The following list of stores replicates the 2013 Diggin’ Melbourne Map content. 54 stores in total across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs. Where possible we have provided links to websites and Google maps. For more information/or to download a 2013 edition of the map (PDF) please visit the Download page.
The stores are split into the following zones:
Melbourne CBD / City West
Kensington
Fitzroy/Collingwood/Carlton
The Inner-North
Essendon
Southside – St Kilda/Prahran/Malvern
Southside – Hawthorn/Camberwell
South East/Bayside/Frankston
Melbourne CBD/City West
WAX MUSEUM 
2 Campbell Arcade, Degraves St Melbourne (Enter via Subway)
(03) 9663 6310 | waxmuseumrecords@tpg.com.au
www.waxmuseumrecords.com.au
It’s all about the beats! Specialising in Hip-hop and future beat with a dash of house, techno and drum n bass. We also stock a healthy range of 70s, 80s, 90s jazz, funk, soul, rock & pop, disco & boogie, reggae & dancehall, afro beat. 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
COLLECTORS CORNER – MISSING LINK 
Level 1, 387 Bourke St, Melbourne
(03) 8060 4570
www.recordcollectorscorner.com.au
Mon-Fri: 10am-7pm Sat: 11am-6pm 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! View Map
TITLE MELBOURNE
113 Hardware Lane
(03) 9600 1488 | melbourne@titlespace.com
www.titlespace.com.au
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. View Map
TOP END DISCS
Collins Place 45 Collins Street, Melbourne
(03) 9662 1196 | dirtcheapcds@swiftdsl.com.au
Mon-Fri 9am to 7pm, Sat 10am to 6pm, Sun 11am to 5pm. Mostly classic rock jazz and classical – aimed at the baby boomers. Lots of exclusive import titles, box sets, world movies, oz movies and now with a range of random and quirky new and secondhand vinyl. View Map
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. View Map
Kensington
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. View Map
Fitzroy/Collingwood/Carlton
TITLE
183 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. View Map
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. View Map
THE SEARCHERS 
93 Smith St, Fitzroy
(03) 9939 0096 | thesearcherssecondhand@gmail.com
Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm / Sun: 11am-5pm
Vinyl, books, and great coffee. Hidden courtyard/take away. Internationally-sourced new & used vinyl & CDs. Stocking funk & soul, pop, rock, hip hop, disco, electro, prog, punk/new wave, metal, jazz, blues, and more. Turntables/styli. Wide range of fiction to creative books.
7 days. Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm & Sun: 11am-5pm. View Map
CLUBHOUSE RECORDS
Shop 6, 164 Gore Street, Fitzroy (Upstairs at the Union Club Hotel)
0420 599 054 | cheebacheeba@hotmail.com
facebook: Union Club Shops
Thursday to Sunday 12-8pm. Dedicated to vinyl only we carry an eclectic mix of secondhand and re-issued records. Enjoy a drink and a browse at a later hour in our licensed premises. View Map
LOST AND FOUND
1/5 Perry 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. View Map
GUTTERHYPE RECORDS
130 Johnston St, Collingwood
0409 336 251 | robspinfx@gmail.com
Record store specialising in bass music on vinyl. Importing quality Bass music, Dubstep, Drum n Bass, Jungle, Future beats, Techno, Deep house. The shop also functions as an animation, illustration and graphics studio. View Map
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. View Map
POISON CITY RECORDS 
400 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
(03) 9077 0563 | info@poisoncityrecords.com
www.poisoncityrecords.com
Poison City is an independent label, distribution and skateboard/record store located in Fitzroy (Melbourne). Their retail store specialises in punk rock, hardcore, garage and indie rock – stocking a large range of vinyl, CDs and music merchandise.
