For collectors it has always had an enduring appeal, capturing the imagination like no other music format.
Vinyl is undergoing a stunning renaissance, however, with sales increasing every year and even supermarkets starting to take notice.
Assai brought the LP record back to Broughty Ferry in August 2015 and now it is bringing the “single biggest day in the independent music retail calendar” to Dundee for the first time.
On Saturday the shop will be packed with collectors from all over the north of Scotland keen to secure one of the special edition vinyl releases produced for Record Store Day.
For years Concorde Music in Perth has been the only participant north of the capital when the date comes around, but it will now share the limelight for 2016.
Record Store Day started in the US nine years ago as a means of supporting independent retailers and spearheading the vinyl revival.
This year’s event will be the biggest to date, with 230 stores participating across the UK and 557 one-off vinyl releases from a host of artists on offer to those lucky enough to secure them.
Major names feature alongside obscure and niche releases and with each shop securing just a handful of copies apiece the trick is queuing early enough to secure your favourites.
A 4am arrival is not unheard of, though some ultra-keen vinyl junkies have been known to arrive the previous day. RSD rules state that no matter how early you arrive, however, the doors stay closed until 8am.
Assai owner Keith Ingram told The Courier: “Record Store Day has grown unequivocally to represent the single biggest day in the independent music retail calendar.
“For me personally, it is about generating interest in the shop when the high street is a tough environment to survive and getting people into our record shop for lots of interesting indie releases and talking to lots of people of all ages about music.
“When I was young, every Saturday for me was Record Store Day, as I would trail the record shops in Dundee looking for vinyl, spending the contents of my wallet from my part-time jobs on LPs or 12-inch singles.
“One time, I had just enough money for an import LP by Jean-Michel Jarre, which was on sale in Our Price, but if I bought it I didn’t have enough money for the bus home.
“I walked most of the way home to Carnoustie that day.
“I think vinyl is more of a passion and people seem to have more affection for vinyl than any other format.
“There is real buzz about the shop since it was confirmed that we would be taking part. Every day, people are dropping in to ask about releases and tell us what they will be looking for.”