FOR Paul Kelly, this weekend's Butter Beats record fair was the definition of a treasure hunt.

Trawling through the records of years gone by there more than a few classics to be had.

Especially considering Mr Kelly planned to meticulously comb through all the crates on display for hours on end.

He had set aside the better part of his weekend to troving for musical gold, dedicating the hours of 9am to 2pm on Saturday to finding the next gem to add to his already growing collection.

One of his most impressive finds was a medley recording from The Beatles, a rarity according to vinyl veteran Mr Kelly.

Butter Beats owner Jason Woodward said Mr Kelly was one of hundreds of record heads getting stuck in to the thousand-large collection on offer.

Most of whom's passion for vinly had consumed the majority of storage space in their house.

"We were hoping to get around 300 here today," Mr Woodward said.

"We get people coming up from everywhere like Brisbane and the Gold Coast."