Searching for a hard-to-find LP

Taipei's hip hoppers who crave vinyl get their fix and a chance to practice their mixing and scratching skills on the open turn-tables at Da Project, the city's only exclusively hip-hop vinyl and CD store. Run by a group of local hip-hop DJs with an ear for non-mainstream rap, the store carries an impressive selection of contemporary underground music, as well as the latest top-40 R 'n' B and hip-hop hits.

Where to get your records:

Jazz Town: Classic jazz and blues second-hand vintage pressings

2F, 136 Roosevelt Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路3段136號2F); www.jazztown.com.tw

Audio Joy: Classic Jazz, Blues and classical second-hand vintage pressings

6, Ln. 75, Zhonghua Rd, Sec 2, Taipei

(台北市中華路2段75巷6號)

Hisao Song Records (小宋唱片): Vintage classical music, 1960-1980s pop music, Chinese pop classics Stall

2162, 2F, 4 Xining S Rd, Taipei (台北市西寧南路2F, 2162)

Er Shou Za Huo Pu (二手雜貨鋪): Second-hand classical music, 1960-1980s pop music, Chinese pop
B1, 321 Roosevelt Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路3段321號B1)

Xiao Gao de Dian (小高的店):

Second-hand classical music, 1960-1980s pop music, Chinese pop

B1, 291 Roosevelt, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路3段291號B1)

Species Records (有種唱片): House, trance, break beats, progressive, drum `n' bass, techno, hip hop

9F, 2, Ln 49, Zhongxiao E Rd, Sec 4, Taipei (台北市忠孝東路4段2號9F)

M@M Boutique: House, trance, break beats, progressive, drumn' bass, techno, hip hop

4F-3, 112 Zhongxiao E Rd, Sec 4, Taipei (台北市忠孝東路4段112號4F-3)

Da Project: Hip hop

37-3, Ln 77, Zhongxiao E Rd, Sec 4, Taipei (忠孝東路四段77巷37-3號)

White Wabbit Orange (小白兔橘子): Indie rock