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Record stores of old Sydney

September 9, 2018September 9, 2018ResearchNo Comments

In the course of my research for this project, I was trying to find information on indie record stores of the 90s, and the big record chains of the 90s. I have a lot of memories of shopping in these places, and the people who worked there.

I decided to try and map out a couple of the stores and it quickly ballooned to much more. Here is the list of stores if you care.

1C Virgin Megastore – 343 George St
1C Birdland – 3 Barrack St
1D Fish Records – 350 George St
1D Utopia Records – Challis Arcade

2B Mojo Record Bar – 73 York St
2B Waterfront/Whammo – 89 York St
2C Mojo Music – 28 York St
2C Fish Records – 44 King St
2C Red Eye – 66 King St
2C Mojo Music – 32 York St (downstairs)
2D Red Eye – Tank Stream Arcade
2D JB Hi- Fi Strand Arcade – 412-414 George St
2D HMV Mid City Centre – 197 Pitt St (downstairs)
2E Chelsea Records – 124-126 Pitt St
2E Palings Music Store – 152 Pitt St
2E Borders – Skygarden – 77 Castlereagh St
2E The Record Plant – G39, Imperial Arcade

3B Time Warp – 289 Clarence St
3B Waterfront – 119 York St – 1985-1988
3B Ashwoods – 129 York St
3B Red Eye – 143 York St
3C Fish Records – L2, QVB – 455 George St
3D Birdland – L3, 428 George St
3D Sanity/Virgin Grace Bros – 436 George St
3D Birdland – M 3&4 City Center 231 Pitt St
3D JB Hi-Fi Galleries Victoria – 500 George St
3E Blockbuster Music/Virgin/Sanity – 162 Pitt St
3E Dirt Cheap CDs – 238 Pitt St
3E Brashs – 244 Pitt St

4A Utopia – 511 Kent St (downstairs)
4B Fish Fine Music – 27-31, Town Hall Square, 464-484 Kent St
4B Anthem Records – Town Hall Arcade
4D Odeon – 94 Bathurst St
4E Zounds – 284 Pitt St

5B Utopia – 505 George St (downstairs)
5B The Land Beyond Beyond – 583 George St
5C Brashs Planet Hollywood – 600 George St
5C Utopia – 636 George St
5D Phantom Records/Revolution – 375 Pitt St
5E Red Eye 2nd Hand – 370 Pitt

6C JB Hi-Fi World Square – 644 George St
6C Martin’s – 81 Goulburn St
6C Silver Rocket/Enthusiams – 405 Pitt St
6E Ashwoods – 376 Pitt St
6E Lawson’s – 380 Pitt St

7B Waterfront – 770 George St

There are some I could not find logos for. If I ever come across them I will add to the map.

White Light – Angel Place
Anthem Records Kent St
Hunter Connection
Metropolis Mid City Centre
The Pitt
Edels Pitt St
Oblivion Clarence St

I got sent some pretty nice images when looking into this. I feel like they should be on the Internet for everyone to enjoy.

This first set came from Sonia, who had saved all these incredible bags from back in the day.

These next images come from Joe Cannon. Joe ran Anthem, Unsound and Floppy Disk, and was a pioneer in Australian record retail, in particular the imports scene.

Let’s soft launch this

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If you have come across this website, congratulations. This is a bit of a placeholder for a bigger project. I will be putting up bits and pieces of research I find interesting here, mainly because I doubt I can be bothered after.

