The Music Box Record Exchange
The Music Box first opened on Victoria St in a premises that was soon taken over by Metropolis Cafe. It then moved to "The Marketplace", an area at the south end of Victoria St where "the Outback" now stands. It later moved to 113 Alexandra Street, near the corner of Collingwood St.
The Music Box sold second-hand vinyl, tapes and CDs. The owner of the Music Box, Mike Caves was the original owner, but was onsold twice before being owned by John Nichols. The store had a reputation as being a bit miserly; nearly every record in the store was inevitably labelled as a "rarity" and as being in "excellent condition". The Music Box was the last of Hamilton's old school record exchanges to close (see Victoria Street Record Exchange and Hamilton Record Exchange), but it was also much younger. It was relocated to Hastings in the early 2000s by then owner John Nichols.
