The vinyl revival is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact it’s getting faster.

When Carlisle auctioneers Thomson Roddick held their first vintage vinyl sale they received 100 lots The last one contained more than 300.

The next is due in early September, on a date still to be set. So they are holding a valuation day on Wednesday when visitors can bring in items for possible submission.

And they are expecting so many that they are limiting consultations to just 15 minutes per person.

The valuations will take place between 10am and 6pm and are free. No appointments are necessary and refreshments will available.

Auction manager Steven Parkinson finds Northern Soul LPs often attract the most buyers.

But he says: “All kinds of rock from hard to soft are very popular, as is original folk music from the 1960s and 70s.

“Unusual or low edition singles are always wanted.

“If they have a big red ‘A’ in the middle or a sticker that says ‘not for sale’ or ‘demo’, then we certainly want to see it.”

He adds: “We do not want ‘greatest hits’ albums or somebody singing somebody else’s music.

“But if in doubt bring it in.”

Among the most notable lots from previous sales was a rare copy of The First Lame Bunny Album, released by the Cambridge Folk Private Press in 1973.

It contained work by many of the up and coming electric folk bands of the era, and uniquely came with a handwritten inner sleeve. It sold for £280.

Northern Soul records last time included Terry Callier’s single Look At Me Now, which fetched £170.

Jimi Hendrix always proves popular with collectors and the three albums he released with his band The Jimi Hendrix Experience were all critically acclaimed.

However the second of them, Axis: Bold as Love, is regarded as the best. A copy of it from 1967 came along with a poster and sold for £200.

There was also an early release from the famous Manchester independent music label Factory Records.

It was a double seven-inch from Joy Division, released in 1979 - the year after Factory was founded - and fetched £150.

The auctioneers are also looking for music and entertainment-related items such as posters and antique music boxes. Last time posters for David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane, with an original concert ticket, and The Sex Pistols’ God Save The Queen sold for £210.

Music boxes fetched higher prices. There were two Swiss cylinder music boxes, both made from walnut, which sold for £800 and £500, and an Edison home phonograph in an oak case with a metal horn sold for £480.

An early 20th century Beltona oak gramophone bore a plaque reading “J Moffat Music Warehouse, Penrith”.

It also came with a small collection of records. It sold for £450.

It was still functioning but may double as an interior design piece.