A BigO founder is selling his records at Side A, Singapore’s vinyl fair

Crate diggers, clear a Saturday. The stall that matters belongs to a man who spent decades writing about the records in it.

Clear Saturday 24 October if you still own a turntable. Side A, Singapore's record fair, is back at Suntec for a third edition, one day only, with 37 vendors across Halls 324 to 326, and for once there is a stall worth planning the morning around: Philip Cheah, co-founder of the music magazine BigO, is selling records from his personal collection for the first time. Nobody has published what is in his crates. That is rather the point of a record fair, and also the reason to be there when the doors open.

The rest of the room has range. Indonesian dealers SRM/Heyfolks and Lamunai Records are first-timers, as is Universal Music Singapore. Returning names include Vinyl Kaki, Redpoint Records, Cosmic Rays Comics & Records and Ronggeng Records, the stall to head for if you collect Southeast Asian and Indonesian pressings. There are CDs, cassettes, posters and memorabilia alongside the vinyl, plus DJ sets, acoustic performances, listening sessions and demonstrations of turntables and speakers, which is how a record fair talks you into a new amplifier.

The organiser is Mosta Records, which Azri Ali and Afidah A Manaf started in 2016 as a shop in Peninsula Shopping Centre. It went on to become an authorised dealer for Jack White’s Third Man Records and now distributes vinyl across the region. Its stated aim for Side A is modest and sensible: to give collectors, labels and fans a place to meet in real life.

We don't have admission details, so check Mosta Records’ channels before you go. Then go straight to Cheah's stall and browse everything else afterwards; Esplanade and Promenade MRT stations are both a short walk.

Good to know Saturday 24 October 2026, 11am-7.30pm, Halls 324-326, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard. Esplanade and Promenade MRT stations are a short walk. Check Mosta Records’ channels for admission details before you go.

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Side A, A Singapore Record Show | Halls 324-326, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039593