The Search 93 Smith St
Fitzroy.
99390096
The Search was a pretty cool shop and appeared committed to the vinyl medium with a solid range on offer including, soul, blues, jazz, a pop-rock section and a small Australian section. There was a mixture of new and second hand albums and pricing was average to high. There was also a large selection of books with a lot of the artistic coffee table style books available which no one ever reads.
It was a nice surprise to find 3 techniques 1200 turntables which looked in great nic for sale.
All up, worth a drop in, especially as it is around the corner from Northside Records (my first post back March).Lost and Found
1-5 Perry St
Collingwood
(03) 9419 4477
Lost and Found on the other hand was more lost than found, similar to 222 Retro and Vintage which I visited back in June but with just more care and attention given to the vinyl (they had their own table rather than being stored on the floor!). However there was still only a small collection of vinyl squirreled away amongst the tonnes and tonnes of second hand junk, aka vintage/retro clothing, kitsch and my fave 'industria'.
I wouldn't really bother from a vinyl perspective but an interesting shop all the same.
