CROWDS flocked to a record fair at West Leigh Primary School in Leigh on Sunday.

Vinyl record lovers had a huge choice of music to choose from, including reggae, punk and rock ‘n’ roll.

The fairs are held regularly at the school in Ronald Hill Grove.

It isn’t just the preserve of artists from a bygone era, however, with more and more new bands releasing their music on vinyl.

One of the most anticipated of 2017 is Depeche Mode’s new album, Spirit, which is due to be released in April in all formats, including vinyl.

There’s been a huge resurgence in the sale of vinyl records. Last year saw the highest number of LPs sold since 1991.

For more information about upcoming fairs, visit southendrecordfair on Facebook.