Northside Records

Northside celebrates 10 years in existence!
Now that trippy Taco is immediately next to Northside, the reasons
for going here just got Double good. No longer do we have to petition
for that pedestrian underground tunnel connecting the two sites!
Some people call it a record store, I call it a medicine store; far
more enjoyable than chugging down pills.
Turntables are available to keep you digging the grooves– but
please use at your own discretion. Always stocking a good section of
Soul, Funk, R&B, Afrobeat, Hip-​hop, and electronic cuts. A chance to get
something rare on wax, by some very good artists is often available.
Live in store gigs and Cameo’s by some of the heavyweights
in music, Live store gigs, and a fine music selection all make it reasons
to come here, even more so when it’s world record store day.
Hit me up baby! Hit me up… I need some sweet lovin’
and food for the soul.

I admit I’m a lazy music fan who’d rather download or copy music from a friend than trawl through record stores and have to heave boxes full of vinyl around every time I move house, but I’ve got a friend who’s a sucker for records so I came to Northside in search of the perfect birthday gifts.
I didn’t have a specific title in mind, but I knew he loved old sole and came armed with a few of his favourite artists in the hope of finding something he had not yet heard. The guy that served me at Northside was absolutely fantastic — he didn’t get all music-​snob on me for having no clue, and was happy to listen to my incoherent rambling description of what I was after. I think he found it quite an exciting challenge, and picked a few suitable titles for me to choose between. I finally made a decision (based on the cover artwork, of course) and the shop dude was clearly excited and wanted me to come back in and tell him if my friend enjoyed it.
I’m a bad customer and haven’t gone back in yet, but my friend loooved his record. If one day I get an extra several hours in my day and better strength in my arms so decide to start collecting my favourite tunes on record, I’ll be shopping at Northside regularly.

This seems like a dying breed, doesn’t it? Your neighborhood record shop, with a person working there that can name that song that you’ve been humming for years and can’t find.
The guy that runs this place also knows almost every gig in town and how to get tickets or what the names of the bandmembers are. He’s just got a love for music and it shows.
Really cool selection of records, and if he doesn’t have it can usually track it down or point you in the right direction.
Always playing great music in the place that just gets you in a happy mood, and if you’re next door (Birdman Eating) for brunch, you can enjoy his tunes pouring out onto the sidewalk!

Bless you, record stores of Melbourne, for keeping vinyl alive and reminding us all of what music is supposed to sound like. I know mp3s are cheap (sometimes free) and convenient, but they forsake quality of sound to a degree and that makes me sonically depressed.
And so places like Northside cheer me up no end. Specialising in new and secondhand soul, funk, hip hop, afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, dubstep (and more) vinyl, from new releases to rare & collectibles. Spend a couple of hours in here flicking through the racks and stacks and you’ll surely come away with something good.
Check out Northside’s excellent website for what’s coming into store and the gig guide.

Northside Records call themselves «The soul of Melbourne» and they ain’t wrong baby.
Chris Gill owns and runs this joint; and if you don’t know who this bloke is, you should definitely drop in and say hey. He’s the enormous white dude (i.e. tall) with the blondish Afro who you see around town — The Prince of Gertrude Street, some say. He hosts a soul and funk show on RRR 102.7FM on Thursday afternoons called ‘Get Down’ and the dude seriously knows his shit. He’s got this manner about him that’s all chill and hip (in a good way) and you hear him interviewin’ and actually relatin’ to some serious soul and funk heavy hitters on his show.
The store specialises in soul and funk, but also spreads its wings into hip hop, indie releases and all kinds of sweet vinyl goodness. You gotta check this place out and meet the man/​myth for yourself. For real.

Un magasin de musique tout simplement allucinant par son choix de vinyls et CD venant de toutes les époques et de tout style.
Né venez pas matin car ce sera fermé, en effet northside records est ouvert tous les jours de la semaine mais uniquement l’apres midi.
Je vous le conseil et je pense que vous y passerez tous un bon momment a ecouter des bon vinyls :-)