Crate Digger record fair

Yah Yahs
99 Smith Street
Collingwood.

Today was the first Crate Digger record fair of the year which is advertised as happening 4 times a year. I'd been looking forward to checking it out after picking up their flyer a few weeks ago and hooking up to their facebook site. http://www.facebook.com/cratedigger.recordfair

The fair was set up above a shop/café-bar at the top end of Smith Street and was pretty easy to find. Once inside what seemed to be an old night club, there were 4-5 vendors set up with their records arranged in crates on tables around the walls of the club. The vendors were more or less organized and each had their own focus (Aussie rock, some Jazz/blues, lots of metal and a fair bit of contemporary rock/pop), there was also a mixture of both new and used vinyl. Although there was a lot of content on offer the arrangement was a little random, giving the fair a smorgasbord/luck dip feeling.

However a quick flip through any of the crates soon showed that despite the seemingly random presentation there was some nice vinyl on offer.
The atmosphere was also very friendly and after I purchased an Italian bootleg Black Sabbath compilation I chatted to the owner for a while about the Sabbath concert in Melbourne the previous night, I think the guy had a divine experience.
I also picked up a near mint copy of Beach House's Teen Dream and the Scientist's Blood Red River E.P. from Au Go Go which is freek'in awesome and a nice addition to my Scientists collection.
All in all a fun and well curated fair, worth a look.