Collection: Classic Rock

Classic rock is the music that built record collections: the albums from the 1960s through the 1980s that defined the sound and still outsell almost everything else on vinyl. This collection brings them together, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, AC/DC, Queen, Dire Straits, Metallica and more, the records people come back for their whole lives.

These are the albums our customers return to again and again. Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is our single best-selling record, full stop, and it has not fallen out of favour in fifty years. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin IV, AC/DC's Back in Black, The Beatles' Abbey Road: these are the ones that started most people collecting, and the ones they keep coming back for, to replace, to upgrade, to give to someone they love.

I came to a lot of these records late. I was a cassette and CD kid, so vinyl was not my world growing up, and the one that got me was the Eagles. Fifteen years old, babysitting, alone in someone else's lounge room, working out how to put the needle down on Hotel California without wrecking anything. It was the last track, The Last Resort, that stopped me, and I carried that song around for thirty years before I ever understood why it hit so hard. That is what these records do. They wait for you.

There is a reason these albums never really go away. They sell to the people who grew up with them and to their kids at the same time, which is why a record like Rumours or Back in Black is almost never out of print for long, and never out of demand at all.

What we try to do is simple: actually keep these records in stock. A lot of shops let the classics lapse between represses, so the album you want turns out to be unavailable exactly when you go looking for it. We buy the proven sellers deep, so Rumours, Dark Side, Back in Black and Ride the Lightning are the ones we work hardest to keep on the shelf, and we ship them fast, anywhere in Australia. And you are buying from a real record shop run by two people who love this music, not a warehouse.

FAQ:

What albums count as classic rock?
The records that defined rock from the 1960s to the 1980s: Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, Dire Straits and their peers.

What is the best classic rock album to start a vinyl collection?
Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is our best seller and the most common place people begin, alongside Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Led Zeppelin IV.

Do you keep these titles in stock?
We buy the proven sellers deep and ship fast across Australia. Some titles move in and out between distributor represses, but the big albums are the ones we work hardest to keep on hand.