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By Michael Reeve

RECORD FAIR

CFBX record fair continues decade climb of vinyl records

May 24, 2024 | 7:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campus radio station CFBX is holding its annual record fair this weekend at Sahali Mall. The fair serves as the main fundraiser for the volunteer-run station.

Vinyl records have seen a major jump in popularity in the past decade, including an additional surge during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. While they have come down a touch from that high, Keith Morgan, who sells records out of Haus of Misfit in Kamloops, feels there are no signs of the fad dying.

“I’ve been collecting for 19 years and back then, you would be able to find these things sort of everywhere. People would be giving them away. Over the last 10 years, it has sort of become more of a commodity and more of a collectability — and people just enjoying physical media,” said Morgan.

Morgan will be one of several vendors at Sunday’s fair from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m., providing a chance to showcase his products to the community and also get a peek at the other retailers’ goods. Overall, it’s getting harder to find the diamond record in the rough with so many collectors in the scene.

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“Never give up hope, you know. They’re out there, they are sitting in basements, they’re sitting in attics,” said Morgan. “Condition is everything when it comes to records. If we have scratches on our records or if they are kept in a moldy basement, unfortunately a lot of the times their value goes down. But they are still out there.”