in renovated turntables and stereo equipment of all types. Rock, pop, blues, funk, soul, r+b, jazz, gospel, rockabilly, folk, zydeco, country, psych, prog, krautrock, alt+punk, reggae+ska, metal, soundtracks, world and hip-hop.
TITLE Brunswick
341 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
(03) 9380 4488 | www.titlespace.com
Open 10am-6pm. Fri 11am-7pm.
Title proudly stocks new and collectable vinyl from all around the world. Specialising in genres stretching from new alternate jazz to rockabilly and beyond, we pride ourselves on everything from local bands to hand-picked imports. Come in and have a dig through some of the gems at Title.
ROUND AND ROUND RECORDS TOOT RECORDS
513 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
(03) 9380 5095 | roundandround@bigpond.com
www.roundandroundrecords.com.au
Vinyl specialist – new, reissue & second hand. Psych, prog, folk, experimental, indie, punk, jazz, soul, afro, lounge, electronic, dance & more. Rare stuff and everyday sounds. Wants lists welcomed. Books too!
TRASH PALOUR
245 Melville Rd, Brunswick West
(03) 9383 6554 | trashparlour@gmail.com
We buy & sell pre-loved Vinyl, Art & Recycled Clothes. Our addiction to Electronic music is reflected by the stock on our shelves. We have a wide selection of Breaks, DnB, Jungle, House, Dubstep, Trip Hop, Hip Hop, Funk & Soul and more! We have a funky selection of Threadz, as well Art from Melbournes Finest.
St. Kilda/Prahran/Malvern
READINGS ST KILDA
112 Acland Street, St Kilda
(03) 9525 3852 | customerservice@readings.com.au
www.readings.com.au
Vinyl now in stock. We have a wide range of LPs to suit all musical tastes from new release pop and rock to classics and jazz plus the latest books, CDs and DVDs. Browse and buy online at www.readings.com.au, with free shipping in Australia for orders of $50 or more. View Map
PURE POP
221 Barkly Street, St Kilda
(03) 9525 5066 | info@purepop.com.au
www.purepop.com.au
The only record store, cafe, licenced bar and live music venue in the world, we stock a great range of new and reissued vinyl. We support music and musicians with a portion of every music sale going to the writers and performers of the music. View Map
RECORD PARADISE
100 Chapel St, St Kilda
(03) 9534 9344
www.recordparadise.com
Tues-Sun: 11am-6pm. Buy and sell new and recycled vinyl. Established in 1956, we stock a wide range of 78/33/45 records including soundtracks, jazz, pop, rock, nostalgia… We also sell books, CDs and DVDs.
MAINLY JAZZ
94 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda
(03) 9534 1173
Wed-Fri. 1pm-5pm. Sat 10am-2pm. Jazz, jazz… and more jazz, plus books, CDs, cassettes and more. A vast selection of used jazz LPs and EPs, plus sought after jazz reissues and memorabilia. The collection at Mainly Jazz spans everything jazz – Big Band, Dixieland, Be-Bop, East/West Coast, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Oz Jazz and more.
DMC RECORDS
211 Commercial Rd, South Yarra
(03) 98241211 | shop@dmcrecords.com.au
www.dmcrecords.com.au
New & secondhand vinyl. Weekly shipments from all over the globe + customer orders. Specialising in techno, deep house, tech house, minimal, dubstep, nu-disco, uk funky, drum & bass and battle tools. Ticketmaster agent. DJ and studio equipment specialists.
OBESE RECORDS
4A Izett St, Prahran
(03) 9529 1577 | info@obeserecords.com
www.obeserecords.blogspot.com
Mon-Sat: 10.30am-5.30pm / Sun 12pm-5pm. Specialising in imported and local hip hop since 1995 Obese sells new vinyl, CDs, DVDs, publications and art supplies. Thrown in for good measure is a selection of battle tools, funk, soul, jazz, reggae and dub. Obese is your one stop, hip hop shop.
GREVILLE RECORDS
152 Greville St, Prahran
(03) 9510 3012 | greville@corplink.com.au
Buy and sell used record collections. Fortnightly imports from UK and USA of new CDs & vinyl, rare posters, T-shirts, DVDs & books. Soul, folk, funk, free jazz, reggae, classic rock, psychedelic, krautrock, country. We are also a ticket outlet and import obscure films on DVD.
MR VINYL STORE
Chapel St Bazaar, 217 Chapel St Prahran
(03) 9457 3720
Open 7 days 10am-6pm. A wide and varied selection of used vinyl and assorted music memorabilia – everything from Blues, Soul, Jazz, Folk and Rock through to Musicals, Soundtracks and Easy listening. Stocking mainly LPs, with a small selection of 10”, Picture Discs and EPs. One of Melbourne’s hidden treasures!
