Record stores in Oakville
Vinyl hunting in Oakville, Ontario? There are 43 record shops mapped here. That's 43 record shops mapped around Oakville. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. The new-arrivals bin is always the first stop — that's where the good stuff lands before anyone else sees it.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Oakville (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Cosmos Records and Main Street Music, plus Crodisk Croatian Music. If a record shop's missing from Oakville's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Oakville record lineup
43 mapped within about 40 km:
Cosmos Records
Record store
Cosmos Records is Record store on 607A Queen Street West, Toronto. Cosmos Records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
607A Queen Street West, Toronto
Phone: +1-416-603-0254
Main Street Music
Record store
Main Street Music — Record store.
Crodisk Croatian Music
Record store
Crodisk Croatian Music — Record store, found on 16 35 King Street East in Mississauga.
16 35 King Street East, Mississauga
High Notes Vinyl Shop
Record store
High Notes Vinyl Shop — Record store, found on 109 Lakeshore Road East in Mississauga.
109 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga, L5G 1E2
Ric's Recollections
Record store
Ric's Recollections is Record store. Ric's Recollections also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +1-905-891-1523
Rock Universe
Record store
Rock Universe — Record store. Also worth knowing about Rock Universe: it has a website with more detail.
Village Vinyl Emprium & Cafe
Record store
Village Vinyl Emprium & Cafe is Record store on 2925 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Etobicoke. Village Vinyl Emprium & Cafe also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
2925 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Etobicoke
BellyBuster
Record store
BellyBuster is Record store on 572 College Street, Toronto. BellyBuster also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
572 College Street, Toronto, M6G 1B3
Phone: +1 416-537-1620
The Beat Goes On
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The Beat Goes On — Record store.
Milton School of Music
Record store
Milton School of Music is Record store on 9021 Derry Road West, Milton. Milton School of Music also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9021 Derry Road West, Milton
Phone: +1-416-930-9839
Cheapies
Record store
Cheapies is Record store on 67 King Street East, Hamilton.
67 King Street East, Hamilton
Dead Dog Records
Record store
Dead Dog Records is Record store on 1277 Bloor Street West, Toronto. Dead Dog Records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1277 Bloor Street West, Toronto, M6H 1N7
Phone: +1-647-748-0748
Sunrise Records
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Sunrise Records is Record store.
Sonic Boom
Record store
Sonic Boom — Record store, found on 215 Spadina Avenue in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Sonic Boom: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-20:00
Phone: +1-416-532-0334
Grasshopper Records
Record store
Grasshopper Records is Record store on 1167 Dundas Street West, Toronto. Grasshopper Records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1167 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Phone: +1-416-534-0180
Rotate This
Record store
Rotate This — Record store, found on 186 Ossington Avenue in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Rotate This: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
186 Ossington Avenue, Toronto
Phone: +1-416-504-8447
CHIN Radio
Record store
CHIN Radio is Record store on 622 College Street, Toronto. CHIN Radio also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
622 College Street, Toronto, M6G 1B6
Phone: +1-416-531-9991
Battle Records
Record store
Battle Records is Record store on 1164 Dundas Street West, Toronto.
1164 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Sunrise Records
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Sunrise Records is Record store.
Zoinks Music and Books
Record store
Zoinks Music and Books — Record store, found on 1019 Bloor Street West in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Zoinks Music and Books: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1019 Bloor Street West, Toronto
Phone: +1-416-913-8827
Kops Records
Record store
Kops Records — Record store on 395 Queen Street West. Also worth knowing about Kops Records: the map lists its hours as Su-We 11:00-19:00; Th-Sa 11:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
395 Queen Street West, M5V2A5
Hours: Su-We 11:00-19:00; Th-Sa 11:00-20:00
Phone: +1-416-593-8523
Pandemonium
Record store
Pandemonium is Record store on 2920 Dundas Street West. Pandemonium also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su 12:00-17:00; Mo-We 12:00-18:00; Th-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2920 Dundas Street West, M6P1Y8
Hours: Su 12:00-17:00; Mo-We 12:00-18:00; Th-Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +14167695257
Lost 'n Found
Record store
Lost 'n Found — Record store on 2834 Dundas Street West.
