Record enthusiasts queue all day and all night for Record Store Day

Enthusiastic vinyl record fans queues all night - and in some cases all day too - to get their hands on popular records for this year’s Record Store Day which is an annual, worldwide celebration of independent record stores.

In scenes repeated around the county, more than 100 people waited outside Heathen Chemistry Records in Fareham before its 8am opening today (Saturday, April 18), with some of the most popular records sold being limited-edition vinyls by Taylor Swift, Wicked, Olivia Dean, George Harrison, Motörhead, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Davie Bowie and Madness.

The first person in the queue was David Stubbs 60 who arrived at 4.30am yesterday (Friday) morning, waiting for more than 24 hours to grab his wish-list of six records, including The Cult and Xmal Deutschland - spending over £600 on 15 albums.

He has tuned his attic into a music room to hold his collection of around 2,000 records.

He said, “It was a lot of fun with everyone involved and sleeping is always a challenge on the streets, but it was a very sociable experience with great friends. I’ve been here 28 hours in total, and it was a bit of a challenge, all part of the experience.

Other record fans who queued were Katie Archer, 21, and Damon Giles, 45, who slept in a tent overnight hoping to get a copy of Pavement and Talking Heads.

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