Records of Australia

Byron Bay / Australia

The Local on Fletcher Street in Byron Bay stocks an eclectic mix of apparel and homewares.

Best for Apparel, homewares and retro vinyl

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CBD, Melbourne

Dropouts is an independent Melbourne CBD store selling fashion, records, tapes, CDs and objects, curating labels such as Perks and Mini and Fucking Awesome alongside publications and lifestyle items. It stocks unisex and women's clothing plus accessories including eyewear, bags, headwear and jewellery.

Best for Independent streetwear and record store

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Collingwood, Melbourne

Hares & Hyenas is a community bookshop inside the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda specialising in queer literature, covering fiction, biography, sex education, trans and non-binary titles and parenting books. It also stocks comics, poetry, plays, magazines, CDs, vinyl and DVDs alongside rainbow merchandise.

Best for Queer literature and community bookshop

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Melbourne / Australia

This Fitzroy shop at 236 Gertrude Street has traded in funk and soul since 2002, running its own record label and regular in-store performances. Alongside the counter it sells new and used vinyl through Discogs, and publishes a Melbourne gig guide.

Best for Funk and soul vinyl on Gertrude Street since 2002

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CBD, Melbourne

Rocksteady Records is a Naarm/Melbourne record store on Level 1 of Mitchell House, 358 Lonsdale Street, stocking vinyl and CDs across reggae, soul, jazz, rock and Australian indie releases. It supports independent artists and hosts in-store live performances.

Best for Independent vinyl and in-store gigs

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CBD, Melbourne

Wax Museum Records has sold new and used vinyl in the basement of 250 Flinders Street, Melbourne, since 2006, spanning hip-hop, electronic, funk, soul, jazz, rock and reggae, alongside DJ equipment and merchandise. It also runs the adjoining Wax Music Lounge live event space and bar.

Best for New and used vinyl since 2006

CBD, Sydney

Red Eye Records, at 143 York Street, Sydney, sells new and secondhand vinyl, CDs, cassettes and 7-inch singles across genres from rock and jazz to hip-hop, electronic and soundtracks. It also stocks DVDs, Blu-rays, books and magazines, with a dedicated Australian and New Zealand releases section.

Best for New and secondhand vinyl sydney cbd

Newtown

Independent record store at 413 King St, Newtown, Sydney, specializing in punk, indie and underground Australian and international vinyl, CDs and cassettes, plus a second-hand books section. Opened in Penrith in 2002, moved to Newtown in 2008.

Best for Australian punk, indie and underground vinyl

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Enmore, Sydney

Tengu Records is an independent vinyl shop in Enmore, near Newtown Station, describing its stock as rare and collectible vinyl including Japanese pressings. Alongside LPs, 45s and CDs, it sells cassettes, posters and t-shirts.

Best for Rare and japanese pressing vinyl

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Newtown

Sydney vinyl shop buying, selling and trading new and used records across rock, house, techno, funk, jazz and world music, plus turntable sales and needle replacement. Current address: Shop 34/277 Crown Street, Surry Hills.

Best for Vinyl records and turntables.

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Collingwood (294 Smith Street) / Online

Happy Valley’s shelves move between new books, independent magazines, vinyl, prints and compact design gifts. Online orders can be collected in store, and purchases are wrapped in unbleached brown paper.

Best for Books, independent magazines, art prints, records, design objects and gifts

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