Record stores in Gibsons
Gibsons, BC has 17 record stores on the map. That's 17 record shops mapped around Gibsons. 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 Gibsons (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Painted Lady Records and Highlife World Music, plus Beat Street Records. If a record shop's missing from Gibsons's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Gibsons record lineup
17 mapped within about 40 km:
Painted Lady Records
Record store
Painted Lady Records is Record store on 1470 Commercial Drive, Vancouver.
1470 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Highlife World Music
Record store
Highlife World Music — Record store, found on 1317 Commercial Drive in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Highlife World Music: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 13:00-17:00; Fr,Su 12:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1317 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Hours: Tu-Th 13:00-17:00; Fr,Su 12:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-251-6964
Beat Street Records
Record store
Beat Street Records — Record store on 439 West Hastings Street. Also worth knowing about Beat Street Records: the map lists its hours as Su-Tu 10:00-18:00; We-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
439 West Hastings Street, V6B 1L4
Hours: Su-Tu 10:00-18:00; We-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-20:00
Triple-M
Record store
Triple-M — Record store, found on 1143 Granville Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Triple-M: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00.
1143 Granville Street, Vancouver
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00
Loewen Piano House
Record store
Loewen Piano House — Record store, found on 12351 Bridgeport Road in Richmond.
12351 Bridgeport Road, Richmond
Tom Lee Music
Record store
Tom Lee Music — Record store, found on 150-3631 Number 3 Road in Richmond.
150-3631 Number 3 Road, Richmond
Super Star Music Centre
Record store
Super Star Music Centre — Record store, found on 2800 East 1st Avenue in Vancouver.
2800 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver
Tom Lee Music
Record store
Tom Lee Music — Record store, found on 728 Granville Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Tom Lee Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00.
728 Granville Street, Vancouver, V6Z 1E4
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00
Neptoon Records
Record store
Neptoon Records is Record store on 3561 Main Street, Vancouver. Neptoon Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:30-18:30; Jan 1 off; Dec 25 off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3561 Main Street, Vancouver, V5V 3N4
Hours: Mo-Su 11:30-18:30; Jan 1 off; Dec 25 off
Phone: +1 604 324 1229
Vinyl Records
Record store
Vinyl Records — Record store, found on 44 Water Street in Vancouver. Also worth knowing about Vinyl Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
44 Water Street, Vancouver, V6B 1A4
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-18:00
Tapestry Music
Record store
Tapestry Music is Record store.
Tapestry Music
Record store
Tapestry Music is Record store on 2705 Main Street. Tapestry Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-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.
2705 Main Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-736-3036
Red Cat Records
Record store
Red Cat Records — Record store on 4386 Main Street. Also worth knowing about Red Cat Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:30-18:30; Sa 10:30-18:30; Su 11:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4386 Main Street, V5V 3P9
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-18:30; Sa 10:30-18:30; Su 11:30-18:30
Phone: +16047089422
Audiopile Records
Record store
Audiopile Records is Record store on 2016 Commercial Drive. Audiopile Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
2016 Commercial Drive
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Rick Roll Records
Record store
Rick Roll Records is Record store on 4251 Hastings Street. Rick Roll Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4251 Hastings Street, V5C 2J5
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1-604-620-9525
Zulu Records
Record store
Zulu Records is Record store on 1972 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver.
1972 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver
Piano Superstore
Record store
Piano Superstore is Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Gibsons
10 of the 17 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
8 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Gibsons record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Painted Lady Records on 1470 Commercial Drive, Highlife World Music on 1317 Commercial Drive, Beat Street Records on 439 West Hastings Street, Triple-M on 1143 Granville Street, Loewen Piano House on 12351 Bridgeport Road, Tom Lee Music on 150-3631 Number 3 Road, Super Star Music Centre on 2800 East 1st Avenue, and Tom Lee Music on 728 Granville Street. That's 17 stops on the Gibsons record crawl. 9 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Gibsons
A few things worth knowing before you work through Gibsons's record stores:
- Check the vinyl, not just the sleeve at Painted Lady Records. Slide it out (carefully, by the edges) and look at it in good light. Sleeves lie; vinyl doesn't.
- Bring a want-list at Highlife World Music. Write down what you're hunting. Digging is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Ask about the return policy. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
- Sleeves matter for value. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Gibsons — 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 Gibsons can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 17 that's closed, or a great record store we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 17 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 Gibsons: 17 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.