Vinyl sale putting music fans in a spin
RECORD collectors, vinyl enthusiasts, and music fans will have the chance to pick up bargains and rare finds at the largest vinyl record warehouse clearance sale ever seen in Wales.
Up to 100,000 items are up for grabs at knockdown prices – from every music genre imaginable at a warehouse in Barry.
It signals a scaling down of the huge record dealing business originally set up by Claire Williams and Mark Owen more than eight years ago.
Mark, who formerly travelled the world as a tour manager, has set up a successful rock management company looking after rising stars such as the Kris Barras Band and Salvation Jayne, while Claire is going to carry on in the record dealing business, but on a much smaller scale, hence the reason for the mammoth sale of their huge stock from their warehouse on Vere Street in Cadoxton.
The pair formerly ran Retro-Vibe Music from the warehouse in Vere Street, before opening a larger shop in High Street, Cardiff in 2015. The shop stayed open for a couple of years before the pair decided to scale down the business.
After a successful one-day sale back in September, which saw people queuing from the early hours of the morning for the chance to pick up bargains and rare finds, they are now offering their biggest event yet – across a weekend in December.
With all LPs priced at £2; 12” and CDs at £1, and 7”, 78s, and comics at 50p, there will be plenty of bargains to be had.
“It was a really great if slightly exhausting day,” says Claire Williams of the previous event.
“We didn’t expect anywhere near the number who took the time to come along and crate dig and are very grateful to all who made the trip.
“We have thousands of items to still go through and still a lot of stock to sell, so we have decided to do it all again over the weekend of December. 8 and 9”
“There will be big changes for December. Firstly the ground floor will be made as clear as possible and organised so that the entire area is able to be utilised, this will mean that more people can come in at once, less waiting time and less sweaty and crowded crate digging.”
“The vinyl will be mixed up. It was really pleasing when people found some of the gems that we had included which included Bowie, some expensive mint Record Store Day singles, some Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and an Iron Maiden Picture disc.
“We will do this again which makes it more fun. It was lovely to know that people felt they had some exciting finds.”
■ The massive vinyl record warehouse clearance takes place at RetroVibe Music on Saturday, December 8, from 8am-6pm, and Sunday, December 9, from 10am-4pm, at Retro-Vibe, 8A Vere Street, Barry, CF63 2HX.
■ Find out more at: www.facebook. com/retrovibemusic