Music stores: our guide to the last of a dying breed

Next time you catch a film at Broadway Cinematheque, also check out Kubrick next door for its eclectic range of CDs and vinyl. Although its well-curated collection leans towards indie music, Kubrick also stocks a wide selection of releases by Taiwanese and mainland bands. Don't miss its great array of T-shirts and posters.
3 Public Square Street, Prosperous Garden, Yau Ma Tei, tel: 2384 8929; kubrick.com.hk

Paul Au is something of a legendary figure among local record collectors. Piled throughout his chaotic store in Sham Shui Po are 35,000 records from every genre imaginable - and don't come expecting them to be neatly categorised for easy browsing. Instead, leave a whole day aside for what vinyl fanatics refer to as "digging". If you don't find what you want, it's probably buried in Au's off-site warehouse where another 300,000 albums await your digging pleasure. Vinyl Hero is open by appointment only.
Flat D, 5/F Wai Hong Building, 239 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po, tel: 9481 7136

Since HMV started specialising in headphones and other hardware, Hong Kong Records has raised its game by expanding its selection of music on CD - and even vinyl. Alongside releases by all the big Canto-pop names you'd expect to find in this Hong Kong institution is a huge range of albums by the leadings lights of the independent and alternative music worlds. Its impressive selection of vinyl records also caters for audiophiles.
Shop 146, level one, Pacific Place, Queensway, tel: 2845 7088; hongkongrecords.hk