The Record Exchange

Ah, Record Exchange. My true high school love. How I used to run to you when double maths got too real and I saw no other option except to flee from school to the city.
I’m happy to report that 10 years on, Record Exchange is still the same. The clutter, the chaos, the musky smell, the random oddities– they’re all still there, fermenting into some nostalgic musical brine.
They’ve got a second hand clothing collection that is akin to a flea market. You’ll find genuine article 80’s acid wash jeans, leather vests, doc martens and all of that other old school die hard muso business there. They’ve still got some VHS lying around along with turntables and arcade machines (all of which may or may not work).
The music collection is off tap. The records are priced anywhere from $ 2 and upward. It depends on how rare, and what condition the vinyl is in. In the collector’s section, I did find a $ 36.99 double record Face Off Soundtrack. Holy bejesus!
As a side note, Record Exchange also buy whole collections from people. Looking to get rid of your outdated, dorky music collection? Give it to these guys!
I have spent hours on end trawling through the goods at Record Exchange. If you haven’t done it, I recommend you do, and even if you were there yesterday, do it again today. Different day, different treasure.

The Record Exchange is like looking into a record store in the 1970’s. It’s a cavalcade of various records from all sorts of genres, funk, rock, hip hop etc. It’s practically a one stop shop for someone looking for anything music related. They have all kinds of shirts (but mostly heavy metal? Why so many Metallica shirts, I wonder?) and they stock a tonne of gig posters, which I’m always a big fan of.
As the name suggests, you can exchange some old records here, as well as CD’s and other music treasures. There doesn’t seem to be a much of a system here, so you’ll be browsing for a while if you want something specific (I suspect this gets in a LOT of buyers), but the staff are very helpful in finding whatever you want. If you’re into music, check it out.

As you walk up a certain flight of stairs on Adelaide St,
The sounds of the grumbling city slowly fade off
until all you can hear is the beginning riffs of jefferson airplane.
You have entered the musty dusty and glorious Record Exchange.
I have bought the majority of my records here,
as well as finding other odds and ends to lust over
(Engelbert Humperdinck discography. ONE DAY YOU WILL BE MINE.)
They have everything here.
Music Books, Magazines, Figurines, Clothes, Doc Martins, Record players, VHS,
CD’s, Cassettes and memorabilia.
This place is refreshingly free from music snobbery
and feels more like your uncles haphazard attic.
Record Exchange will provide hours of entertainment
and with actual reasonably priced stock,
prepare for a sizable dent in that wallet.