Record stores in Richmond
Vinyl hunting in Richmond, BC? There are 27 record shops mapped here. That's 27 record shops mapped around Richmond. 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 Richmond (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Neil Douglas Guitar Shop and Painted Lady Records, plus Highlife World Music. If a record shop's missing from Richmond's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Richmond record lineup
27 mapped within about 40 km:
Neil Douglas Guitar Shop
Record store
Neil Douglas Guitar Shop — Record store, found on 829 Twelfth Street in New Westminster. Also worth knowing about Neil Douglas Guitar Shop: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 12:00-17:30; Sa 10:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
829 Twelfth Street, New Westminster
Hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-17:30; Sa 10:30-17:00
Phone: +1-604-525-8512
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
KR Multimedia
Record store
KR Multimedia — Record store on 4500 Kingsway. Also worth knowing about KR Multimedia: the map lists its hours as Mo 11:30-17:00; We-Th 11:30-17:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4500 Kingsway
Hours: Mo 11:30-17:00; We-Th 11:30-17:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-18:00
Phone: +1-604-677-2371
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store.
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
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store on 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby. Sunrise 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.
4700 Kingsway, Burnaby
Phone: +1-604-423-5684
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.
Verhnjak Piano's
Record store
Verhnjak Piano's is Record store on 15531 24 Avenue, Surrey.
15531 24 Avenue, Surrey
Groove Cat
Record store
Groove Cat — Record store on 775 Sixth Street. Also worth knowing about Groove Cat: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
775 Sixth Street
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
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
Sunrise Records
Record store
Sunrise Records is Record store.
Redrum Records
Record store
Redrum Records — Record store.
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
Apollo Music
Used record store
Apollo Music is Used record store on 2206 Tyner Street, Port Coquitlam. Apollo Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 12:00-17:00, We 12:00-22:00, Th-Sa 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2206 Tyner Street, Port Coquitlam, V3C 2Z1
Hours: Mo-Tu 12:00-17:00, We 12:00-22:00, Th-Sa 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-778-285-9544
Blue Moon Collectables
Record store
Blue Moon Collectables is Record store on 4876 Delta Street, Delta. Blue Moon Collectables also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4876 Delta Street, Delta
Phone: +1-604-273-0907
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 Richmond
14 of the 27 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
13 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Richmond record crawl
Making a day of it in Richmond? Work this order: Neil Douglas Guitar Shop on 829 Twelfth Street, 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, KR Multimedia on 4500 Kingsway, Sunrise Records, and Loewen Piano House on 12351 Bridgeport Road. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 19 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Richmond
A few things worth knowing before you work through Richmond's record stores:
- Check the dead wax at Neil Douglas Guitar Shop. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
- Learn the grading at Painted Lady Records. Mint, near mint, very good — and check whether the grade is visual or play-graded. A visual VG+ can play like an EX.
- Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
- Learn your labels. Certain labels mean certain quality. A quick education in the labels of your favourite genres pays off fast.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Richmond — 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 Richmond can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 27, 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 27 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 Richmond: 27 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.