Revolve Records & Relics

A good friend of mine who’s a primary school teacher often tells me of her never-​ending battle with mobile phones in the classroom. Kids, some as young as eight, have the latest Android or I Phone. When I was eight, I got a colour beaded necklace, a book, and a hug.
I don’t mean to sound like a fuddy duddy (and yes, I have a smart phone, and yes, I like it a little too much), but in our digital internet era, it’s refreshing to find a shop that does it old school.
At RRR, formerly known as Discovery when it was located in Hornsby, you’re guaranteed to find some hidden gems. They stock a huge range of both second and brand new vinyl records-​LPs, EPs, 12″, 45s and cd’s. The music categories include House, Hip Hop, Reggae, Jazz and Progressive Rock, but there are many more.
Be prepared to spend money-​some of the records cost over $ 400 but if you search hard enough, you might just score a bargain. Some of my friends who are Trance DJ’s keep their fingers crossed that nobody will find out about this place. Everything is carefully preserved and the owner only too happy to point you in the right direction or check the catalogue to see if the record you want is in store.
In addition to music retail, there’s a bunch of good books, bric-​à-​brac items such as home wares, jewellery and antiques, and even men’s and women’s clothing.

Gone but not forgotten. This is the small corner shop and you really need to commit to finding out what’s on it’s shelves as it’s all kind of stacked up one on top of the other. Well that’s second hand records and books for you. There is a light waft of mothballs and rightly so. Anyhow, items are dirt cheap here, pardon the pun. So if you really want to get a magazine, an edition to your record collection or purchase an old relic because you’re going through a collectors phase then you may be able to make a purchase for under $ 10 and leave with a couple of things.