The Gainesville Record Fair had only been open for a couple of minutes Sunday afternoon, but dozens of college students, music fans and collectors were already digging through bins of records.
Music played throughout Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. as vendors from across the state displayed their albums. From jazz to hip-hop to classic rock, hundreds of bins of CDs, records and merchandise filled the rooms.
The semiannual fair has become a recurring part of Gainesville’s music community despite numerous changes throughout the event’s decade-long history. From its location to its vendors, the fair has evolved as physical media continues to attract both young music fans and longtime collectors…