Brisbane has lost some familiar record-store shopfronts in recent years, but the city still has serious places to buy vinyl, from old-school CBD institutions to tiny specialist shops with deep crates and very specific obsessions.

Updated September 2026 Brisbane’s record-store map has changed, but the good stuff is still there. Rocking Horse has been selling records in the city for more than 50 years. Glitter has built a small Fortitude Valley shop around an archive of more than 80,000 recordings. Red Hill has Monster Robot Party for people who take dance music seriously, and Camp Hill somehow gives you two proper record shops within a few doors of each other. That is what makes a Brisbane record-store crawl fun. One stop might mean jazz reissues and old Australian pressings, the next a wall of house and techno, then a stack of local releases you did not know you needed.

Glitter Records, Fortitude Valley

Glitter Records has a small shopfront in California Lane, but what sits behind it is anything but small. Founder Riley Fitzgerald’s archive runs to more than 80,000 recordings across vinyl, CD, cassette and shellac. There is also a real Brisbane-music thread running through the place. During BIGSOUND 2026, Glitter and California Lane hosted a two-day record fair with local sellers, 4ZZZ support and a conversation on Brisbane punk and post-punk history featuring The Go-Betweens’ John Willsteed. It is the kind of shop where the backstory is almost as interesting as the bins. Find it: G4 / 22 McLachlan Street, California Lane, Fortitude Valley.

Rocking Horse Records, Brisbane City

Rocking Horse Records has been selling music in Brisbane since 1975, which makes it one of the city’s genuine record-store institutions. The Albert Street shop carries new and second-hand vinyl, CDs, books and music memorabilia, with the sort of broad stock that rewards a proper browse. It has survived format changes, rent hikes, streaming and several generations of Brisbane music fans, and is still there in the CBD doing what it has always done. Find it: 245 Albert Street, Brisbane City.

Monster Robot Party, Red Hill

Monster Robot Party is the specialist on this list, and proudly so. Owner Jing has been DJing for more than 30 years, and the Musgrave Road shop is particularly strong in house, techno, trance, drum and bass, breaks and hip hop. There is rock and pop too, including harder-to-find pressings, but dance music is where the personality of the shop really kicks in. The store has also been involved with Queensland DMC events and DJ culture, so it feels connected to the people actually playing the records, not just selling them. Find it: Shop 3, 147 Musgrave Road, Red Hill.

Dutch Vinyl, Paddington

Dutch Vinyl sits on Latrobe Terrace with a broad spread of new and second-hand records across rock, jazz, soul, funk, electronic, hip hop, punk, country and plenty in between. This is less about one niche and more about having room to wander. You can go in chasing something specific or lose half an hour to a section you had no intention of looking at. The store also buys collections, so the second-hand stock keeps moving. Find it: 179 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington.

Echo & Bounce, Woolloongabba

Echo & Bounce combines records, coffee and events in Woolloongabba, with a particular lean toward electronic and independent releases. Its shelves include local music, underground dance records and smaller-label releases that are easy to miss in bigger stores. The cafe-and-community-space side of the business gives it a different rhythm too. You can browse, hang around and actually feel like you are somewhere tied into Brisbane’s current music scene. Find it: 596 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.

Sonic Sherpa, Stones Corner

Sonic Sherpa has been in Stones Corner since 2015 and leans hard into indie and alternative music, while still carrying new vinyl, reissues and local releases. The shop regularly hosts free all-ages in-stores too. In 2026, those included appearances from Brisbane artists as well as interstate acts, so this is one of the stores where retail and live music still overlap in a way that feels very Brisbane. Find it: Shop 12, 360 Logan Road, Stones Corner.

Stash Records, Camp Hill

Stash Records buys and sells new and pre-loved vinyl from its Old Cleveland Road shop in Camp Hill. The stock is broad, with plenty of second-hand records to work through and no single genre dominating the room. It is the sort of place where the fun is in checking what has come in lately rather than walking in with a rigid shopping list. Find it: 557 Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill.

Rockaway Records, Carindale

Rockaway Records has been part of Brisbane’s record-buying life for decades, although these days you will find it inside Westfield Carindale rather than in one of the city’s smaller music precincts. It carries new releases, second-hand vinyl, CDs, memorabilia and collectables, making it the most conventional retail stop on this list. That is not necessarily a bad thing. If you are already on the southside, it is an easy place to check for mainstream releases, catalogue titles and second-hand finds without making a dedicated inner-city run. Find it: Shop 2064, Level 1, Westfield Carindale, 1151 Creek Road, Carindale.

Butter Beats, Camp Hill

Butter Beats is only a few doors from Stash, which makes Camp Hill one of the easiest places in Brisbane to turn a record-store visit into a two-stop mission. Trading since 1998, Butter Beats has long-standing ties to hip hop, street art and collector culture. It stocks rare Australian pressings, harder-to-find releases, books, posters and music memorabilia as well as records. There is history in the room, but it does not feel embalmed. The shop still has the energy of a place built by people who care deeply about the culture around the music. Find it: First Floor, 545 Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill.

What happened to The Record Exchange, Catalog Music and Jet Black Cat?

A few names still turn up in older Brisbane record-store guides even though their physical shops have closed. The Record Exchange has closed its Adelaide Street store and continues online. Catalog Music ended physical retail trading in Fortitude Valley in April 2026 and now operates online. Jet Black Cat Music closed its West End shop in December 2024, while continuing through online sales, pop-ups and music events. It is a useful reminder of how quickly Brisbane’s record-store map can change, especially when some of its best-known names continue in different forms after the doors close.

Planning a record-store run

If you want to turn it into a proper afternoon, Rocking Horse and Glitter pair easily across the CBD and Fortitude Valley. Dutch Vinyl and Monster Robot Party make a good Paddington and Red Hill combination. On the southside, Echo & Bounce, Sonic Sherpa, Stash and Butter Beats can all sit in the same run, with Rockaway further out at Carindale. Opening hours and stock change, especially at the smaller stores, so check directly before making a special trip.

More Brisbane music

For live music, see the YELO Brisbane Live Music Hub and Brisbane Gig Guide. Heading north? YELO also has a Sunshine Coast record-store guide.