Our lanes tours pass several shops on the vinyl record trail in the CBD which are part of a larger network of 51 stores melbourne-wide. We pass several in our lanes walk. Below are seven CBD stores (June 2011) from ‘Diggin records. The record lovers tour guide’
Note: Check all addresses before you go!
WAX MUSEUM RECORDS, Shop 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 M
POLYESTER RECORDS, 288 Flinders Lane, (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.
OFF THE HIP, Basement Level 381 Flinders Lane, (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. Lots of new and secondhand vinyl: garage rock, powerpop, blues, soul, hard rock, psychedelia, surf, beat and everything in-between. Imports and local releases.
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 inCountry, 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.
DISCURIO, 113 Hardware Lane, (03) 9600 1488 | music@discurio.com.au, www.discurio.com.au.
Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-7pm Sat 10am-5pm. ,Melbourne’s Classical Music specialists. Soundtracks, Classical, Jazz, World Music, Opera, Australian Jazz, Verve Origi
MISSING LINK – COLLECTORS CORNER, Basement 405 Bourke St, (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 importshipments, independent Australian releases and a constant stream of pre-lovedgems make it an essential stop for all on the path to musical righteousness.
(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.
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