November 21, 2022 • Written by Rich McNabb • Proofread & Edited by Claude AI
A guide to the best places to buy vinyl records in New Zealand, from independent stores and online shops through to a few hidden gems worth knowing about.
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✅ Offer points with every purchase, ✅ Free shipping for items over $40. Flying Out is an independent record store in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. They specialise in vinyl records, CDs, turntables and NZ music merch. Their customer service is excellent and they’re easily my favourite store to buy records from.
✅ Free shipping for items over $100. A seriously good selection of hard-to-find New Zealand and international records, plus plenty of vinyl rarities.
✅ Free shipping for items over $100. Consistently some of the lowest prices in New Zealand with an impressive selection. True music lovers and great service.
✅ Offer points with every purchase, ✅ Free shipping for items over $100. New Zealand’s largest supplier of new and used music. Started in 1981 and steadily grown ever since, with a huge collection of hard-to-find and rare albums.
✅ Offer points with every purchase, ✅ Free shipping for items over $40. A New Zealand independent record label formed in Christchurch in 1981 by music store manager Roger Shepherd.
Friendly staff dedicated to helping fellow music lovers find physical music. Great selection.
✅ Use code 13thFloor10%off to get 10% off your purchase. New Zealand’s largest range of new vinyl LPs, accessories and a growing selection of second-hand titles. Some genuinely obscure finds in here. If I’m coming up empty elsewhere, this is a great place to check.
✅ Free shipping for items over $100. Kiwi-owned and established in 1934, Marbecks is New Zealand’s original specialist music store. Staffed by passionate music fans, it’s the oldest surviving record store in the country.
✅ Have massive 20% off sales every once in a while. A solid place to find popular albums and build a collection. Because it’s a large retailer, harder-to-find albums can be trickier to track down.
The perfect place to find new and rare second-hand vinyl from New Zealand sellers.
This one operates by his own rules. No online store (other than Facebook and a Google Sheet), but he’s well connected and can often get hold of titles well ahead of anyone else. Highly recommended.
The go-to for metal heads and lovers of all things heavy.
Another good resource for hard-to-find albums, though prices can be high so it pays to shop around first. Shipping is either cheap or free depending on the seller.
Music isn’t their core business but you can find a bargain occasionally. Cheap shipping.