LICORICE PIE RECORDS
249A High St, Prahran
(03) 9510 4600 | info@licoricepie.com
www.licoricepie.com
We are a passionate vinyl-only store with an emphasis on quality secondhand records. We search where no others dare in order to bring you other-worldly sounds, as well as all those that we know and love. We have more than 10,000 records in the racks.
VICIOUS SLOTH COLLECTABLES
1309 High Street, Malvern
(03) 9822 4992 | vsc@bigpond.net.au
www.vicioussloth.com.au
Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm. Buy and sell albums, singles, music memorabilia & reference books in excellent condition. Specialise in Rock & pop, punk, independent, 60’s garage & psych, blues, soul, and rock’n’roll. We have a comprehensive range of Australian music from all eras.
QUALITY RECORDS
269 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern
(03) 9500 9902 | quality@lavalink.com.au
www.qualityrecords.com.au | speakerscornerrecords.com.au
Buy/Sell/Trade new and used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and books. Largest range of new release, re-issue and audiophile vinyl. Discount new CDs and huge range of cheap used CDs & vinyl. We import/export worldwide. All tastes catered for with largest range of classical in the land.
Hawthorn/Camberwell
ALLEY TUNES
Shop 8/660a Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn (Glenferrie Station)
(03) 9819 9449
Buy/Sell/Trade new & used vinyl, CDs and DVDs. From bargains to rare.
We stock techno, house, electro, progressive, trance, d’n’b, lounge, disco, funk, soul, hip hop, dub, reggae, afrobeat, world, jazz, rock, pop and more. New stock every week. Alley Tunes is also a café and ticket outlet.
READINGS HAWTHORN
701 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
(03) 9819 1917 | customerservice@readings.com.au
www.readings.com.au
Vinyl now in stock. We have a wide range of LPs to suit all musical tastes from new release pop and rock to classics and jazz plus the latest books, CDs and DVDs. Browse and buy online at www.readings.com.au, with free shipping in Australia for orders of $50 or more.
DIXON’S RECYCLED
736 Burke Rd, Camberwell
(03) 9882 3345 | info@dixons.com.au
www.dixons.com.au
Established in 1976 – Melbourne’s original second hand specialist.
Buy/Sell/Trade CDs, LPs and DVDs. All stores stock a wide range of music, from Abba to Zappa, Brahms to Beyonce, Hendrix to Sonic Youth. Something for everyone at great prices.
Outer Suburbs/Bayside
DIXON’S RECYCLED
100 Railway Rd, Blackburn
(03) 9894 1844 | info@dixons.com.au
www.dixons.com.au
Established in 1976 – Melbournes original second hand specialist.
Buy/Sell/Trade CDs, LPs and DVDs. All stores stock a wide range of music, from Abba to Zappa, Brahms to Beyonce, Hendrix to Sonic Youth. Something for everyone at great prices.
ESSENDON SECONDHAND CDS, RECORDS AND BOOKS
20 Russell St Essendon
(03) 9372 9100 | ess2ndcdlpbook@optusnet.com.au
www.essendoncdlpbook.com.au
Monday-Friday: 11am-6pm, Saturday: 10am-1pm
CDs, records & books. All genres; heaps of 45s, music related books,
Ugly Things magazine. Most items $10 or less. EFTPOS available.
DIXON’S RECYCLED
156 Walker Street. Dandenong
(03) 9794 6899 | info@dixons.com.au
www.dixons.com.au
Established in 1976 – Melbournes original second hand specialist.
Buy/Sell/Trade CDs, LPs and DVDs. All stores stock a wide range of music, from Abba to Zappa, Brahms to Beyonce, Hendrix to Sonic Youth. Something for everyone at great prices.
RADICAL RECORDS
Shop 3-4 Hub Arcade, Langhorne St, Dandenong
(03) 9794 8316
www.radicalrecords.com.au
Not just Victoria’s leading Hard Rock and Heavy Metal specialist since 1988, we also stock a diverse range of other styles on CD, DVD and vinyl. Great contacts to find that elusive movie on DVD or long deleted CD.
VINYL SOLUTION
Shop 5/10 Park Rd, Cheltenham
(03) 9585 0133 | info@vinylsolution.com
www.vinylsolution.com
We have the largest range of stock in Melbourne – in every genre and format – from the 20s through to recent releases. Available on vinyl, CD and tape. We also stock DVDs, videos, memorabilia & accessories and our website – featuring 50,000 items – is updated every week.
RECORD CITY COLLECTABLES
433 Nepean Hwy, Frankston
(03) 9783 2357
Mon-Wed: 10.30am-5pm/Thurs, Fri 10.30am-5.30pm
Sat 10.30am-4pm / Closed Sunday. Records, CDs new and used, all genres, DVDs, books and accessories.
