Sequim gears up for first record show

That first record? Oh yeah. Boston’s self-titled, circa 1976, the one with the spaceship on the cover.

“Great album, front to back,” said Gary Butler. “I still play it once in a while.”

Butler and fellow vinyl aficionados are hosting what’s believed to be the first record show in the Sequim-Port Angeles area later this week.

The community is invited to the Sequim Record Show, set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the Guy Cole Convention Center at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.

The free show features vinyl records, both old and new, plus other music mediums.

Butler said he’s participated in Port Townsend’s record show the past six years and it sparked an idea to host one a little closer.

“[Port Townsend] did an amazing one down there. I thought I’d like to try and see how it would go hear,” Butlers said. “We have a great venue.”

After putting the word out, Butler — a Sequim resident since 1975, moving west from Renton — said he only had a handful of vendors.

But that number has jumped up to more than 25.

“For year one, that’s a pretty good start,” he said.

Though it’s called a record show, there will be plenty of music-related equipment and more on site, Butler said.

“Just come out and look; there will be so many cool things [including] vintage gear, speakers,” he said. “They can come out buy their setup … or just come and look get some ideas.”

KSQM 91.5 FM, Sequim’s community nonprofit radio station, will be on hand for some live cut-ins via Dr. D’s Roots of Rock show, Butler said.

Butler said he’s not a musician but enjoyed hearing his brothers play music growing. He lists among his favorite records anything by the Seattle-based group Heart and Prince’s “Purple Rain.”

He said vinyl, a medium that’s surpassed sales of CDs in recent years, is becoming more and more popular among the younger generations, with artists such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran creating special edition records.

For more about the show, visit linktr.ee/sequimrecordshow or email to butlerg@olypen.com.