DIGGIN' MELBOURNE

Diggin’ Melbourne 2024 Launch Party

Join us THIS SUNDAY (Sept. 1) to celebrate the release of the 2024 DIGGIN MELBOURNE RECORD STORE MAP. make tracks to WAX MUSIC LOUNGE on Sunday between 3-7pm. There will be AMAZING prizes from Audio-Technica for you to win. HEADPHONES, TURNTABLES and accessories. THATS RIGHT a yellow and black AT SOUNDBURGER – FREE!!! www.waxmusiclounge.com

What is Diggin’ Melbourne? Over 60 + INDEPENDENT STORES are mapped out for your record digging delight. Come down and pick up a map, or just get one on your travels. They should be in most stores over the next few days – and we’ll have a load at Wax Lounge on Sunday.

All the listings on the website are up-to-date, and the PDF version is also ready for you ion the download page.

August 29, 2024

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Final call for New Stores and updates

We’re almost ready to press go on the 2024 version of Diggin’ Melbourne. If you’re a store owner, is your listing up-to-date? And if you’re a digger and not seeing one of your favourite stores in the listings on this page then please feel free to share with us so we can include them here ( e. chris AT northsiderecords.com.au). New Map arriving late August. Watch this space for Launch Party details.

Check all the stores. A couple of new additions this year, and as always it’s sad to see a couple of stores go. Farewell to Basement Discs, Natural Selection and High On Vinyl.

July 30, 2024

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Diggin’ Update: June 2022

Since Record Store Day in April we’ve had a couple of changes to locations and trading hours. Make sure you check the Store Guide page for all the latest info.

WAX MUSEUM: Now located at 250 Flinders Street, and trading 7 days a week!

SKYDIVER: (pictured) Has now relocated to the Smith Street store as listed in the 2022 Diggin Map. Not only a record store – now also operating as Cafe & Bar. Open LATE Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Drop in and check out the new spot!

VINTAGE GARAGE: Has moved across Smith Street. Now located at 323 Smith Street.

See you in a record store soon! Happy diggin’.

June 10, 2022

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Ready for Record Store Day?

Saturday April 23, 2022 is Record Store Day! Hooray. After two years of COVID induced torture we can again celebrate INDEPENDENT Record Stores of Melbourne, and all around the world.
If you’re in Melbourne it’s going to be massive. Hopefully you’ve already got your Record Store Map and have a plan of attack. There’s a whole bunch of live performances, DJs and record signings and more across the entire city. Check out just some of the action below.

You can use the Store Guide pages here to search for your local store, or just hit up social media for posts from most participating stores. Hope to see you and your map on Record Store Day.

Don’t forget to get in early if you want those elusive Record Store Day exclusives and special signed copies.
Everyday is Record Store Day in Melbourne, so if you can’t get out for Record Store Day do not fear! We have about 70 stores ready to cater for your recorded music needs as soon as you can drop in.

Support your local record stores and local musicians. They make this city great. Happy Record Store Day.

April 22, 2022

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Diggin’ Melbourne 2022 is here!

The new Diggin’ Melbourne maps have arrived and are being circulated this week. If you can’t find one yet you can download here or simply use the Store Guide page to access all the new and updated info contained in the printed maps.

And of course, it’s not a new map without a Launch Party to welcome all the new stores and a chance for the stores, customers and die hard diggers to celebrate our city’s incredibly rich and diverse independent record store culture and community. Join us on Sunday April 3 at Section 8 for our annual launch party, featuring DJs from many of your favourite record stores including Licorice Pie, Northside Records, Plug Seven, Union Heights, Dixons, Alley Tunes, Wax Museum and more.

Once again we have some awesome prizes and giveaways from Audio-Technica, including ATH-M20xBT Headphones and ATH-SQ1TW Headphones. The celebrations kick off at 3pm and continue until 11pm, with DJs playing eclectic 30 and 60 minute sets that will flip your wig! Major prize draw around 8pm. Don’t miss your chance to win.

Record Store Day is happening on Saturday April 23. Make sure you have your Diggin’ Melbourne Maps before then so you can be one of the first to get your hands on the latest and greatest from all the amazing stores in and around Melbourne. See you at the launch party!

March 28, 2022

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Diggin’ Melbourne 2022 – Final call

If you are a Record Store owner and you’re not already listed here or in our 2019 map, please get in touch with us asap to ensure you are part the 2022 Diggin’ Melbourne Map. Email us: diggin [at] blisterfinger.com.au

We’ve updated the Store Guide page with all new stores and also removed any stores that have closed or changed operations since our last Map print run in 2019. We are in the process of upgrading the site and making it a little more mobile user friendly too.

February 10, 2022

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Stand by – Diggin’ Melbourne 2022 is coming

We’re getting ready to press go on the latest instalment of the Diggin’ Melbourne map. Sadly we’ve lost a few stores over the course of multiple lockdowns, but we’ve also gained some. Watch this space for updates.

We’ve update the Store Guide page with all new stores and also removed any stores that have closed since our last Map print run in 2019.

Support your local record store! By now everyone knows most Melbourne record stores are trading online and offering click & collect or delivery services. If you’re not already hooked up, call your local store for more information. We can’t wait to see everyone instore again.

October 9, 2021

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Diggin’ Melbourne 2019 – Addendum

The smoke has cleared and the crowds have moved on since Record Store Day, but your local record store is still the hottest spot on the block. Don’t wait too long before you drop in again or you’ll miss all the treats!

