Editing Music Stores

From LPs to CDs, over the years Hamilton music buyers have had a number of music stores in which to indulge their habits. 

==Current==

* [[CD and DVD Store]]
* [[CDs 4 Nix]]
* [[Defy]]
* [[Sounds]]
* [[Upsett Records]]

==Past==

* [[Big Tones]]
* [[Cranium Music]] on SH1 near Ngaruawahia.
* [[Hamilton Record Exchange]]
* [[Hindsight CDs]]
* [[Mark One Comics and Games]]
* [[The Music Box Record Exchange]]
* [[Rock and Roll Record Exchange]]
* [[Sonic Imprint]]
* [[Tandy's]]
* [[That Dance Vinyl Shop on Collingwood Street that I Forget the Name of]]
* [[Tracs]]
* [[Victoria Street Record Exchange]]

Hamilton also hosted several [[North Island Record Collector's Fairs]] at the Hamilton Gardens.

== Libraries==

An often overlooked resource for music gathering is the humble library. [[Hamilton Public Library]] has an excellent selections of music CDs available for borrowing, as well as DVDs and wide selection of music books and magazines, while university students can borrow from the [[University Library]]'s collection of mostly classical CDs.