Record stores in Port of Spain

Vinyl hunting in Port of Spain, Trinidad? There are 2 record shops mapped here. That's 2 record shops mapped around Port of Spain. 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 Port of Spain (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Simon's Musical Supplies and Crosby's. If a record shop's missing from Port of Spain's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Port of Spain record lineup

2 in Port of Spain, plus 3 more around Port of Spain below:

What the map tells us about record stores in Port of Spain

None of the 2 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Record shops keep fairly standard retail hours; daytime visits are a safe bet.

The two mapped record stores sit on 59 Saint Vincent Street and 54 Western Main Road — close enough to make a single outing of it.

The Port of Spain record crawl

Making a day of it in Port of Spain? Work this order: Simon's Musical Supplies on 59 Saint Vincent Street and Crosby's on 54 Western Main Road. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking.

Record digging tips for Port of Spain

How the regulars work Port of Spain's bins:

• Inspect the seams at Simon's Musical Supplies. Split seams and ring wear tell you how a record lived. Light wear is fine; trashed sleeves drag the value.
• Bring a want-list at Crosby's. Write down what you're hunting. Digging is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
• Sleeves matter for value. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
• 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.

Good to know

We searched about 25 km around Port of Spain — 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 Port of Spain can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 2, 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 2 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.

Worth the trip: more record stores around Port of Spain

3 more within about 25 km of Port of Spain, nearest first: