Leeds Record Fair: 12 pictures from Kirkgate Market as collectors browse through crates of vinyl albums

By Charles Gray

Senior reporter

Published 11th Jan 2025, 17:41 BST

Record collectors in Leeds braved the biting cold to search for some new sounds to add to their collection.

Coat-clad crate diggers turned up in force at Leeds Record Fair today to see what they could find.

The free event is held every second Saturday of the month at Kirkgate Market and features 85 tables of sellers across two halls.

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John Cox, the organiser, said: “It’s been going for eight years and is always really popular. We’re always fully booked and despite the cold weather it’s been very busy today.”

Check out our pictures from today’s event in the gallery below.

Leeds Record Fair at Kirkgate Market

1. Leeds Record Fair

Leeds Record Fair at Kirkgate Market | Steve Riding

Plenty of choice

2. Crate digging

Plenty of choice | Steve Riding

There was a good turnout despite the cold

3. Browsing

There was a good turnout despite the cold | Steve Riding

Neil Holliday of Pudsey with his Beatles record he bought

4. The Beatles

Neil Holliday of Pudsey with his Beatles record he bought | Steve Riding

Music to keep warm to

5. Buy and sell

Music to keep warm to | Steve Riding

There was plenty of choice

6. Leeds Record Fair

There was plenty of choice | Steve Riding

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