Music fans in York Region know 33 1/3 Record Store as the shop tucked into Unit A6.2 at 37 Harry Walker Parkway South in Newmarket, a place built by people who describe themselves as music fans, friends, and dreamers rather than a faceless retail chain. The store deals in vinyl records spanning classic rock through contemporary indie, and its bins regularly turn up specialty pressings, exclusive editions, and colored vinyl variants that draw in collectors hunting for something beyond a standard black disc. Since opening in 2016, the shop has built a reputation as an independently owned and Canadian-operated destination for record collecting north of Toronto, and it now bills itself as York Region’s leading independent record store, a claim it backs up with a schedule that keeps its doors open every day of the week.
Hours shift slightly depending on the day, with the store open Monday through Wednesday and again on Saturday from 11:30 in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon, extended hours on Thursday and Friday running from 11:30 until 5:30, and a shorter Sunday window from noon until 3 in the afternoon. That kind of seven-day availability is unusual for a niche independent record shop and makes it easy for both weekday browsers and weekend crate diggers to find a time that works. Beyond the walk-in experience, the store maintains a running Spotify playlist built from staff picks and in-store selections, giving customers a way to sample the kind of music circulating through the shop even before they walk in the door.
What sets 33 1/3 Record Store apart from a typical used record bin is its emphasis on community over pure transaction. Staff make a point of getting to know regular customers by name, and the shop frames its purpose around building and supporting what it calls a true music community rather than simply moving inventory. For collectors who order online or from outside the immediate Newmarket area, the store offers flat-rate shipping, ten dollars within Ontario and fifteen dollars across the rest of Canada, which keeps costs predictable for anyone building a collection remotely rather than shopping strictly in person.
Newmarket sits within the Greater Toronto Area’s northern reaches, and a dedicated independent record store gives the town’s residents a local alternative to driving into the city for new releases, reissues, and secondhand vinyl. The shop’s identity as proudly Canadian owned and operated resonates with a segment of collectors who specifically want to support independent, homegrown retail rather than larger national or international chains, and its consistent seven-day-a-week schedule signals a level of commitment that smaller hobbyist shops rarely match.
For anyone within reach of York Region who wants to flip through classic rock reissues, track down an exclusive colored vinyl pressing, or just talk music with people who genuinely care about it, 33 1/3 Record Store in Newmarket offers a dependable, independently run vinyl destination that has been serving the region’s collectors since 2016, with a phone line and email address kept active for anyone who wants to check stock before making the trip.
