Tell us little bit about your record store?
We’re into our 22nd year now, open seven days and loving the ride on this huge wave of vinyl craziness we’re on at the moment. We stock a wide range of new and used vinyl including new releases, reissues, limited editions, 180g, colour vinyl, Imports, etc. Also still turning over huge quantities of CDs, DVDs, plus we also stock a small but respectable amount of turntables, styluses and hi-fi supplies.
What are you doing to celebrate Record Store Day? What special releases / offers will you have?
We’ve got loads of exclusive RSD releases and we’re bursting at the seams with new stock ready for Saturday. Storewide discounts too.
What differentiates your record store from the other record stores? Would you say that you have a specialisation?
We generalise not specialise. We like to cover all bases, carrying most styles of music and keeping our prices low. We are here for the diggers.
What do you credit as causing the ‘vinyl revival’ we currently find ourselves in?
The dying breath of the CD and the uncontrollable need for something beautiful and tangible to caress, instead of filling our heads with 1’s and 0’s.
What is your most obscure record and why?
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories, because it sells so many and sounds so bad?
Who is the most famous/weirdest/prominent customer that is been in your store? What did they buy?
Gumby came in once and bought eight copies of Maggot Brain by Funkadelic, or was that my dream last night?
What’s the best thing about the Diggin’ Melbourne guide?
It brings the digging community together, whatever you’re into, it’s all there.
Goldmine Records is located at 369 Nicholson St, Carlton North.
