Music Stores
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From LPs to CDs, over the years Hamilton music buyers have had a number of music stores in which to indulge their habits. For music instrument stores, see Music Instrument Stores
Current
Past
- A. Eady and Co.
- Atmosphere Records
- Bigtone
- Bigtones
- Brash's
- CD and DVD Store
- CDs 4 Nix
- Chelsea Records
- Cranium Music on SH1 near Ngaruawahia.
- C.W. Wycherley
- Defy
- Direction Records
- Good Vibrations
- Hamilton Record Exchange
- Hindsight CDs
- J.H. Gittos
- James and Sons
- Just Music
- L.V. Martin and Co Ltd
- Lewis R. Eady and Sons Ltd
- Marbecks
- Mark One Comics and Games
- The Music Box Record Exchange
- Muzikraze
- Neil's Record Bar
- Nick's Music Basement
- Nimmo's
- No Way Out
- Paradise Records
- Radio House
- Rock and Roll Record Exchange
- Shearer's
- Sonic Imprint
- Sounds
- Stevens and Webster
- Tandy's
- Tracs
- Upsett Records
- Victoria Street Record Exchange
- Webster's Music Store
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.
