The Fall 2009 dates have been changed due to a conflict with other events including the Austin City Limits Festival. The new date is October 9/10/11 2009.
The Spring 2009 show was held on April 3/4/5 and once again the show overcame some issues to be another successfull event. The first and foremost issue was the worldwide economic meltdown, which didn't stop the international fans from gathering for a feeding frenzy on the musical formats of their choice.
Also the current resurgence of vinyl popularity around the world resulted in our largest crowd in several years, plus sold-out Dealer space. The fact that vinyl has once again become the format of choice among discerning music lovers, and that ARC is the place to find those LPs, 45s, 78s or even CDs is more true now than ever before.
Although Roky didn't show up as rumored, other members of the Elevators did as well as other International Artists bands.
The Austin Record Convention is the largest sale of recorded music in the USA. There is more music and related memorabilia available here, at one time, than anywhere else. Ranging from the 78's of the 1930s to the latest compact discs of today, over one million 78s, 45s, LPs, CDs, cassettes, posters and collectibles (probably even a few 8-track tapes!) are in the auditorium. Over 300 different dealers from all over the USA and Europe are spread out over 50,000 square feet of floor space. The show is so big that to see everything takes most of the weekend, so if you're in a hurry we have tables where customers can post search announcements in hopes of locating specific items. For anyone unable to attend the show and looking for a long lost item, contact us as we provided a service to locate those treasures.
The show brings together collectors and dealers from all over the world for a weekend of activity in Austin. The event started in 1981 and has been held twice a year, in the spring and fall, ever since. It has grown steadily over the years and now uses all available floor space at the event center. The location in Austin, "Live Music Capital of the World", is a beautiful city that is great fun to visit has aided in the popularity of the event. If you attend the show be sure to save some energy for an evening visit to any of the many clubs around town and check out the live music scene for which Austin is world famous.
The Austin show is the best marketplace to sell and/or buy vinyl in the USA. Whether it’s 45s, 78s or LPs this is the place to sell or buy them. We have an established base of buyers from all over the USA, Europe, Japan, Australia and elsewhere that have been attending our show for many years. If you have a vinyl collection and don’t want to go thru the long drawn out process of selling it on-line, Austin is the place to sell it fast and for reasonable prices. Due to this it’s also the best place to find sought after vinyl, whether it’s soul 45s, hard rock LPs or blues 78s. Either buying or selling vinyl, it’s all about the Austin Record Convention. For over thirty years, The Austin Record Convention has been your music marketplace.
If you have records to sell and you can't come to the show, please contact us as we buy collections. (email: doug@austinrecords.com )