2834 Dundas Street West
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store on 100 City Centre Drive.
100 City Centre Drive
Sunrise Records
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Sunrise Records is Record store on 5100 Erin Mills Parkway.
5100 Erin Mills Parkway
Sunrise Records
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Sunrise Records is Record store.
The Beat Goes On
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The Beat Goes On — Record store.
Beach Sound Records
Record store
Beach Sound Records is Record store on 898 Kingston Road, Toronto. Beach Sound Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:30-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
898 Kingston Road, Toronto, M4E 1S5
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-18:00
Song Vu
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Song Vu — Record store.
DJ Records & Clothing
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DJ Records & Clothing — Record store.
Allegro Music
Record store
Allegro Music is Record store.
PVC Records
Record store
PVC Records is Record store on 649 Fourth Line, Oakville. PVC Records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
649 Fourth Line, Oakville, L6L 5B3
Phone: +1-905-338-8858
Play De Record
Record store
Play De Record is Record store on 411 Spadina Avenue.
411 Spadina Avenue
Into The Abyss Records
Record store
Into The Abyss Records — Record store on 179 King Street East. Also worth knowing about Into The Abyss Records: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00.
179 King Street East, L8N 1B3
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
LIGHTUPK
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LIGHTUPK is Record store.
Elite Music Academy
Record store
Elite Music Academy — Record store, found on Danforth Avenue in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Elite Music Academy: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Danforth Avenue, Toronto
Phone: +1-416-406-5355
Kops Records
Record storeRun by Kops Records
Run by Kops Records, Kops Records is Record store, found on 209 Danforth Avenue in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Kops Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
209 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, N4K1N2
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-647-347-0095
Dine Alone Store
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Dine Alone Store — Record store. Also worth knowing about Dine Alone Store: it has a website with more detail.
Metro Vinyl Club
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Metro Vinyl Club — Record store.
The Lane School of Music
Record store
The Lane School of Music is Record store on Danforth Avenue, Toronto. The Lane School of Music also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Danforth Avenue, Toronto
Phone: +1-647-317-1254
Elite Music
Record store
Elite Music — Record store, found on Danforth Avenue in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Elite Music: it has a website with more detail.
Danforth Avenue, Toronto
F Bass
Record store
F Bass is Record store on 16 McKinstry Street, Hamilton. F Bass also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
16 McKinstry Street, Hamilton
Dr. Disc
Record store
Dr. Disc is Record store on 20 Wilson Street, Hamilton. Dr. Disc also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
20 Wilson Street, Hamilton
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1 905-523-1010
What the map tells us about record stores in Oakville
7 of the 43 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
18 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
There's a cluster: 3 of them sit on Danforth Avenue, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Oakville record crawl
Making a day of it in Oakville? Work this order: Cosmos Records on 607A Queen Street West, Main Street Music, Crodisk Croatian Music on 16 35 King Street East, High Notes Vinyl Shop on 109 Lakeshore Road East, Ric's Recollections, Rock Universe, Village Vinyl Emprium & Cafe on 2925 Lake Shore Boulevard West, and BellyBuster on 572 College Street. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 35 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Oakville
A few things worth knowing before you work through Oakville's record stores:
- Sleeves matter for value at Cosmos Records. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
- Handle records properly in the shop at Main Street Music. By the edges, never the grooves. Shops notice, and so do the records.
- Learn your labels. Certain labels mean certain quality. A quick education in the labels of your favourite genres pays off fast.
- Learn the grading. Mint, near mint, very good — and check whether the grade is visual or play-graded. A visual VG+ can play like an EX.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Oakville — 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 Oakville can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 43, or a record store we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
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 43 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 Oakville: 43 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.