The Alabama Record Collectors Association proudly presents our 40th Annual Record &
CD Show on Friday May 14
th & Saturday May 15th, 2021 at the Main Exhibition Hall of
Gardendale Civic Centerin Gardendale, AL, a Birmingham suburb, located a few miles north
of Birmingham. Show hours are 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday May 14th, and 9:00 AM to 5:00
PM on Saturday May 15th. The public is cordially invited to attend. Regular Admission is only
$5 per day. A special $10 Early-Bird Admission is available on Friday beginning at 11 AM.
Additional Show information is on our web site at www.alabamarecordcollectors.org or on
Facebook at: www.facebook.com/AlabamaRecordCollectors .
Or by e-mail: [email protected] .
Or write us at:
A.R.C.A.
P.O. Box 361443
Birmingham AL 35236.
Directions: Take I-65 to exit 271 Fieldstown Rd., then 0.8 miles East to Main ST, turn right
and go 0.6 miles. Gardendale Civic Center is on the left at 857 Main Street.
A.R.C.A.'s Show is Alabama's original and best music extravaganza featuring thousands upon
thousands of records, CDs, & tapes brought to Birmingham by dealers from all over the U.S. There
will be music from the 1940's through 2021 - from rock, blues, pop, rhythm & blues, soul, and doowop, to country, new wave, alternative, punk, rap, classical, jazz and big band. Many out-of-print
items can be found at this show. There will be music for anyone and everyone - from 50-cent
bargains to expensive collectibles. Many interesting and unique memorabilia items related to
recording artists and music may also be available, including photographs, buttons, posters, backstage passes, etc.
This show is sponsored by the Alabama Record Collectors Association. A.R.C.A. is Alabama's
original organization for music collectors, founded in 1980 as a non-profit organization dedicated to
the memory and preservation of recorded music. A.R.C.A. organized Alabama's very first Record
Show in 1982 at Birmingham.
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