In spite of hurricanes, expensive gasoline, politico ramblings and everything else, the Austin Record Convention will march onward!
So ignore all that gossip and come on down to Austin for a fun weekend of chasing your vinyl dreams around the Crockett Event Center on October 3/4/5! If you have any questions be sure to ask us at - Doug@AustinRecords.Com.
See ya there - DH
The Austin City Limits Music Festival takes place this Sept 26/28 at Zilker Park. This festival is a huge multi band event like South By South West but all in one place. For a band lineup check their website at www.aclfestival.com. This Festival is one week before the Record Show.
The Austin Chronicle will be doing their Vinyl Crawl on the Saturday of the Record Show Oct. 4. It’s all about promoting vinyl records and the stores/shows that sell them. They will give away ARC show tickets at different music stores and run huge ads in the paper. All to promote fans to cruise for vinyl among the 20 or so stores and the Record Show.
We have once again set up our only motel room block with the North Austin Plaza since they have recently remodeled and asked to be our motel. They have very nice new rooms with their many amenities at $72 plus fees each night, or their regular rooms at $50 plus fees each night, they also have a weekly rate in their extended stay section for $249.99 for 7 nights. With over 300 rooms and all these rates, just mention the ARC room block, and call 512 617-4900.
Extra security will be on hand including City Of Austin Police officers during the day and night at the Crockett Event Center. Plus additional help will be available to load/unload dealers but they should be prepared to pay for it as these fellows are independent operators.
Joe Nick Patowski will be bringing his new book on Willie Nelson, “An Epic Life”, to the show and will sign copies in case anyone left on the planet hasn’t seen it yet! Look for Joe at the KOOP Radio table and check out our community radio station while you’re there.
We will be listing some of the more interesting dealers at the Austin Record Convention and their merchandise in this space within a few days, so be sure to check back and get an early preview of what to expect at the show.
After a very successful Fall 2007 show with the most overseas buyers we have ever had, the Austin Record Convention schedule for 2008 is October 3/4/5 2008.
There was no Spring 2008 show, but in 2009 we plan to try a twice a year schedule once again. The tentative dates for 2009 are April 3/4/5 and October 2/3/4. Please remember that "tentative" means these dates are subject to change, so please check back until we list the dates as "confirmed" later this year.
The upcoming Fall 2008 show will be held at the Crockett Event Center at 10601 N. Lamar Blvd. See the map for the location.
Regular Admission: $5
Good for 2 days - Saturday October 4th and Sunday October 5th from 10am-6pm
*Early Shopper Admission: $30 US residents, $15 International residents
Good for all 3 days - Friday October 3rd from 10am-6pm, Saturday October 4th
and Sunday October 5th 8am-6pm. Early shopper admission and dealer set-up will start on Friday October 3rd at 10AM
and last until 6 PM.
Transportation and Parking
Parking is free at the Crockett Event Center. The parking area around the Crockett
center has been improved with restrictions placed on the flea market parking
area next door.
Avoid traffic and parking (and cut down on pollution) by carpooling or taking the Capital Metro 1L (North Lamar) bus which stops at Lamar and Applegate, less than 1 block from the Crockett Event Center. Click here for Capital Metro 1L Map & Schedule (.pdf) Make sure to take the 1L bus (NOT the 1M bus which will loop around to Metric at Rundberg, bypassing the Crockett Center). Bus fare is $.50 for adults, or $1 for a Day Pass.
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 search announcements at 12, 2, and 4 o'clock from the concession area to help in locating specific items.
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.
A Show Directory is printed and given away at the event. It lists each dealer attending the show, where they are from, a map with their location in the building and a brief description of their speciality. Larger ad space is availible in the Directory, anyone interested in ads please contact us for space and rate information.
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 )