Author: John Burke

Now that the Utrecht Record Fair [13/14/April] (where they publish a road map to help punters find their way around the 500 stalls the size of a small suburb) and Record Store Day [13 April] (where insanely priced records sell …

Easter Monday Record Fair at Semaphore – 22 April Read More »

Happy New Year and welcome to 2019.  Thirteen Record Fairs are scheduled for this year.  The Port Elliot fair has already been and gone and from all reports it went reasonably well, noting it is hard to get holiday makers …

Calendar of Adelaide Record Fairs – 2019 Read More »

It’s that time of the year again.  The roar of the crowds – the hiss and boo of rival supporters, flags and scarves waving gaily in the breeze favouring the scoreboard end…..Collingwood lines up against the Eagles on Saturday, 29 …

Semaphore Record Fair #15 – 1 October 2018 Read More »

The Record Fairs held in August were varied affairs.  At Music Palooza we fought the weather inside and outside the Warehouse, a malfunctioning ironclad building, at times noisy with hail penetrating the shoddy roof, dismal, cold with inadequate light.  The …

August Record Fairs: The Report Read More »

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.  Following a wet and soggy two days at Music Palooza two weeks back, where deals were brisk and sales were generous, White Elephant Records will be recharging …

Northern Adelaide Record Fair – Saturday 25 August 2018 Read More »

Winter temperatures and rain have fallen in Adelaide with great consistency in recent weeks and in the days leading up to Music Palooza, a bright beacon on our social calendar.   And on this weekend it will be raining records in …

Music Palooza – 11&12 August at the Warehouse Read More »

1968 – More and Louder The Summer of Love and Sgt Peppers brokered a new era of musical creation in the Pop and Rock scene spreading into a wonderful colourful explosion in 1968.  Album sales continued to boom along with …

1968 – Best Albums – Aretha, Jimi, Cream and Janis!!!! Read More »

The first major Record Fair for 2018 is scheduled for Easter Monday 2nd April at Semaphore courtesy of Mr V Music.  Easter brings autumnal weather and pleasant sea breezes along the Semaphore shores.  The fair will be held at the …

Easter Monday – Semaphore Record Fair #14 Read More »

Whilst the Summer of Love may have been hard to top, 1968 generated some heat of its own.  Without too much effort we have created two Jukeboxes – one with predominantly the newer breed of young white groups starting to …

1968 – Jukebox in Black White & Technicolour Read More »

Vietnam – a gloomy shadow Improving on the Summer of Love was always going to be difficult.  1968 proved to be a long and frustrating year.  The war in Vietnam was getting worse, more bombing, more fighting, and an increasing …

1968 Street Fighting, Protest & Revolution – Hot Singles Read More »