We’ve added a couple of small updates to the 2019 Diggin’ Guide. The online store guide and PDF map are now (almost) 100% correct. If you prefer to use the printed map, please note the following updates:
ROCKSTEADY RECORDS now also trading Mondays, 9.30am-6pm.
QUALITY RECORDS have new contact details and blurb.
VICIOUS SLOTH is located at 1309 High St, Malvern as it has been for many years. The address was accidentally listed as number 309 in the 2019 printed guide. Apologies to anyone who went looking for 309, and apologies to the team at The Sloth. If you have a penchant for Rock, Prog, Punk or Psych, or you love a well organised record store, make sure you hit up 1309 High St, Malvern – and tell them the Digging Map sent you!

Supporting your local independent record stores and supporting local music keeps this culture alive. Get down to your favourite spot and score some local heat this week. Dig.

May 15, 2019

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Edition 10 of Diggin’ Melbourne out now

The 2019 Diggin’ Melbourne Map is out now. If you haven’t already picked up a printed map or perused the online store guide and PDF Download you still can. Find the printed version of the map in all good record stores and many usual street press outlets. Our new map features 65 stores, all located within Greater Melbourne. This post may come post-Record Store Day, but we all know it’s record store day every day in Melbourne.

Thanks again to Audio-Technica for their assistance in making the Diggin’ Melbourne map possible. Dig.

April 19, 2019

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Know your local record store

Need your vinyl fix fast? Take a look at all the Independent Record Stores and vinyl stockists in Melbourne. Click the map for larger view, or jump to the store guide

Melbourne CBD

1. WAX MUSEUM waxmuseumrecords.com
2. OFF THE HIP facebook.com/offthehiprecords
3. BASEMENT DISCS basementdiscs.com.au
4. ROCKSTEADY RECORDS rocksteadyrecords.com.au
5. THE JUNK COMPANY thejunkcompany.com
6. HEARTLAND RECORDS heartlandrecords.com.au
7. PICTURE SEARCH VIDEO & VINYL

Fitzroy / Collingwood / Carlton

8.NORTHSIDE RECORDS northsiderecords.com.au
9. THE SEARCHERS thesearchers.com.au
10. PLUG SEVEN plugseven.com
11. HAPPY VALLEY happyvalleyshop.com
12. VINYL SPACE RECORDS vinylspace.com
13. RICKS RECORDS instagram.com/ricksrecordstore
14. SKYDIVER skydiverrecords.com
15. DUTCH VINYL dutchvinyl.com.au
16. HUB301 hub301.com.au
17. POLYESTER RECORDS polyesterrecords.com
18. POISON CITY RECORDS poisoncityrecords.com
19. VINYL REVIVAL vinylrevival.com.au
20. DIXONS RECYCLED dixons.com.au
21. OH! JEAN RECORDS ohjeanrecords.com
22. STRANGEWORLD RECORDS strangeworldrecords.com.au
23. READINGS CARLTON readings.com.au
24. GOLDMINE RECORDS – Carlton North goldminerecords.com.au
25. LULU’S instagram.com/lulusmelb
26. GOLDMINE RECORDS – Fitzroy North goldminerecords.com.au

Northcote / Thornbury / Preston / Brunswick / Coburg

27. RATHDOWNE RECORDS instagram.com/rathdownerecords
28. RECORDS ETCETERA recordsetc.com.au
29. THORNBURY RECORDS thornburyrecords.com
30. HIGH ON VINYL highonvinyl.com.au
31. MULTISONICS facebook.com/multisonics
MJ. MUSIC JUNGLE
32. HUNTER & CO VINTAGE instagram.com/hunterandcovintage
33. MUSCLE SHOALS www.recordclam.com
34. ROUND AND ROUND RECORDS roundandroundrecords.com
35. RECORD PARADISE recordparadise.com.au
36. VINYL REVIVAL Brunswick vinylrevival.com.au
37. ROUND AGAIN RECORDS

Essendon / Moonee Ponds / Kensington / Williamstown

38. ESSENDON CDS, RECORDS & BOOKS essendoncdlpbook.com.au
DB. DE BRETTS ANTIQUE MARKET
39. WHITE RABBIT RECORD BAR whiterabbitrecords.com.au
40. LOST ARK ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES LostArkAntiques

Southside – St. Kilda / Prahran / Windsor / Malvern

41. READINGS ST KILDA readings.com.au
42. ECLECTICO eclectico.com.au
MJ. MAINLY JAZZ
43. BOUNCE AUDIO bounceaudio.com.au
44. GREVILLE RECORDS
45. PROFILE MUSIC store.profilemusic.net.au
46. UNION HEIGHTS unionheights.com.au
47. LICORICE PIE RECORDS licoricepie.com
48. VICIOUS SLOTH COLLECTABLES vicioussloth.com.au
49. QUALITY RECORDS qualityrecords.com.au

Southside – Hawthorn / Camberwell

50. ALLEY TUNES alleytunes.com
51. READINGS HAWTHORN readings.com.au

South East / Bayside / Frankston

52. DIXONS RECYCLED dixons.com.au
53. AUDIOPHILE REFERENCE RECORDINGS audiophilereferencerecordings.com.au
54. RADICAL RECORDS radicalrecords.com.au
55. VINYL SOLUTION vinylsolution.com
VR. VINYLRULES MUSIC vinylrulesmusic.com.au
MM. METAL MOSH  metalmosh.com.au

Full listings for all shops at Store Guide | Map download

May 10, 2018

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