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Now that the junk
shop has all but died in most of England*, the place to find second-hand records
(especially 78s) is at one of the organised record fairs. Here is a list of
British record fairs.
Sadly, as far as fairs that have 78rpm records
are concerned, we're down to one venue at The Motorcycle Museum, though
generally there are a few 78s to be found at Retrotech as well.
*I would be very interested to know of any that do
still exist and regularly deal in records.
NOTES:
Greg Butler has now stopped running his
"Greg's Greats" fair at his house after the June 2019 event, but is planning to have more specialised
sales in the future, supposedly from 2020* onwards.
I will post more information once he has it.
(*Obviously this "reboot" never happened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but watch
this space!).
Due to falling attendance, the CLPGS Phonofair,
previously held in June in Powick, Worcestershire, has now been discontinued.
Dates for the fairs this year below; Red dates are estimates, light blue are definite :
| Record fairs for 2025 | |||||
| Month | Date | Day | Name/Location | Status | Address of Fair |
| March | 9 | Sunday | Birmingham International | On | National Motorcycle Museum. nr Birmingham. M42 Junction 6, B92 0EJ |
| May | 11 | Sunday | RetrotechUK (formerly NVCF) | On |
The Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-On-Dunsmore, nr Coventry, CV8
3FL *** Note New Location *** |
| June | 8 | Sunday | Birmingham International | On | National Motorcycle Museum. nr Birmingham. M42 Junction 6, B92 0EJ |
| October | 12 | Sunday | Birmingham International | On | National Motorcycle Museum. nr Birmingham. M42 Junction 6, B92 0EJ |
All the fairs have refreshments available, mainly snacks.
Parking is also free at all events. More details about prices and times below.
RetrotechUK
(formerly The National Vintage
Communications Fair) is not strictly a record fair, but there are stalls which have
records for sale, and there are usually plenty of gramophones.
Information about the record fair venues including contact details:
| Fair | Contact | Prices & Details | Date prices checked |
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Birmingham: (Motorcycle Museum, near NEC) (Note New contact details) |
Spikebiz Ltd Kaye Reeve 15, Bath Row, Stamford, PE9 2QU Tel: 07528 849 726 / 07980 310 160. email Website: recordfairs | record buyers and sellers |
Stalls:
£55 each; £105 for 2 stalls (no half stalls) Stallholders arrive from 7.30 am; Fair closes at 3.00 pm. Early entry: £5 from 9 a.m.; General entry: £3 from 10.30 a.m. Parking: free on site ; snack bar (card payments only) open all day from 8.30. |
2025 |
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Greg's Greats: (currently not being run) |
Greg Butler 79, High Street, Foxton, Cambridgeshire, CB2 6RP Tel: 01223 872 937 or email |
Starts at 11.00
am No stalls for rent. Free entry & food. Contact Greg first if food required Parking: free on-road near to site |
N/A |
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CLPGS
Phonofair (Powick, Worcs) (currently not being run) |
Brian
Oakley Tel: 01258 861 282 or email |
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Kempton Park (near London) (currently not being run) |
Roland Hart 5 Moorland View, Rose Ash South Molton, Devon
EX36 4QP |
Roland is on the lookout for a new venue. As soon as he fixes anything, I'll update the listing here. | |
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RetrotechUK (formerly The National Vintage Communication Fair) |
RetrotechUK, 54, Linnell Road, Rugby, Warwicks, CV21 4AW. see https://www.retrotechuk.com/ for more details and how to book a stall. email. |
Stalls: from £45 each (discount
for BVMS members) Entry £25 from 9 am; £10 from 10.30, free for under 14s. Closes 4 p.m. Free car parking. See website (link in previous column) Cash only |
2025 |