Spin me right round baby – the Gold Coast’s top vinyl suppliers to visit on Record Store Day
Music’s favourite medium is having a moment. Though once a relic of another time, vinyl records have been steadily reclaiming their popularity due to their sentimentality and sound quality. In honour of Record Store Day – this Saturday April 18 – we’ve compiled the Gold Coast and Tweed’s best record stores celebrating the big day with exclusive deals, giveaways and live music gigs. Read on for more …
Badlands Vinyl, Tweed Heads
Badlands’ slogan “too ugly for the Gold Coast, too poor for Byron Bay” perfectly encapsulates the vinyl traders’ easy-going attitude and laidback self-awareness. With big love for inclusivity, partying and fostering young talent, Badlands Vinyl has been selling new and used vinyl and putting on regular free live-music gigs for the last four years, and this weekend, it’s channeling all that passion into Record Store Day. As part of the celebration, the event will feature live music from synth-punk five-piece Media Puzzle and existential four-piece Jono’s Mate Sheep, both local bands with fresh records released for the day, while every record purchase comes with a free tote bag and bumper sticker. While you’re there, keep an eye out for Bad News, the free monthly-run magazine run by Badlands’ owner Kim, which features local music interviews, gig guides and more.
Beatniks Records, Burleigh Heads
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As a family-owned record store run by a team of music obsessives, Beatniks Records in Burleigh Heads is the place to go when you’re on the hunt for something a little unique. Specialising in new and pre-owned vinyl, rare and collectible pressings and a curated range of hi-fi audio gear, Beatniks lives and breathes records – you’re in good hands here. This year, Beatniks is celebrating Record Store Day for the tenth year as well as its tenth birthday and therefore will be pulling out all the stops to make this a day to remember. There’ll be a huge range of limited-edition exclusive releases, revolving DJs spinning vinyl all day long, two major turntable giveaways, spot prizes and merch giveaways.
Butter Beats Record Store, Coolangatta and Southport
Butter Beats has been home to records, books, figurines, posters and other music memorabilia since 1998, specialising in rare and collectible Australian records. Here, the passionate and informed team are dedicated to helping customers track down niche requests and elusive vinyl pressings. Additionally, Butter Beats provides Brisbane and the Gold Coast with Queensland’s largest range of street art supplies as Australia’s longest-running graffiti supply store.
Howl & Moan, Byron Bay
Subscribe for updatesAs Byron Bay’s only record store, Howl & Moan doesn’t have to do much to stand out. Nevertheless, their relentless stocking of vinyl records, cassettes, turntables, accessories, merchandise, books, posters and more makes them a force to be reckoned with. This Record Store Day, Howl & Moan is commemorating the occasion with live gigs from indie-rock three-piece Loose Content as they celebrate the release of debut album Forth & Back alongside Northern Rivers’ Lyrik Moses and Seraph Hrubos.
Valiant Music, Brunswick Heads
As a proudly independent, bricks-and-mortar music store, Valiant Music is a rare find, and so is its stock. Run by a team of passionate people and located in the beautiful Brunswick Heads, Valiant specialises in curated vintage guitars, amplifiers and a wide range of vinyl records spanning various genres and price points. For over a decade, the store has been helping customers hunt down elusive albums and chase their dream guitar, with the knowledge that every record and instrument has a story to tell.
echo & bounce, Woolloongabba
If you happen to find yourself northbound, we’d recommend giving this one a whirl. Woolloongabba’s echo & bounce is so much more than a record store – it’s a cafe and bar, an occasional event space and a full-time respite for DJs exploring their sound. Known for its selection of electronic, house and techno vinyl records, and championing of diverse lineups, echo & bounce’s ultimate aim is to contribute to Meanjin’s growing arts and music scene. For Record Store Day, local legends Das Druid and Beats of No Nation will deliver a courtyard sundown dance session through to 8:00 pm, with the store carrying on business as usual inside.
While nothing beats the feeling of walking into record store and flicking through stacks of vinyls, shoppers chasing something specific can also check out The Vinyl Store.
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