Word of Mouth - Wellington's Lost Record Stores - Talk

Take a trip down memory lane to the record stores of Wellington’s past for Aotearoa New Zealand Music Month. Join Wellington Museum for a lunchtime history talk lead by Chris Bourke of AudioCulture with Colin Morris and Kevin Kane.

Up until the early 2000s there were dozens of record stores in Wellington, stretching from the Cenotaph to the Embassy, with many more in the suburbs.  Now there are only a few in Wellington, including a multi-national in the CBD, Slowboat and Flying Nun in Cuba Street, and Creeps and Herbs in the suburbs."  

Names like Vanvi's, Silvio's, Colin Morris, Record Preservation were Meccas to specialist music lovers, with department stores such as James Smith's, Kirkcaldies, and the DIC also catering for the mass market. What has changed and what does it mean for Wellington’s music scene today? 

Wednesday 3 May | 12.30-1.30pm | Wellington Museum

About or hosts

AudioCulture is the online “noisy library” of New Zealand popular music, and the sister site of NZ On Screen, about our film and TV heritage.

Colin Morris we could describe as a 'legendary record retailer' with a career spanning 6 decades. He continues to sell records to a mail-order clientele, while also reviewing music and concerts for Radio New Zealand.