33RPM Records

33RPM Records, vinyl shop in Cork

33RPM Records is a record shop with a physical store in Cork and online sales. Its catalogue is built around vinyl, although it also includes music on CD, cassette tapes and books. The shop presents itself as a go-to destination for new releases, classic albums and unusual finds, with fast shipping according to its own description.

Genres and catalogue sections

The catalogue covers a wide variety of styles. Featured sections include jazz, Latin American music, African music, rock, reggae, dub and ska, world music, hip hop, soul, R&B and funk, electronic, indie, metal, soundtracks and Japanese soundtracks, EBM, Irish music, pop and K-pop. The shop also has dedicated sections for record accessories, music on CD, cassette tapes and books.

Record Store Day and special editions

33RPM Records pays special attention to Record Store Day, with sections dedicated to different editions: RSD 2023, RSD 2024, RSD 2025, RSD Black Friday 2024 and RSD 2026. When this profile was written, the website showed RSD 2026 releases such as Olivia Dean's Live At The BBC, Jurassic 5's Quality Control (25th Anniversary Edition), Various Artists' Jazz Dispensary: Magia Brasileira, The Kinks' One For The Road, the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, John Coltrane's The Tiberi Tapes, Black Sabbath's Seventh Star, Vince Guaraldi's Ball And Glove, Porcupine Tree's We Lost The Skyline, Dj Koco Aka Shimokita Cuban BOXSET, Timeless Jazz Classics Vl. 3, The Bucketheads' All In The Mind (expanded), Fleddy Melculy's Sabbath Fleddy Sabbath, Crooked Colours' Vera, Purple Disco Machine's Soulmatic, Blaze's Basic Blaze, Bloods & Crips' Bangin' On Wax 2...The Saga Continues and Patti Jo's Make Me Believe In You / Ain't No Love Lost.

Japanese soundtracks and featured labels

The shop dedicates a section to Japanese soundtracks, with titles by Joe Hisaishi such as Kiki's Delivery Service, Ponyo (Studio Ghibli), The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Studio Ghibli) and Castle In The Sky: Image. It also highlights labels such as International Anthem, Altercat, Studio Ghibli Recordings, Analog Africa, Soul Jazz Records and Blowtorch Records.

Blog and music activity

The site includes a blog with posts about releases and music scenes. Published content includes articles about Slyrydes' debut album, recorded in September 2020 at Darklands Studios (Dublin) and released years later; the EP by Cork band Pebbledash on Blowtorch Records, which blends traditional folk with a heavier sound; and a session dedicated exclusively to Madlib and MF DOOM, whose recording can be heard on Mixcloud.

Online shopping and services

In addition to the physical shop, 33RPM Records operates an online store with a shopping cart, catalogue search, new arrivals lists and staff picks. The website allows you to subscribe to a newsletter and offers vinyl vouchers. Accepted payment methods include American Express, Apple Pay, Bancontact, BLIK, Google Pay, iDEAL, Wero, Klarna, Maestro, Mastercard, MobilePay, PayPal, Shop Pay and Visa. The shop ships to multiple countries and regions, with prices shown in different currencies.

Location and contact

2A MacCurtain Street, Victorian Quarter, Cork T23 NYN8 · Email: dj@33rpm.ie