Plug Seven Records

Beautiful store with excellent variety. Perusing is a lot of fun with a well managed collection that tailors to a wide variety of musical interests. I also felt comfortable to come in and listen to what's playing, the music was at a comfortable volume to enjoy as you comb through the stacks. If you don't already have a record player and want to learn more or are looking to collect some rarer and reasonably priced new and pre-loved records, it's definitely worth a visit.

Honestly one of my best record shopping experiences, walked out with 3 amazing records, love each one! 🎶👍 The staff were super friendly and helped me narrow down my search for some Blues & Soul albums by offering really helpful recommendations! I love the fact you can listen to records before you buy (only already open ones of course 🙂), and the narrow down your search as you listen to find what you’re after. Thanks for a great shopping experience, I’ll be visiting again! 🙂

Great stock, warm staff, good prices. In my short visit to Melb, this was one of the best record shops I hit (as well as Round & Round records). Party on.

Such an extensive collection! Eva was absolutely amazing! She was so sweet, she held an album for me until I came back which I was soo grateful for! 11/10

Huge range of great selection, staff were super friendly and helpful! Lots of city pop in such a good price so far really great shopping experience here and definitely will return

got a vinyl delivered - super fast and easy to get and such amazing quality :) will definitely be coming in and getting more!!

Originally a pop-up along one of Melbourne’s hippest streets, Plug Seven has evolved into a permanent fixture on the scene and risen to the upper echelon of record stores in Australia. In fact, I wouldn’t hesitate to put this store on any global list of best record stores. Its staying power can be attributed to its owner Ari’s passion for tracking down records from the farthest reaches of the globe. He’s got an impressive knowledge of obscure African and Japanese rarities in particular. Staff are always keen to strike up a conversation with any music lover and this approachable personality makes their Plug Seven Drop e-newsletter always worth reading. It’s the OGs (originals) that are the biggest draw and your best chances at finding an excellent condition copy of whatever wish list item you have is here. Any reissues tend to be re-pressings of extremely rare records that have just come back into press for the first time. Whitewashed walls, exposed brick and sunlight beaming through the windowed storefront make for a supremely relaxing and enjoyable digging experience reminiscent of Japanese shops, not offered anywhere else in the city. The street-facing listening station allows you to conveniently preview whatever you’ve got in your stack-o-wax. There’s also a backyard space they open up for BBQs and special events like Record Store Day. But even with so much heat in the crates and on the walls, the prices are never unreasonable or overvalued. You’d have a hard time getting a better price on an import without booking a flight to Ethiopia or Tokyo. The diverse staff at Plug Seven are a mix of DJs, collectors and musicians who cover all genres and sounds. In addition to being arguably the best curated store in the country, another thoughtful element is its offering of record paraphernalia and bric-a-brac – from storage and cleaning solutions, to branded totes and t-shirts. Even if you find what you’ve been looking for forever, you never know what else you might leave with after a visit to Plug.

Amazing record store, the lady who was running the place knew lots about jazz. I gave her my tough want-list and immediately she pulled out 6 from it from different parts of the shelves and crates. I gave her a couple of names of some Finnish jazz-bands (Mopo and Verneri Pohjola) and she told she had played Pekka in her radio show! She also knew lots of international record stores (in London (Hi Jean-Luc!) and in Paris). Will most definately return, awesome place.