Reading Uni Record Fair

The Reading Uni Record Fair is back at Reading Students' Union on Sunday 8 November, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. It's part of the MAMMOTH UK series, which they bill as the largest record fair in the south, and it's run by LD Promotions at the Students' Union, the representative body for the University of Reading that also programmes the bars, cafés and event spaces on campus.

Four halls are packed with vinyl records and CDs, and the organisers call it a collector's paradise. Dealers travel from across the UK and Scotland, bringing tens of thousands of records to sell. The stock covers a huge range of genres and eras: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s pop, indie, punk, mod, ska, 2 Tone and grunge, alongside heavy metal, prog, reggae, soul, funk, psych, jazz, blues and northern soul. It's as much about tracking down a specific wanted item as it is about buying a whole collection.

If you're into digging through crates, that's the main draw here. You'll find everything from the pop and indie of the last few decades to the heavier side of metal and prog, and the soul, funk and psych that usually takes a bit more hunting to find. The range is broad enough that you can spend the morning in one end of the fair and the afternoon in another without ever seeing the same style twice.

Entry is £4.00, and it runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday 8 November at Reading Students' Union, Mail Boxes Etc, Reading University, Reading, RG6 6EH.