Music stores in Auckland

Kia ora,

I am a Wellingtonian (literally) heading to Auckland in a few weeks and would like to do some music harvesting while up there. Anyone know of any good music retailers that are hidden away in back alleys and dingy dungeons?

Secondhand records (vinyl) preferably.

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Beautiful Music on Ponsonby road, if it's still there, is totally awesome. It's upstairs, somewhere...

Real Groovy is definitely worth a poke - MUCH bigger than the Welly shop, and just as expensive! It's right in the centre of town, you can't miss it...

Beautiful Music no longer exists, sad to say

Other than Groovy which is the biggest and possibly best you have (outside of the chains)

On K Raod:

Lowpass - La Gonda Arcade, for breaks and other dance styles
Play - St Kevins Arcade, loads of dance styles plus a good range of second hand, jazz, reggae, some rock/indie etc (great little store)
Criminal - Symonds St (dance only)
Beat Merchants - Victoria St (?), Hip hop, reggae, dance
DMC - High St, dance and a bit of hip hop
Marbecks - Queens Arcade, Queen St, no vinyl but awesome slections and seriously knowledgable staff
Conch - Ponsonby Road, hip hop, jazz, soul, funk, dance. If this is ya bent a awesome store run by the very knowledgable Cian
Muzikquarium (?) - not sure where, Dominion Rd(?), dunno if this store is till around, rock/indie mainly second hand

Other than that can't thin fo any more sorry

Auckland is so not the wonderful record shoppers paradise it once was :(

for a quick easy fix, Groovy is the best choice for vinyl, central and all that stuff, though if going there its not too far to play (5-10 min walk at most)

I've always wished we had a slowboat up here :)

Cheers!

That really helps. Definatley more on the end of indie rawk and rowl...

Ahhh slowboat :)

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Musiquarium is on Dominion Rd - across the road from Davis Funeral Services. Great, great shop.

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