Find Rare & Classis Vinyl at Apple Valley Record Expo in Wenatchee

Vinyl record music collectors will meet up at the Apple Valley Vinyl Record Expo on Saturday, May 17th in Wenatchee.

The event is an opportunity for collectors to buy,  sell, or trade vinyl records and even CD's and tapes.  Admission is free from 11am to 4pm.  Early bird admission is $5 for those who want early admission at 10am for the first chance to buy.  The expo is at the Wenatchee IOOF Hall at 601 N. Chelan Ave. in Wenatchee, WA.

After two successful events in 2023, organizer Joel Myrene scaled back to one Expo in 2024 due to time constraints.

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Vendors include local collectors and vendors from across Washington state.  To raise in Wenatchee awareness of the Wenatchee Vinyl Record Expo, Myrene has visited similar events in around the Northwest to recruit collectors  to the Wenatchee show.

"I’ve also been joining a bunch of online vinyl groups and meeting the other people who run vinyl record shows in the northwest.  It has paid off and Myrene had a waitlist for vinyl record vendors who wanted to participate in 2024 and the 2025 Expo is sold out, according to the event facebook page.

Why Are Vinyl Records So Popular Again?

Myrene thinks there are many factors "Most people consume music streaming and there's nothing tangible with it. You pay your subscription and if you cancel your subscription you don't have any music".  He points out "if you have a vinyl record,  you have a record in front of you.  When you're listening to music, putting it on the turntable, and you have this 12 by 12 piece of artwork".

Many vinyl rerecord fans believe they sound better. "Yes, that's probably if you have the right audio equipment that you're listening to this stuff on. The sound quality, you know, people can argue back and forth about it, but there's just something about it that that sounds different and better in my opinion" Myrene says.

Myrene says vinyl records out sold CDs by roughly 25% as of  2022; 41 million record sales vs. 33 million CD's.  It was the first time record album sales outpaced CD sales since 1987 according to Myrene's research.

The interest in vinyl sales surging among music audiophiles and with younger generations, Myrene notes there is not much if any vinyl record music inventory available for sale in the Wenatchee area.

"Most people that are into collecting records probably use Amazon or go to record stores when they go to Spokane, Ellensburg or Seattle"

If You Go:

The 2024 Apple Valley Vinyl Record Expo on Saturday, May 17th from 11am to 4pm at the IOOF Hall 601 N. Chelan Ave. in Wenatchee.  Admission is free.  A $5 early admission ticket will get you in early at 10am for best selection.