She Said Boom! Roncesvalles

She Said Boom on Roncesvalles puts literature and recorded music on equal footing. Its own site identifies new and used vinyl and CDs, while the book selection ranges from poetry and theatre to science fiction, philosophy and music writing. The name is a small piece of local music history, taken from Caroline Azar's song performed by Fifth Column. This branch is useful when the day is already centred on Roncesvalles, rather than when you are trying to cover the downtown record shops in one walk. It has its own website and buying contact, which is worth remembering when checking an item or offering a collection. The practical appeal is a compact music-and-books stop embedded in a neighbourhood shopping street.

New and used vinyl, CDs and a broad book selection. Treat the shop's changing secondhand stock as a reason to browse in person rather than expecting a complete online inventory.

The Roncesvalles shop buys secondhand records, CDs and books. Its official instructions ask sellers to email inquiries; use that contact before taking a collection over.

393 Roncesvalles Avenue, south of Howard Park Avenue. Use the Roncesvalles address and contact details, rather than those of the College Street shop.

Build this into a Roncesvalles afternoon. Going on to Pandemonium means continuing north toward Dundas West and the Junction, so allow a separate travel leg rather than assuming the two shops are next door.