"Best" Record Store Day for Halifax traders as hundreds turn out to buy special edition vinyls

Hundreds queued outside Halifax record shops on Saturday for Record Store Day, an annual event where music lovers can get their hands on exclusive, limited-edition vinyl releases and special pressings.

Outside Revo Records in the Westgate Arcade, customers queued from 1am, with the queue growing through the morning to reach around the corner to the Westgate Quarter development.

Revo Records owner Dave Forshaw said: “It was the best record store day we’ve ever had.”

Mr Forshaw put this down to the selection of titles available this year: “I think the titles this year were very good, people just came out and they were very interested in what was on the list.”

He added that customers were in good spirits, and from 7am were served refreshments while they waited for their orders to be prepared.

Mr Forshaw said most customers got what they wanted, although a few were left disappointed.

He said: “The challenge for us as a shop is how many of each title you order, you never really know, it’s a guess.”

Loafers at The Piece Hall had its biggest turnover ever, according to co-owner Mark Richardson, who said there was around 100 people waiting when staff arrived on Saturday.

Mr Richardson said most customers got what they wanted, although because of the first come, first served system, there was the “odd face of disappointment.”

He added there was a “fantastic atmosphere” and that customers enjoyed a DJ performing outside, which was “brilliant.”