The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Fans’ overnight vigil to secure rare vinyl
Special releases from the likes of David Bowie and U2 made for Record Store Day
Music fans queued as early as 2.45am on Saturday across Courier Country to get their hands on exclusive vinyl releases.
The mega fans camped outside Assai in Broughty Ferry, packed out Le Freak in Dundee, crammed into Concorde in Perth and mobbed Mo’Fidelity in Montrose to make sure they were some of the first people in the country to pick up rare Record Store Day releases.
One man, Kevin Henderson, lined up outside the Broughty Ferry Assai before 3am, to ensure he was able to pick up pressings of incredibly rare vinyl from David Bowie, U2 and Madonna.
Top of Kevin’s list was a record limited to 983 copies worldwide by a Manchester band called The Waterfront – who later went on to become the Stone Roses.
Such was the anticipation in Angus, the owners of Mo’Fidelity Records had to borrow a tea urn from Montrose FC so they could satisfy the demands of thirsty customers.
Matthew Marra, one of the managers at Assai, said Record Store Day continues to grow in popularity.
He said: “This year’s event has been another massive success.
“More than 100 people lined up outside the shop on Saturday morning and people were still queuing to get in until at least 11am.
“One customer was at the front of the queue at 2.45am and he was able to pick up some very rare vinyl from The Waterfront and David Bowie.
“It continues to grow as an event each year and vinyl continues to grow in popularity. People like to hold a physical product.
“It’s hard to tell how many people we had down over the day, it was just so busy. The event has rolled into Sunday too, which gives people a bit more time to look through some of the more interesting releases.”
Record Store Day started in the UK in 2008 and sees artists big and small release special edition vinyls which are released for sale at independent record shops across the globe.
More than 200 independent shops across the country take part, with special vinyl releases made available on the day and events and gigs held in cities nationwide.