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I always love the #archibaldprize, and this year’s entries and winners were incredible as always. There have been some 90s alternative rock stars that have been captured over the years, none more successful than Bill Leak’s portrait of Tex Perkins. It won the packing room prize in 1997. #texperkins #beastsofbourbon #thecruelsea #billleak #justace90s #ozternative
I love DC by Died Pretty, one of the best songs of I love DC by Died Pretty, one of the best songs of the 90s, and features Amanda Brown of the GoBetweens. Mark Seymour reckons it is the best Australian love song ever written. BUT - what does DC stand for? I’ve not been able to find out. Anyone know? 
#diedpretty #doughboyhollow #ronpeno #markseymour #amandabrown #gobetweens #australianmusic #alternativemusic #ozternative #justace90s
@thediedpretty @ronspenoandthesuperstitions
Retail in the 90s was competitive as there was mor Retail in the 90s was competitive as there was more physical stores than ever. Many Australian albums came with bonus discs to entice buyers. Then there were shrink wrapped video and t-shirt packs. Still sealed, I imagine it’s worth a little bit of money to someone?
(Thanks to David)
#youami #thehummingbirds #clouds #australianmusic #bonusdisc #hourlydaily #pennycentury #ozternative #justace90s @youami_gbtflou @youamifc @thecloudsaustralia @jodiphillis
Two years before The Honeymoon Is Over, the honeym Two years before The Honeymoon Is Over, the honeymoon for The Cruel Sea began around 1991. They felt more like the evolution of the old guard, but they would get swept up in the search for Australia’s Nirvana like everyone else. #TheCruelSea #texperkins #thehoneymoonisover #triplej #drummedia #ausmusic #australianmusic #alternativemusic #ozternative #justace90s
The more you learn, the more you realise that you The more you learn, the more you realise that you don’t know. I love @c.mathieson book on Australian music in the 90s. I didn’t know there was a tie in CD. You really can’t argue with that line up as a one disc overview of the decade. The book seems like it’s out of print, but it’s an essential snap shot of the times. The songs, however, are mostly timeless.

