StereoFloss

Big Star Records - Record Shop in Adelaide

Adelaide's grandparent shop, since 1988. Half the city's other shops came out of it.

Shop
Big Star Records
Address
160 Magill Road, Norwood
Town
Adelaide, Australia
Established
1988
Formats
Vinyl, CDs, 7"
Crates
Rock, Punk, Indie, Soul, Jazz, Electronic, Metal, Pop
In the shop
Buys collections

Andy Geue opened Big Star as a second-hand shop on Magill Road in Norwood in 1988. It grew to six shops across Adelaide at its peak; the Rundle Street store put on free gigs in the basement every Wednesday and had Blink-182, Regurgitator and They Might Be Giants play in-store. It is back to one shop now, on Magill Road again, sharing premises with Analog Fix after Darren McBain took it over in late 2025. Its real importance is the lineage: Mr V Music, Streetlight and Clarity are all run by people who worked here first, so a good part of Adelaide's record retail is Big Star's alumni