Joining the incredible number of record stores in Melbourne, Thornbury cafe Candy is launching Candy Discs with over 200 rare second-hand LPs this Saturday.
The long list of record stores (lucky us) in Melbourne are getting a new addition this Saturday as Candy launches Candy Discs, a second-hand vinyl collection featuring over 200 rare finds, classic reissues and local gems.
Located in High Street, Thornbury, Candy opened in April as a cafe-meets-gallery-meets-retail-store, quickly establishing itself as a creative hub for locally-made art, books, apparel, music and great coffee.
Saturday’s launch celebration will mark the arrival of the new and old vinyl stock. Customers can flick through Candy Discs while their coffee is being brewed or while waiting for lunch, with the collection available seven days a week from 8am to 3pm following the launch.
Candy Discs – new record store Melbourne
- What: Launch of Candy Discs second-hand vinyl collection
- When: Saturday, 26 October, celebration with beers
- Where: Candy, 905 High Street, Thornbury
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Candy operates inside a multi-store space alongside seven retailers including Hoddle Skateboards, Fiend Bookshop, Lulus Records, Radio Eyewear, Steel City Dance Discs, Mom Publishing and Mom Gallery.
Owner Oscar O’Shea co-runs the shop with Albert Wolski, Fin Bradley and Jarred Kennedy, transforming the former Lulus Records space with a custom stained-glass window and an aesthetic that jumps from the 1970s through to the early 2000s.
Inside, visitors will find racks of clothing from Melbourne skateboard label Hoddle, sunglasses by Radio Eyewear, ceramics by Studio Ennui and an impressive curation of art and photography books. After grabbing coffee and a toastie, guests can peruse art in the adjoining Mom Gallery.
Candy has also hosted live gigs from musicians like 3NDLES5 and Fatshaudi, with Melbourne folk-indie rock band Who Cares? and The Twerps’ Martin Frawley planning upcoming shows.
O’Shea describes Candy as looking like a ’90s St Kilda cafe, drawing on the weirdness and ambiguity of venues from the suburb where he grew up.
With Candy Discs now joining the mix, the space adds to record stores in Melbourne offering vinyl, art, food and community all under one roof.
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