Tuesday 16 July 2013

Vinyl Solution

Vinyl Solution
Shop 5/10 Park Rd.
Cheltenham
(03) 95850133
www.vinylsolution.com

 Vinyl Solutions is a big shop, spread over 2 shop fronts there is serious amount of vinyl on offer.
The vinyl was arranged in crates on the floor and on tables in the middle of the space with DVD's, CD's and other paraphernalia of to the sides.
The shop was similar to Essendon Records in that the catalogue appeared to reflect the taste of the denizens of the surrounding suburbs but different in that the collection reflected the owners obvious good taste, passion for music and attention to detail. Testament to the power of curation to pick the gold from the sand.

The crates were arranged starting with the early decades 50's and 60's then by genera; pop, rock, synth, punk, Australian, Jazz, Blues, sound tracks etc, with further alphabetical organisation including separate tabs for many artists .
All vinyl was stored in its own plastic sleeve and all the records I looked at were in very good condition, in fact the Human League album I picked up looked as though it had never been played, sweet! Prices were also in the sweet category with most records tagged between $10 and $20. There was also a few new vinyl's available and even some turn table parts with a selection of styli behind the counter. 

All up a solid shop with a huge collection which would reward repeat visits, they also have an online presence which might help a specific search.