Record Store Day in Perth, Australia
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Perth, Australia
Independent record shops open in Perth, Australia right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Dada Records
Historic Perth CBD record store open since 1970. New and used vinyl on the ground floor, with a large basement of CDs, memorabilia, DVDs and mail-order stock.
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- Mills Records
Fremantle institution opposite the Town Hall, one of WA's longest-running independent record stores. Deep range of new and secondhand vinyl, CDs and music merch across all genres.
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- Noise Pollution Records
Northbridge secondhand and new vinyl specialist with a 6,000-strong collection spanning all genres, plus turntables, speakers and audio accessories. Also stocks T-shirts, cushions and framed posters.
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- Rhubarb Records
East Victoria Park record store buying and selling new and used vinyl since 2013, with a big cassette, hi-fi and accessories range specialising in metal and punk. Sister site Rhubarb Records Vinyl Cafe in Leederville pairs coffee with crates.
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- Safari's Record Shack
Tucked behind a florist in Northbridge, a used and new vinyl specialist in funk, soul, jazz and disco. Run by owner John, a well-known encyclopaedic collector.
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- Sound One
One of Australia's oldest independently operated record stores, trading since 1971 (originally in the Hay Street mall, now Subiaco). Over 10,000 new and used records and CDs on hand, with a specialty in hard-to-find titles and Balkan music.
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- Urban Records
One of Perth's longest-standing independent record stores, in Leederville. Deep vinyl collection plus the biggest range of turntables and hi-fi accessories in the city.
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See the full record store listing for Perth, Australia.