Au Go Go Records, Melbourne

Established in 1977 as a mail-order business, Au Go Go specializes in promoting those harder-to-get sounds. Its record label also releases fine local talent and secures such international bands as The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Most new independent releases can be purchased or ordered on vinyl. Also available are Brit presses, local fanzines and an impressive range of T-shirts. Upstairs is dedicated to second-hand vinyl and collectibles. Records can be bought for as little as 10 cents, but expect to pay much more for the autographed Nick Cave goods, Nirvana's first single and that genuine Beatles curtain.