I recently visited Montreal and spent most of my time searching out vinyl in the city. My friend's…read moreson suggested checking this spot out cause he had seen it since they lived in Terrabonne. The shop was pretty easy to find. Parking was a lot less of a hassle than in the city. The owner was very welcoming, friendly, and helpful. The shop is relatively small, but there's lots of bins too dig through. It's also very organized and clean. Although there wasn't a ton that caught my eye, I did grab a hip hop record I wanted. I'd recommend checking this shop out as you're likely to not find many outside Montreal.

The worst experience I've ever had buying from a supposedly established shop. Avoid at all costs!…read moreI was an international buyer for an item that I now do not believe the shop had in stock any longer, if they ever had it in stock in the first place. Rather than just refund me the money the owner delayed admitting anything wrong until over a month later. If I hadn't chased it up, I don't know what would have happened. I placed my order on February 23rd and received an order confirmation from the shop's website. The shop charged $13.45 for shipping on top of the cost of the record. On 12th March, having received no notification of shipping or any other communication, I wrote to the shop asking for clarification. The owner replied stating the item had already shipped two weeks previously. I questioned why I'd not received a notification, and how long it might take to receive the item. The owner stated he didn't know how long I could expect to wait, and rather brusquely stated that there was no tracking number with the shipping method I chose so there was no way of seeing how far along the delivery was. The owner's tone throughout our exchange was brusque and rude. At this point I was faintly suspicious that something odd was going on, but I was content to wait for another week or so. On March 24th I received an automated message from the shop's website stating that my order was 'finished processing'. I wrote to the owner again asking why this message had just been sent to me when the record had apparently been sent a month previously. The owner said it was a mistake, and he simply hadn't updated the system at the time. Again, I was suspicious. On 5th April, having researched Canadian Post fees for shipping, I wrote to the owner asking why my package had not yet arrived. I stated that the fee for air shipping is only $12.15. I asked for proof of postage. The owner replied that he had contacted Canada Post and they told him they had lost the package! He said he was sorry and I would have my refund on the 13th of April (in 8 days). I replied asking how they could have known such when there was no tracking number. I queried his story, and once again asked for proof of postage. I asked why a refund would come within 8 days, and not immediately. I stated that the exchange had changed and that I expected a guarantee to receive the same amount of money I spent. The owner finally replied showing a refund processing, and with the following message: 'No stress at all we're not a scam we're just a small business who made an error have a great day we hope you'll find the record you want' Obviously this hasn't helped at all. Finally he's admitted an error - but I still have no idea what that 'error' was. Was it taking my money when there was no record to sell? Was it lying about posting it and keeping my money for five weeks? I'm going to lose out on (an admittedly small) amount of money on the exchange rate having changed. I could have bought the record from multiple other outlets selling it in the UK in the interim period (it's a limited release, and now sold out). I'm sure as a brick and mortar business where you can see what you're paying for they're fine, but I advise anyone buying internationally to be very aware when doing business with this guy - oh, and his shipping rates are $4.50 higher than the actual Canada Post rates. Scalping in this way is awful business practice. Still considering reporting them to the Quebec Consumer Protection Office, though I doubt they'll do anything.

Venus is an amazing record store. Best stock for house / techno / hip hop singles I've seen in…read moreMontreal--it's a real life discogs playground. Also has classic rock, pop, and disco but I didn't go through those genres. What impressed me was the density and quality of records, such a different experience than spots that are too picked over. Only thing it could benefit from would be maybe better organized stacks and a clerk who plays in the scene currently. Go get some records before the secret's out!

From the owner: The best of Funk, Rock, Soul, Afro, Latin, Electronica, and inner space styles…read more We often hear people comment that vinyl is making a comeback. In our view, it never left. We've been here for years with a steady clientele of vinyl addicts we continue to increase the volume and titles we offer. We have a huge selection of new and used LPs, 45s, 12-inch. Dj super store

My Montreal staple, first place I go when in town. Well second, I first get coffee. But this place…read moreis for sure second. I once got a skid row tape there in like 2015, but today I just dug around a little bit and found a Montreal doom metal album, and a Canadian press of Days of Future's Past. Sick. Great shop, great bunch of people working there, talking music. Have a lot of new vinyl as well. Some guy giving them low stars for parking, like maybe yelp the street instead.

Tres cute record store next to McGil University. They have popular LPs from every decade and just…read moreenough potential for a hidden gem to keep you digging for an hour. Prices are market, but add in the helpful staff and it's well worth the visit.

Came here the other night to watch the new redone documentary on The Clash with a buddy of mine…read morethough it wasn't my first time here. I came in two months ago to watch another documentary on EBM music with old-timers like Nitzer Ebb and Kraftwerk. Had a fantastic time on both occasions. BBAM! Gallery is turning out to be a great little creative space that is part record/vinyl store, art gallery and sometime art-house cinema showing Montreal-premieres of music oriented documentaries. I think the next one that's coming up that I'll probably attend is one on Paul Weller's bands, The Jam and The Style Council. Montreal used to have so many of these kinds of creative spaces but with skyrocketing rents and gentrification in almost all neighbourhoods, many of those spaces are disappearing all too quickly and there's only a handful left now and I think it's vital for the city to encourage keeping these kinds of independent spaces alive, where you can watch these great movies and get a glass of wine for $5, instead of another generic, sterile corporate space that charges you $20 per glass.

Great little shop with wonderful staff. Really enjoyed talking about current events and records.read more

I found Maple City Music accidentally while looking for a rare CD. It was a happy accident. Maple…read moreCity Music is a stellar store. There was great communication and updates after I placed my order. My package arrived within three days. The CDs were secured and protected and exactly as described. There is a personal tough that a buyer does not get with other Record shops. Thank you! Highly recommended!

I was sadly disappointed with how myself and husband were treated by the owner when we purchased…read morerecords from him at a downtown market. He immediately insulted us when we told him we moved here from Texas and then continued to insult my husband, who is combat Veteran, for being infantry. Perhaps it was "banter" but it was quite off putting as we really wanted to support his business. We tried to overlook the negativity and continue a conversation with him, but then he immediately cut us off and ignored us when a friend of his entered his booth. Good luck to him, but maybe he needs to work on his customer service.

This place has been open since 2007, yet I'm still the first to review it! Don't you just love…read moresurprises? Wall to wall with old vinyls, this is an awesome place to go crate diving. Don't expect to find the rarest treasures, but best bet is that you won't walk away empty handed. It's also got a decent, English used books section, which is a rarity in the Plateau. Friendly service, good music, and excellent prices. I would strongly recommend checking it out!

Excellent! We were looking for 45s and we found hundreds. All kind of music and the owner is nice…read moreand helpful. next time in Montreal we're back there,

Randomly found this place on a recent trip to Montreal. I walked in and they were blasting Ted…read moreNugent which, of course, is always a good sign when you're walking into a record shop. I found the selection to be pretty good despite the small size of the store and the prices were actually not that bad. I wound up purchasing a bunch of records, including a hard to find KISS LP from the 80s which I had never seen for sale before. Overall 5 stars. Loved this shop, wish there were more like it near me.

There's so much to explore in this store and I loved how they had local and international choices…read more They have a lot more than vinyl and it's easy to spend hours in here!