Play De Record

Play De Record is still the city's DJ shop, now at 411 Spadina Avenue after the old Yonge Street chapter. Official playderecord.com/service/about hours, updated May 18, 2026: Sunday closed, Monday 12–8, Tuesday closed, Wednesday 12–6, Thursday–Saturday 12–8. Phone (416) 586-0380, sales@playderecord.com. Founded 1990 by Eugene Tam, it is one of the few Toronto rooms that is actually a DJ store — needles, cartridges, controllers, battle breaks — plus floor crates of vintage vinyl and new electronic, hip-hop, and international 12-inches. First-timers: they are closed Tuesday and Sunday. Dig the floor crates; ask about battle breaks if that is the errand. Do not assume daily hours.