And many of them will be lining up outside Music Farmers in Wollongong to celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday.

The day started in 2007 to raise awareness of local record stores around the world, and came at a time when many were closing due to the onslaught of music downloads.

But things are changing, according to Music Farmers' Jeb Taylor who said fans of all ages turned up in his shop to buy a record rather than download it.

"The whole downloading thing, records are a reaction to that," Mr Taylor said.

"People can go in, see the cover, hear the record. In the 'get it now' digital world there are young kids who are discovering records. It's almost like they want something that's more real, rather than a hard drive full of files. There's a lot of people who actually want a physical product."

One of the big appeals of Record Store Day for music fans is the increasing number of limited-release vinyl singles, EPs and albums released that day.

"There's about four or five hundred different releases that get put out for the day," Mr Taylor said.

"We get somewhere between 100 and 150 of them."

Among the limited releases will be a vinyl version of Windang duo Hockey Dad's EP Dreamin'.

The band will also perform in-store later in the day, as will Austinmer's Shining Bird.

As well as music lovers, Mr Taylor said it was a good day for Music Farmers too.

"It's a real bonus for places like us. It's almost like another Christmas period in the middle of the year."