Record stores in Cochrane
Zero mapped record stores in Cochrane, AB — for now. We checked OpenStreetMap within about 40 km of Cochrane for record stores. No hits yet, which most often means the places are there but unmapped, not absent. This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so a blank today can be a full guide tomorrow.
Digging around Cochrane anyway
No mapped record shops doesn't mean no vinyl. The usual stand-ins: charity-shop record sections (priced to move, restocked by donations), estate sales, flea markets, and the nearest city's record shops — worth a day trip with a want-list and a full tank.
Cochrane sits about 51° north of the equator, so it gets proper seasons. Winter is peak digging season: dark evenings, the new-arrivals bin fresh from the autumn collection sell-offs, and nowhere better to spend a Saturday.
And ask at the library: some lend vinyl now, and librarians always know where the local collectors trade.
Worth the trip: more record stores around Cochrane
16 more within about 40 km of Cochrane — here are the 15 nearest:
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
Record store18.7 km from Cochrane
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
CD Trader
Record store26.3 km from Cochrane
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
Rhythmic Studios Inc.
Record store29.0 km from Cochrane
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
Melodiya Records
Record store29.3 km from CochraneRun 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
Bow Valley Music
Record store29.9 km from Cochrane
Bow Valley Music is Record store on 1609 Kensington Road NW, Calgary.
1609 Kensington Road NW, Calgary
Turn It Up! Records & Hi-Fi
Record store30.3 km from Cochrane
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
Hot Wax Records
Record store30.4 km from Cochrane
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
Heritage Posters and Music
Record store30.5 km from Cochrane
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
Blackbyrd Myoozik
Record store31.1 km from Cochrane
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
Sloth Records
Record store31.6 km from Cochrane
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
Neon Taste Records
Record store32.0 km from Cochrane
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
Sunrise Records
Record store33.2 km from Cochrane
Sunrise Records is Record store.
HMV
Record store33.3 km from Cochrane
HMV is Record store.
Recordland
Record store34.0 km from Cochrane
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
That Old Retro Store
Record store34.3 km from Cochrane
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
Digging smarts for Cochrane
No mapped record shops yet, but the digging skills work anywhere. Four worth knowing:
- Don't clean records with your shirt. A proper brush costs little and saves grooves. Shirt fibres and spit are how records get ruined.
- Ask about want-list services. Good shops will keep an eye out for your grails. It takes patience, but the call when it lands is worth it.
- Buy the weird stuff. Private pressings, local bands, oddball compilations — the strange records are the ones that appreciate.
- Don't skip the 45s. The singles boxes get less traffic and hide great finds. B-sides are the deep cuts of record shopping.
The kind of shop that belongs here
Somewhere you can flip through crates: an independent record shop, a used vinyl specialist. Not a department store aisle — a real dig.
When a qualifying record store gets mapped in Cochrane, this page updates on the next refresh with its name, address where available, and whatever hours, phone or website the mappers recorded. Nothing here is paid placement and nothing is sponsored — if it's on the map, it's on the page.
This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so the moment a qualifying record store appears in Cochrane's OpenStreetMap data, it shows up here — usually within a day of being mapped.
One edit is all it takes
Dayfari's record stores listings are read straight from OpenStreetMap, which means anyone can fix them. A record store in Cochrane needs exactly one volunteer to add it — tagged shop=music — and the next refresh pulls it onto this page automatically. The most useful details are the record store's name, its street address, and its opening hours — even a name and a pin on the map is enough to get started.
Record store listings for Cochrane: 0 in Cochrane and 16 more nearby 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.