http://www.plugseven.com/
Is a warehouse/pop-up shop that appears to open once a month or so.
I found Plug Seven down the Nicholson St end of Farady St Carlton in an old garage, however it may not always be there as there was a planning notice saying the site was going to be turned into a 5 store apartment block!
The records were arranged in crates according to genera and sometimes decade with the majority of the collection dedicated to disco, soul, funk, jazz, e.t.c. There were was significant sections rock, hip-hop, rap, dance and even sound track and metal, however most of albums were from the last century. The crates were laid out on tables with a few on the ground and the space between the tables was a little narrow so at times you had to squeeze past other shoppers (cheek to cheek). This was a little unnecessary the other half the garage was practical vacant. Prices were good varying from $2-$3 up to $50-$60 for special pieces with the average album coming in at $15-$25.
The shop had a real buzz about it, perhaps opening infrequently and using social media to advertise itself helps generate an atmosphere of anticipation. The shop is definitely set up for serious crate digg'in with a quick scan soon turning up 3-4 nice albums and as you can see from the '10 commandments' on the left, the more you buy the better the discount. The only down side was perhaps the age of the collection, both in terms of release dates and the general condition of the vinyl, however besides a few pops and crackles and a bit of ware on the cardboard the four albums I picked up play fine.
This store is a great place to visit if you are looking to quickly boost your collection, hunting for that hard to find 60's soul 7" or just want a bunch of funk albums to data mine for samples.
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