#YouAmI #TheHummingbirds #Ratcat #UndergroundLovers #silverchair #spiderbait #Thesuperjesus #TheCruelSea #Frente #Regurgitator #Clouds #Jebediah #Grinspoon #TheWhitlams #Spiderbait #Tumbleweed #MagicDirt #Powderfinger #Australia #90sAustralia #JustAce90s #Ozternative
Trying to compile a list of all the free street pr Trying to compile a list of all the free street press in Australia during the 90s. Couldn’t find one online. I have - Sydney: Drum Media, Revolver Melb: Beat, Inpress Perth: X-Press, Brisbane: Time Off, Rave Adelaide: Rip It Up, DB. What am I missing? #drummedia #beat #inpress #timeoff #dbmagazine #streetpress #ozternative #90saustralia
Revisiting this gem of an album, one of the most u Revisiting this gem of an album, one of the most underrated of the 90s. Their debut Less Is More gets all the plaudits, but I would say 1998’s Come Again, released on Rubber/BMG, is even better. Fun fact - one of the very, very, very few Australian 90s alternative albums where the band appears on the cover. #Even #ComeAgain #LessIsMore #AshNaylor #WallyMeanie #MattCotter #RubberRecords #justace90s #ozternative
Regurgitator did whatever the hell they wanted in Regurgitator did whatever the hell they wanted in the 90s. What was weird was how people bought into all their silliness - to a point. Take the album cover to Unit - which won the ARIA award for best album art. The design was credited to the Shits, who were Quan Yeomans of the Gurge and Spiderbait’s Janet English. How it took two minds to come up with a circle baffles me. #Regurgitator #Spiderbait #Unit #ARIAAwards #Australianmusic #90smusic #ozternative #justace90s
Summersault 1995/1996 was one of many festivals to Summersault 1995/1996 was one of many festivals to arrive after The Big Day Out, wanting a bit of that alternative music festival $$. It flopped, in part, due to the lack of local acts who were loyal to the BDO. #summersault #bigdayout #90smusic #AustralianMusic #BeastieBoys #SonicYouth #FooFighters #Pavement #justace90s
Light reading for research. Are there any other ov Light reading for research. Are there any other overviews of Australian music that cover the 90s? Memoirs not included. #australianmusic #90saustralia #hifidays #bestaustralianalbums #ozternative #justace90s
The poster for the first Homebake. It was delayed The poster for the first Homebake. It was delayed so the ‘95 was out of date when it was held in 3 Jan 96. Incredible line up for $26. Mud was free for everyone. #youami #silverchair #tumbleweed #powderfinger #magicdirt #spiderbait #screamfeeder #grinspoon #homebake #90smusic #ozternative #australianmusic #justace90s
There are lots of great moments on Clouds’ secon There are lots of great moments on Clouds’ second proper album Thunderhead, released on Red Eye in 1993 (and in the US on Elektra in 1995). But also, some weird moments. The main problem is it’s 16 tracks. I wonder if we could take all these 90s albums with 16 tracks and make them 10-12 or is that sacrilege? #clouds #theclouds #thunderhead #redeyerecords #elektra #90smusic #australianmusic #ozternative #90saustralia
Sheet music for Frente!’s three big hits from Ma Sheet music for Frente!’s three big hits from Marvin The Album in 1992, using the photo of @angiehartsmusic from the Clunk EP. Still clearly the exclamation mark days. Three incredible songs. #frente #angiehart #simonaustin #timoconnor #australianmusic #90smusic #ozternative #90saustralian #mushroommusic #marvinthealbum
It’s been 20 Years since Internationalist by @po It’s been 20 Years since Internationalist by @powderfinger_bandofficial and they just announced an anniversary edition. It collects bsides and demos but what about P2K, the actual physical bonus disc that came with the album and is long out of print? Lots of those great bonus discs are out of print. #powderfinger #internationalist #p2kbonusdisc #90sbonusdiscs #australianmusic #90smusic
This is the highest selling Australian Alternative This is the highest selling Australian Alternative album of the 90s, now on 6 times platinum and the only band from that scene who scored a US top ten album. Yet, did the frog see any of that money? No, he died without seeing a penny. Sony has a lot to answer for. #silverchair #frogstomp #sony #murmurrecords #australianmusic #90smusic #ozternative
One of the strangest albums of the 90s and ever. T One of the strangest albums of the 90s and ever. TISM’s Machiavelli and The Four Seasons didn’t feature the band’s name or their songs in the listed tracks. Yet, enough people got the joke for the album to chart at #8 in 1995. #TISM #machiavelliandthefourseasons #ronhutlerbarassi #humphreybflaubert #australianmusic #australiancharts #australianalternative #ozternative #90smusic #90saustralia
Another album lost to the sands of time. Fini Scad Another album lost to the sands of time. Fini Scad signed to Mushroom, who never quite knew what to do with this Aussie indie scene. They had a massive hit with Coppertone and then went to America to record with a name producer. Wider Screen came out in 1998 but the band broke up shortly after. Who knows what Mushroom was planning for them. I dont think any if the members went on to play music. #FiniScad #Widerscreen #coppertone #mushroomrecords #australianmusic #ozternative #triplej #90smusic #90saustralia
For some reason people remember Brashs as the earl For some reason people remember Brashs as the early 90s retailer of music in Australia. But where is Chandlers? They even had Max Walker talking them up. They got bought out in 2000 but at their peak they made up 10% of music sold in Australia. #brashs #chandlers #chandlerselectrical #maxwalker #90saustralia #australianmusic #90smusic
Critically acclaimed throughout the 80s, Weddings Critically acclaimed throughout the 80s, Weddings Parties Anything finally had a hit in 1992, when they changed from Warner to hip indie rooArt. Eye catching single came in a spiral book. A 7 year overnight success story. Happy Father’s Day everyone! #weddingspartiesanything #rooArt #australianmusic #australianalternative #mickthomas #ozternative #90smusic #onehitwonders
The very first issue of Juice Magazine, March 1993 The very first issue of Juice Magazine, March 1993. Inexplicable cover said Jimmy Barnes had gone grunge but inside there were features on Underground Lovers, Frente, Clouds and much more. #juicemagazine #Australianmusic #australianalternative #ozternative #jimmybarnes #90smusic #undergroundlovers #frente #clouds
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