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Record Store Profile: Licorice Pie VIC

23 June 2025 | 11:20 am | Staff Writer

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What is your store called? 

Licorice Pie Records

Where are you located? 

Collingwood Yards, 3/30 Perry St, Collingwood Victoria

Tell us about the people behind the scenes?

Joe who also has a fine show on 3RRR, Gavan who has a long history in the Melbourne music scene as a band and bandroom manager and myself Dave a lifelong record rustler and hustler.

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When and why did the store open? 

When: Store opened 23 years ago in Prahran, 2002. Moved to Collingwood Yards five years ago. Why: It was just meant to be.

What do your customers most know you for?

We are known for our vast range of secondhand vinyl, fair prices paid and sold.

What is the most popular title you stock at the moment? 

Keanu Nelson’s - Wilurarrakuta

What is the most popular evergreen title? 

John Coltrane’s - A Love Supreme

What is the best thing about running a record store in 2025?

Meeting the extraordinary customers and musicians that make it all possible. 

What is the hardest thing about running a record store in 2025?

The wholesale cost of new vinyl that now makes it a luxury item rather that something a young fan can readily save up for with their pocket money.