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At a glance01Aux 33 Tours02Phonopolis03Sonorama
Current position#1 in Montréal#2 in Montréal#3 in Montréal
Recognized asExact Mont-Royal store with exceptionally broad new, used, 45, Japanese pressing, rare, CD, cassette, audio-equipment and accessory inventory, plus preorders, special orders, grading guidance, Canadian shipping and explicit exchange termsExact Mile End independent with weekly new and used additions, a strong local section, specialist depth beyond the mainstream, in-store shows, collection buying and encouraged special ordersExact Bernard Street store with new, reissue and used vinyl, cassettes and vintage music magazines across rock, jazz, soul, funk, disco, francophone and global music, backed by direct want-list and special-order response
Best forThe broadest format and genre brief, pressings, hardware and special ordersLocal, independent, experimental, jazz, avant-garde, folk, blues and global musicWant lists, francophone and global music, soul, funk, jazz and vintage discovery
Decision fitSearch by artist, title, label and catalogue number; confirm pressing country and year, format and speed, colour or variant, matrix/runout when consequential, inserts and whether the exact copy is live store stock, web stock, preorder, special order, used, consignment or a separate marketplace listing · For used records, require a record and sleeve grade under a named standard, ask whether the copy was cleaned or play-tested, inspect warp, scratches, groove damage, noise, labels, seams, odour and every included disc or insert; a stock image never proves the copy · Confirm hold and preorder rules, pickup notice, packaging, tracking, insurance, defect test, return postage and refund or exchange remedy plus total after-tax delivered cost; verify turntable setup before attributing playback problemsSearch by artist, title, label and catalogue number; confirm pressing country and year, format and speed, colour or variant, matrix/runout when consequential, inserts and whether the exact copy is live store stock, web stock, preorder, special order, used, consignment or a separate marketplace listing · For used records, require a record and sleeve grade under a named standard, ask whether the copy was cleaned or play-tested, inspect warp, scratches, groove damage, noise, labels, seams, odour and every included disc or insert; a stock image never proves the copy · Confirm hold and preorder rules, pickup notice, packaging, tracking, insurance, defect test, return postage and refund or exchange remedy plus total after-tax delivered cost; verify turntable setup before attributing playback problemsSearch by artist, title, label and catalogue number; confirm pressing country and year, format and speed, colour or variant, matrix/runout when consequential, inserts and whether the exact copy is live store stock, web stock, preorder, special order, used, consignment or a separate marketplace listing · For used records, require a record and sleeve grade under a named standard, ask whether the copy was cleaned or play-tested, inspect warp, scratches, groove damage, noise, labels, seams, odour and every included disc or insert; a stock image never proves the copy · Confirm hold and preorder rules, pickup notice, packaging, tracking, insurance, defect test, return postage and refund or exchange remedy plus total after-tax delivered cost; verify turntable setup before attributing playback problems
Profile typeExact place / boundaryExact place / boundaryExact place / boundary
Geographic scopeMontréal, QuebecMontréal, QuebecMontréal, Quebec
Public editionQ3 2026Q3 2026Q3 2026
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Start with artist, title, label, catalogue number, format and pressing. Confirm the exact copy and stock channel, then compare grading, staff discovery, special-order execution, pickup or shipping, defect handling and complete acquisition cost.
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