THE first ever record promotion organised by the Oxfam shop in Penarth will start on Wednesday, November 19 at 10am.

The promotion will have for sale more than 100 collectible rock, pop, folk and jazz LPs ranging from Bob Dylan to The Smiths. All the records have been carefully graded and priced from £4.99 upwards.

The rarest record in the promotion is by Ian Carr and Don Rendell called Shades of Blue a mint copy of which sold in the UK for almost £1200 in October this year.

Many collectors have never seen a copy let alone had the chance to buy it. The Oxfam copy is sadly in far from mint condition but the shop is still hoping to obtain £200 for the LP which plays well.

Jayne Luxton the shop Manager said:"This is an exciting new venture for us at the Penarth Oxfam shop. I am sure vinyl collectors will value the chance to purchase the records at realistic prices. We are always so grateful for all the records that are donated to the shop by our supporters and we are determined to raise as much money as possible from their donations. We look forward to seeing customers old and new at the record promotion."

Anyone who has vinyl records of any kind that they would like to donate to Oxfam can drop their donations off at the shop in Windsor Street, Penarth. They also welcome donations of CDs, music books and sheet music.

Large collections can be picked up by arrangement by telephoning 02920 706358.