A&A Records

A&A Records was a Canadian record store chain, which declared bankruptcy in 1991. Prior to the expansion of Sam the Record Man in the early 1960s, A&A was the dominant record store chain in Canada. It was acquired by CBS Records after it lost the dominant market position to the Sam's chain, but was reacquired by a Toronto investment group in 1981. In the mid-1990s, the flagship store became a Future Shop, but has since moved out as of 2007.

Many A&A stores were absorbed into the Music World or Sunrise Records chains.

The company was originally known as A&A Books & Records Company of Canada Limited. In 1974 its operations consisted of the main store at 351 Yonge Street in Toronto; another flagship store on Saint Catherine Street in Montreal, and six franchise stores in Ontario. In addition, its wholly owned subsidiaries, Glen Music had four stores in Alberta and Glen Music Western had six stores in British Columbia.

By the end of 1974, the company decided to close its book business that was located in the basement floor of its flagship store at 351 Yonge Street, Toronto. The senior management consisted of Rick McGraw, General Manager, R. Bruce Wilson and V.P. of Marketing. Its offices were located above the retail store at 351 Yonge Street, in a small portion of the second and third floor. The second floor was classical department and the third floor was being used as the warehouse. The company itself was a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Records Canada.

In the spring of 1975, the accounting office was relocated to 75 The Donway West, while the offices of General Manager and V.P. of Marketing remained at 351 Yonge Street. The organizational structure was such that finance department reported directly to Fred Rich, V.P. Finance of Columbia Record.

The A&A Records store at 351 Yonge Street has been sold to Ryerson University and will be preserved along with the Sam the Record Man Building nearby as part of the university's 20 year plan to revitalize their campus.