Break out the Victrola and brush the dust off the needle; there's a record sale coming.

WPSU-FM (91.5), the member-supported public radio station located on the Penn State campus, will be selling off its entire collection of vinyl this Saturday at the Wagner Building Armory. The sale will feature thousands of $2 LPs, as well as a limited number of CDs.

Whitney Vass, outreach coordinator for WPSU-FM and WPSX-TV, said that WPSU's upcoming change of venue will make it increasingly difficult to store its vast archive of vinyl.

"The main reason for the sale is to get rid of some old records we've had for a long time," Vass said. "We have to make room to move. We're slated to move into the the Outreach Innovation Building near the Penn Stater [Conference Center Hotel] in 2005."

As WPSU-FM, like many other stations, has moved into more modern technology for its music broadcast, vinyl has become a much less popular option for DJs.

Vass claims that it's been quite a while since anyone has really even seen a few of the records for sale Saturday.

"A lot of this stuff has been in storage," Vass said. "So we don't really know exactly what's down there. It'll be a surprise for everybody."

Though WPSU specializes in mostly classical music, Vass suggested that rock 'n' roll aficionados might also want to make the trip.

"Even though WPSU doesn't play rock music, we'll be selling quite a few of the rock records we've got from the old days," Vass said. "That fact may surprise WPSU fans."

Steve Shipman, WPSU operations director, further emphasized the scope of the records for sale.

"We've got classical music, folk music, jazz, blues and also some classic rock," Shipman said. "Just a really wide range of things."

Shipman said WPSX's decision to play less vinyl has been a gradual process not motivated by technology.

"When we moved over [to Wagner] from the James Building in 1998, we slowed down on playing vinyl," Shipman said. "Although we have a record player in the station, we really stopped playing records regularly when we moved."

At 5 p.m., shoppers will be able to participate in a bag sale designed to move what's left in the quickest and most economical way possible, Vass said.

"At that point, shoppers can purchase a bag for $10 and fill it with as many records as they can fit," Vass said. "It should be a good way to get a lot for a little."

As Shipman said, the idea of the sale isn't to raise funds for the station, but simply to help with the upcoming move.

"We're not out to turn a profit," Shipman said. "The main purpose is to get rid of these records to make room in our new studio."

Tyler Kulp, employee of City Lights Records, 316 E. College Ave., knows plenty about the vinyl trade in State College.

"We do very well with vinyl, both new and used," Kulp said. "There's definitely a market for records in town."

On a more professional note, Kulp's own collection may find itself growing after Saturday.

"I'm really looking forward to it," Kulp said. "Even if I walk out with zero LPs under my arm, it'll be fun to get in there and see all the local record rats hunkering down over the racks of jazz compilations."