Whether it’s from behind the store counter, in his rave days, or advocating for change in the industry, Stephan Gyory has watched Sydney’s music history from the sidelines. Steph is a Sydney record store owner and long-time music lover who's been slinging vinyl since the 90s at BPM Records, and since 2003, his own shop The Record Store in Surry Hills.

Stephan tells us the ins and outs of Sydney’s 90’s rave scene, how he kept a record store alive during the streaming boom (and pandemic), and his theories on why vinyl never dies.