News & Happenings

In December 2019 we published an interim calendar of proposed Record Fairs planned for Adelaide and the region.  Things were looking good.  And we had that quiet expectation that we would do everything all over again just like last year.  …

Coronavirus and Record Fairs in Adelaide in 2020 Read More »

There are three Record Fairs this summer, all in country towns outside of the city. MOUNT GAMBIER RECORD FAIR The second Mount Gambier Record Fair is scheduled for Saturday 23 November, from noon to 5pm, at The Old Mt Gambier …

Summer 2019 Record Fairs and 2020 Interim Calendar Read More »

Spotted the following in The Economist on 22 October 2019: [Where have all the flowers gone? Gone to graveyards…Everyone….]  “The LP will be around for a good long while,” Patricia Heimers, a spokeswoman for the Recording Industry Association of America …

The Strange Revival of Vinyl Records Read More »

Semaphore Record Fair No. 17 Well the football is all done and dusted.  Another season has flashed past.  The Tigers have enjoyed victories locally and in the AFL and the song has been sung with great glee in all of  …

Semaphore Record Fair – 7 October 2019 Read More »

Over the past few weeks the weather has returned to a bleak wet winter with a chilly vengeance.  Gusty winds have converted decent kicks for goal into rushed behinds and standing in the outer, with sauce dripping down your fingers …

Music Palooza Record Fair – 17/18 August 2019 Read More »

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 »