Record stores in Calgary
Calgary, AB has 16 record stores on the map. That's 16 record shops mapped around Calgary. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Bring a want-list, but leave room for the find you didn't know you needed.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Calgary (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Rhythmic Studios Inc. and Sunrise Records, plus Long & McQuade Musical Instruments. If a record shop's missing from Calgary's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Calgary record lineup
16 mapped within about 40 km:
Rhythmic Studios Inc.
Record store
Rhythmic Studios Inc. is Record store. Rhythmic Studios Inc. also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +1-403-228-5553
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store.
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
Record store
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments is Record store on 10 Royal Vista Drive NW. Long & McQuade Musical Instruments also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Royal Vista Drive NW, T3R 0N2
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +15877943195
Sloth Records
Record store
Sloth Records is Record store on 736B 17 Avenue SW, Calgary. Sloth Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
736B 17 Avenue SW, Calgary, T2S 0B7
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1 403-265-6585
Blackbyrd Myoozik
Record store
Blackbyrd Myoozik — Record store, found on 1126 17 Avenue SW in Calgary. Also worth knowing about Blackbyrd Myoozik: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 11:00-19:00; Th-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1126 17 Avenue SW, Calgary, T2T 0B4
Hours: Mo-We 11:00-19:00; Th-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-403-367-7811
Turn It Up! Records & Hi-Fi
Record store
Turn It Up! Records & Hi-Fi — Record store on 632 16 Avenue NW. Also worth knowing about Turn It Up! Records & Hi-Fi: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
632 16 Avenue NW, T2M 0J7
Hours: Mo off; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-403-235-0858
Melodiya Records
Record storeRun by Phoenix Comics
Melodiya Records is Record store run by Phoenix Comics on 2523 17 Avenue SW, Calgary. Melodiya Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; PH 12:00-17:00; Jan 01 off; Dec 25 off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2523 17 Avenue SW, Calgary, T3E 0A2
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; PH 12:00-17:00; Jan 01 off; Dec 25 off
Phone: +1-403-246-8916
Heritage Posters and Music
Record store
Heritage Posters and Music — Record store on 1316 11 Avenue SW. Also worth knowing about Heritage Posters and Music: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-Sa 11:30-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1316 11 Avenue SW, T3C 0M6
Hours: Mo off; Tu-Sa 11:30-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-403-802-1846
That Old Retro Store
Record store
That Old Retro Store — Record store, found on 1314A 9 Avenue SE in Calgary. Also worth knowing about That Old Retro Store: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1314A 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, T2G 0T3
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; Mo off
Phone: +1 587 475 1300
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
CD Trader
Record store
CD Trader is Record store on 3630 Brentwood Road NW. CD Trader also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3630 Brentwood Road NW, T2L 1K8
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1 403-220-9470
Hot Wax Records
Record store
Hot Wax Records — Record store, found on 114 10 Street NW in Calgary. Also worth knowing about Hot Wax Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su,PH 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
114 10 Street NW, Calgary, T2N 1V3
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su,PH 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-403-283-0055
Neon Taste Records
Record store
Neon Taste Records — Record store on 111 3 Avenue SE. Also worth knowing about Neon Taste Records: the map lists its hours as Mo,We-Fr 12:00-19:00; Tu,Sa-Su 12:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
111 3 Avenue SE, T2G 1B7
Hours: Mo,We-Fr 12:00-19:00; Tu,Sa-Su 12:00-18:00
Bow Valley Music
Record store
Bow Valley Music is Record store on 1609 Kensington Road NW, Calgary.
1609 Kensington Road NW, Calgary
Recordland
Record store
Recordland — Record store, found on 1208 9 Avenue SE in Calgary. Also worth knowing about Recordland: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1208 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, T2G 0T1
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1 403 262 3839
What the map tells us about record stores in Calgary
11 of the 16 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
11 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
Most of the record stores in Calgary list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.
The Calgary record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Rhythmic Studios Inc., Sunrise Records, Long & McQuade Musical Instruments on 10 Royal Vista Drive NW, Sloth Records on 736B 17 Avenue SW, Blackbyrd Myoozik on 1126 17 Avenue SW, Turn It Up! Records & Hi-Fi on 632 16 Avenue NW, Melodiya Records on 2523 17 Avenue SW, and Heritage Posters and Music on 1316 11 Avenue SW. That's 16 stops on the Calgary record crawl. 8 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Calgary
A few things worth knowing before you work through Calgary's record stores:
- Bring a want-list at Rhythmic Studios Inc.. Write down what you're hunting. Digging is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Check the dead wax at Sunrise Records. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
- Ask about the return policy. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
- Buy the weird stuff. Private pressings, local bands, oddball compilations — the strange records are the ones that appreciate.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Calgary — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Calgary can take a while to appear. The 16 above are only as current as the community map. A record store that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 16 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Record store listings for Calgary: 16 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.