![]() “So the people that want to buy hard copies are serious collectors. O’Blenis, who has around 15,000 records in his personal collection, said no one really needs physical media anymore. “Marty ran a local record shop for a little while and it’s great that this whole event gets to happen,” said O’Blenis. Vendor Mat O’Blenis said Leblanc has been a fixture in Moncton’s vinyl scene for years. This is my hobby, my adrenaline rush,” said Leblanc. He has no plans on giving it up anytime soon. ![]() Organizer Marty Leblanc has been hosting the bi-annual expo for over 20 years, and said there was huge lineup waiting as soon as he opened the door at 10 a.m. It's a far cry from the expos humble beginnings, when a handful of vendors sold their discs in the basement of a downtown Moncton hotel. (Derek Haggett/CTV Atlantic)Ī total of 65 vendors with hundreds of bins of records were on hand. Hundreds attended the fall edition of Greater Moncton's Record Expo which took-place in a community centre in Riverview, N.B., on Saturday.Ī man browses records at the Greater Moncton's Record Expo. Saturday was a great day for vinyl lovers who cherish the thrill of the hunt.
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