Mon: 12-5pm, Wed-Fri: 11am-5.30pm, Sat & Sun: 11am-5pm. Closed Tuesday. View Map
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. View Map
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 http://www.readings.com.au, with free shipping in Australia for orders of $50 or more. View Map
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. View Map
GOLDMINE PRELOVED CDS & RECORDS
369 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. View Map
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. View Map
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. View Map
The Inner-North
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. View Map
THORNBURY RECORDS
591 High St, Thornbury
(03) 9942 0754 | info@thornburyrecords.com
www.thornburyrecords.com
Tues-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm
New release and reissue rock & alternative vinyl, local releases, zines, hand-made vinyl crafts, turntable repairs and accessories. View Map
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! View Map
MUSCLE SHOALS
504 Lygon St, East Brunswick
0438 325 397 | muscleshoals_records@hotmail.com
www.lostandfoundmarket.com.au
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. View Map
LOST WEEKEND
511 Lygon Street, East Brunswick
(03) 9383 1883 | lost.found@bigpond.com
www.facebook.com/muscleshoalsrecords
Open weekends only 10am-6pm Lost Weekend is a vintage store that has an eclectic range of vintage stalls. Vinyl for sale, soul, jazz, rock indie, 7”& 12” singles right through to movie soundtracks. Brunswick is the superstore. There are record fairs here every few months. View Map
RECORD PARADISE
511 Lygon Street, East Brunswick
(03) 9380 4488 | renae@recordparadise.com
www.recordparadise.com
Open Wed-Sat: 12-6pm or by appointment.
We buy and sell new and recycled vinyl, with a warehouse of over 20,000 releases including Pop, Rock, Indie, New Wave, Soundtracks, Exotica, Jazz, Classical & Nostalgia. LPs, Singles, 78s, Boxsets, CDs, DVDs and Books.
We proudly support new independent Australian releases. View Map
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. View Map
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! View Map
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. View Map
Essendon
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. View Map
Southside – 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 http://www.readings.com.au, with free shipping in Australia for orders of $50 or more. View Map
ECLECTICO
163a Acland St, St Kilda
0411 209 912 | info@eclectico.com.au
Open 7 days, 10.30 – 6.30
New and secondhand vinyl and CDs. Stocking afro, latin, funk, soul, brazilian, tropical, blues and a large selections of reggae re-issues on vinyl. We sell vinyl frames for displaying your favourite records as art. We also sell fashion and jewellery and will have a cafe on the terrace from spring 2013. We also buy secondhand vinyl. 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
MAINLY JAZZ
94 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda
(03) 9534 1173
Wed-Fri. 1pm-5pm. Sat 10am-2pm. Jazz specialists. A vast selection of used jazz LPs and EPs, sought after jazz reissues and Australian jazz memorabilia. The collection at Mainly Jazz spans almost everything jazz – Big Band, Dixieland, Be-Bop, East/West Coast, Soul Jazz, Fusion and more. Also find a huge selection of 7” singles (60s-90s), books, CDs, cassettes and more. View Map
BOUNCE AUDIO
37 Cato Street, Prahran
(03) 8060 2997 | shop@bounceaudio.com.au
bounceaudio.com.au
Mon-Wed 11am-6pm, Thurs-Friday 11-8pm, Sat 11am-5pm. Weekly shipments of new 12”s & LP’s covering House, Techno, Disco, Beats and secondhand records. DJ equipment services & repair. DJ products include cartridges/styli, headphones, turntables, cables, audio interfaces, midi keyboards and studio monitors. DJ equipment hire & PA speakers. Private DJ tuition available. View Map
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. View Map
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. View Map
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. Jazz, funk, soul, reggae, disco, boogie, rock, soundtracks, prog, Aussie/Oz Jazz, classical, 80s, avante garde, all-sorts. View Map
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. View Map
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. View Map
Southside – 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. View Map
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 http://www.readings.com.au, with free shipping in Australia for orders of $50 or more. View Map
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. View Map
South East/Bayside/Frankston
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. View Map
AUDIOPHILE REFERENCE RECORDINGS
12 Florence Street, Burwood
0411 261 822 | sales@audiophilereferencerecordings.com.au
www.audiophilereferencerecordings.com.au
Tuesday to Friday: 12-6pm, Thurs: 12-9pm, Sat: 10am-12 noon.
We specialise in audiophile quality recordings both in vinyl and CD. We hold the largest collection of reference quality music in Australia and our aim is to become the best audiophile music source in Australia. View Map
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. View Map
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. View Map
OBESE RECORDS FRANKSTON
6 Wells St, Frankston
(03) 9783 1117 | obesefrankston@obeserecords.com
www.obeserecords.com
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Tue-Sat: 10.30-5.30pm. 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 View Map
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. View Map
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