Vinyl

The vinyl revival is alive and kicking and at Wessex Auction Rooms we have experienced this first hand over the last few years. With major high street shops and supermarkets stocking more vinyl records than any other format, there is clearly a new young breed of collector searching for original releases from greats like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin as well as rarities from more obscure bands and artists that you may even have forgotten that you own. Now is definitely the time to get in the attic, dig out the vintage record case and see what treasures might be hidden away waiting for their new lease of life!

Wessex Auction Rooms are the UK's leading auctioneers of vinyl records and our specialist department is headed up by Director & Auctioneer Martin Hughes who is himself an avid collector. Martin regularly contributes editorial to various TV shows, magazines and websites about vinyl collecting including BBC One, BBC 6 Music, ITV, Sky and many others. Our vinyl auctions cover many genres & sub-genres, with the most desirable records being LPs & 45s from the 1960’s onwards from the world of Rock, Pop, Blues, Punk, Prog, Reggae, Northern Soul, Folk, Indie and Jazz. So jump in your Yellow Submarine or hail a Newspaper Taxi and let us find some treasures in your old collection.

Here is a link to Martin featuring on BBC Bargain Hunt as a Vinyl Expert

30 years after the birth of Britpop there is now a huge demand for original pressing vinyl records, and special release box sets from the likes of Oasis, Blur, Pulp, The Verve, The Charlatans, Cast, The Bluetones, Mansun, Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, Supergrass, Elastica, Republica, Garbage and more. By the early nineties most of us had moved onto buying CDs rather than vinyl records - and therefore the original pressings can now command high prices at auction.

It's not just Britpop and Indie vinyl from the 90s that is in demand. Pretty much any rock or pop album from 1992 onwards is usually worth more than what was originally paid for it as long as it is an original pressing from the time. Vinyl Records by US Grunge bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden can be worth over £100 each at auction.

We hold specialist vinyl records auctions throughout the year and are accepting entries Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with no appointment necessary. We love to see new vinyl and record collections and our team of three specialist valuers are always available to offer free, no obligation advice either at our auction house, via email or by arranging a home visit appointment. We can travel across Europe so you are never too far away.

All of our Vinyl Records Auctions have online bidding facilities via two platforms and together with our extensive database of purchasers your items are offered for sale to the widest possible market creating every opportunity to obtain the best possible price. We offer worldwide shipping to all purchasers of Vinyl Records

Contact us on 01249 720888 or email Martin here.