If you are chasing vinyl records this guide will have your day sorted with a record shop every 200 metres. Visiting some of Melbourne’s best record stores and a few bars to help you along the way. These stores will have pretty much every genre you are looking for, new, old, rare, and classics, all for a fair price.

Northside Records is in Monocle top 100 retail stores worldwide and owner Chris Gill brings the funk every Thursday on his show The Get Down broadcasted at midday on Three Triple R Melbourne Community Radio Station. At Northside you will find the records Chris plays on his show and many many more. You can expect to walk out with a bag full of vinyl. Northside holds live regular in-store events and has its own record label that helps local musicians get their music on wax and into the world. Website | Instagram | 236 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

Searchers started as a bookstore back in 2012. The store is now owned by the bass guitarist of Melbourne band Architecture in Helsinki, Sam Perry, and his friend Jakob Schmitt who brought the business and started to push more vinyl. Now, the store is somewhat of a music library with floor-to-ceiling records of all genres. This could be the deepest crate in all of Melbourne, it is one of those record stores you will never walk out of empty-handed. Website | Instagram | 93 Smith St, Fitzroy

The owner of Plug Seven, Ari Roze has been digging for over 20 years. Now, he has hauled tens of thousands of records from all over world into the Smith Street shop. Here you will find rare gems, classics and they always have some local heat too. Their weekly record drops are large and if your fast you will pick up some well sort after records. Their crates have a big selections of hip-hop, rap, soul, jazz, blues, disco, latin and all that funky shit. Website | Instagram | 313A Smith St, Fitzroy

Skydiver began in 2016 specialising in vinyl for the dance floor but now they also sling coffee and drinks with a nice courtyard to enjoy them in. Dig the deep crates of house, techno, Italo disco, synth-pop, new beat, new wave, cosmic, ambient, and way more. There are two window-side Technic 1200s for deep listening drivers.. Website | Discogs | Instagram | 358 Smith St, Collingwood

Licorice Pie specialists in secondhand vinyl, so if you are up for a dig this is the place to be with fresh stock arriving from all corners of the globe regularly. You will find most genres in the crates and you can also buy vintage hi-fi equipment here. Website | Discogs | Instagram | Collingwood Yards

This place got its name because the owner Tam Patton and Mark Reuten brought thousands of records from Holland to Melbourne to start what is now Dutch Vinyl. The collection is eclectic and you can definitely find a bargain in these bins. These guys take pride in their vinyl, they clean and care for the wax, so that old records play like new. They will also buy your pre-loved records too. Website | Instagram | 269 Johnston St, Abbotsford

Hub 301 owner Greg Molinaro has spent years in Melbourne’s dance music scene and his knowledge and tastes shine through in his selections on the shelves. There are plenty of records from local heroes and the worldwide wax is banging. Even second-hand records can be top-shelf material and you should keep your eye out for an in-store vinyl release party at Hub, they are always a good time. Website | Instagram | 301 Johnston St, Abbotsford