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opines that hidden tracks aren’t as common nowadays, but asserts that CDs are still popular amongst the Belrose JB clientele. “We had a family come in the other day; there were two kids running around, like 'Mum, look at this CD! And look at this CD!' It’s great to see that the younger generation are actually interested in CDs, which is cool." Callum’s township of Belrose (which the Music Advisor describes as “a lovely little place… it’s got a lot of heart, y’know?") provides all kinds of customers to

JB, from the very young “who are just discovering music”, to older people “who have been listening to music for 50 years.” “All of our regulars who come in, they love the people, and I think that’s what makes Belrose possibly the best JB Hi-Fi around – without being biased or anything,” Callum smiles. “A lot of the regulars love Andre Rieu, because obviously he’s wildly talented, and he’s a beautiful man, of course.” Callum is a Rieu fan himself, counting the revered musician next to Tool as amongst his very varied favourites.

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L et’s get straight down to are Taylor Swift’s 1989 , Adele’s 21 ("purely because they’re amazing pop records"), Porter Robinson’s Worlds (“an incredible electronic album, and I think it’s inspired a lot of musicians”), Flume’s self-titled debut (“It’s so unique – and I brass tacks: Callum Maritz’s top records of the 2010’s

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Having played piano and bagpipes at high school, Callum now creates electronic music under the pseudonym RiTZZ (check out tracks French Revolution and Friends – very neat), and is always ready to add to his thousands- strong collection of CDs and vinyl at home. “When I’m not at JB I’m either listening to music or making music,” Callum says. “It’s pretty much all I think about, from when I wake up to when I go to sleep, because I love it so much!”

think that’s been the theme throughout this decade: the unique music, coming out of everywhere”), and Alt-J’s This Is All Yours (“the way that they’ve incorporated so many unique sounds is amazing”). That last album – Alt-J's second album, which was released in 2014 – contains a hidden track: a cover of Bill Withers’ Lovely Day , which Callum describes as “one of the most beautiful tracks that I think I’ve ever heard.” He

5. Queen

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7. Tame Impala Currents 8. Fleetwood Mac Rumours 9. Billie Eilish WHENWE ALL FALL

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10. The Beatles Abbey Road (50th

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Callum Maritz at JB Hi-Fi Belrose, NSW

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