Somehow the Toronto Reference Library is quickly becoming the city's hottest music hangout. The building was featured in the pilot episode of nirvanna the band the show, then later as the setting for the Weeknd's sexed up "Secrets" video. Undeniably the coolest spot in town, the library now carries vinyl records.
The Toronto Public Library recently took to Reddit (yes, this hip-ass library is also apparently quite internet savvy) to discuss their recent acquisition of some vinyl records. They posted the above photo, along with a truly impressive collection of releases they've stocked.
You can read the full list below. It includes everything from the Beatles and Bob Dylan to Kaytranada and Fucked Up.
The library's vinyl collection can be accessed on the fifth floor of the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge Street. Who knows what hip item the library will acquire next. We're hoping for fidget spinners.
Rock/Pop
Rubber Soul by the Beatles
Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones
Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys
London Calling by the Clash
The Velvet Underground and Nico
Electric Ladyland by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Nevermind by Nirvana
Horses by Patti Smith
Pearl by Janis Joplin
Murmur by REM
Like A Prayer by Madonna
Born In the USA by Bruce Springsteen
To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey
Dummy by Portishead
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Ten by Pearl Jam
Parallel Lines by Blondie
Tapestry by Carole King
Who's Next by the Who
Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
The Hot Rock by Sleater-Kinney
Burnin' by Bob Marley & the Wailers
IV by Led Zeppelin
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
R&B/Hip-Hop
Illmatic by Nas
It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
Criminal Minded by Boogie Down Productions
Aquemini by OutKast
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest
Mecca and the Soul Brother by Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth
Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys
the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Under Construction by Missy Elliot
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde by the Pharcyde
Raising Hell by Run DMC
The Chronic by Dr. Dre
All Eyez On Me by 2Pac
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by the Wu-Tang Clan
Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg
Curtis by Curtis Mayfield
I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin
Sings the Blues by Nina Simone
Live At the Apollo by James Brown
Songs In the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
Tell Mama by Etta James
Stand! by Sly and the Family Stone
Purple Rain by Prince
the Dictionary of Soul by Otis Redding
Betty Davis by Betty Davis
Jazz
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
the Shape of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
Ella and Louis by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
Soul Station by Hank Mobley
Song For My Father by Horace Silver
Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
Out to Lunch by Eric Dolphy
Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
Lady in Satin by Billie Holiday
Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 by Thelonious Monk
Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
Smokin' at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery
Back at the Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Idle Moments by Grant Green
Meets the Rhythm Section by Art Pepper
Our Man in Paris by Dexter Gordon
Waltz for Debbie by Bill Evans
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis
Canadian
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Music From Big Pink by the Band
Up to Here by the Tragically Hip
Twice Removed by Sloan
Funeral by Arcade Fire
Moving Pictures by Rush
'F# A# Infinity by Godspeed You Black Emperor
Metals by Feist
Reconstruction Site by the Weakerthans
Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan
Native North America, Vol. 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country 1966 - 1985 by Various Artists
You Forgot It in People by Broken Social Scene
Absolute Torch and Twang by k.d. lang
The Chemistry of Common Life by Fucked Up
Animism by Tanya Tagaq
Andorra by Caribou
Power In the Blood by Buffy Sainte-Marie
99.9% by Kaytranada
Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot
Shine a Light by Constantines
Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrissette
Afterparty Babies by Cadence Weapon
New Seasons by the Sadies
Rufus Wainwright by Rufus Wainwright
Take Care by Drake
The Toronto Public Library recently took to Reddit (yes, this hip-ass library is also apparently quite internet savvy) to discuss their recent acquisition of some vinyl records. They posted the above photo, along with a truly impressive collection of releases they've stocked.
You can read the full list below. It includes everything from the Beatles and Bob Dylan to Kaytranada and Fucked Up.
The library's vinyl collection can be accessed on the fifth floor of the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge Street. Who knows what hip item the library will acquire next. We're hoping for fidget spinners.
Rock/Pop
Rubber Soul by the Beatles
Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones
Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys
London Calling by the Clash
The Velvet Underground and Nico
Electric Ladyland by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Nevermind by Nirvana
Horses by Patti Smith
Pearl by Janis Joplin
Murmur by REM
Like A Prayer by Madonna
Born In the USA by Bruce Springsteen
To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey
Dummy by Portishead
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Ten by Pearl Jam
Parallel Lines by Blondie
Tapestry by Carole King
Who's Next by the Who
Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
The Hot Rock by Sleater-Kinney
Burnin' by Bob Marley & the Wailers
IV by Led Zeppelin
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
R&B/Hip-Hop
Illmatic by Nas
It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
Criminal Minded by Boogie Down Productions
Aquemini by OutKast
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest
Mecca and the Soul Brother by Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth
Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys
the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Under Construction by Missy Elliot
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde by the Pharcyde
Raising Hell by Run DMC
The Chronic by Dr. Dre
All Eyez On Me by 2Pac
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by the Wu-Tang Clan
Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg
Curtis by Curtis Mayfield
I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin
Sings the Blues by Nina Simone
Live At the Apollo by James Brown
Songs In the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
Tell Mama by Etta James
Stand! by Sly and the Family Stone
Purple Rain by Prince
the Dictionary of Soul by Otis Redding
Betty Davis by Betty Davis
Jazz
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
the Shape of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
Ella and Louis by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
Soul Station by Hank Mobley
Song For My Father by Horace Silver
Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
Out to Lunch by Eric Dolphy
Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
Lady in Satin by Billie Holiday
Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 by Thelonious Monk
Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
Smokin' at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery
Back at the Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Idle Moments by Grant Green
Meets the Rhythm Section by Art Pepper
Our Man in Paris by Dexter Gordon
Waltz for Debbie by Bill Evans
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis
Canadian
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Music From Big Pink by the Band
Up to Here by the Tragically Hip
Twice Removed by Sloan
Funeral by Arcade Fire
Moving Pictures by Rush
'F# A# Infinity by Godspeed You Black Emperor
Metals by Feist
Reconstruction Site by the Weakerthans
Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan
Native North America, Vol. 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country 1966 - 1985 by Various Artists
You Forgot It in People by Broken Social Scene
Absolute Torch and Twang by k.d. lang
The Chemistry of Common Life by Fucked Up
Animism by Tanya Tagaq
Andorra by Caribou
Power In the Blood by Buffy Sainte-Marie
99.9% by Kaytranada
Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot
Shine a Light by Constantines
Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrissette
Afterparty Babies by Cadence Weapon
New Seasons by the Sadies
Rufus Wainwright by Rufus Wainwright
Take Care by Drake
