Category: Vinyl
Your Guide to Record Store Day 2018
For us, Record Store Day ranks just behind Christmas in terms of sheer excitement. We wait all year for that third Saturday in April to get down to our favourite local record store to battle against the maddening crowds and secure our most coveted RSD exclusives. continue reading
5 records to help you appreciate vinyl
Posted on ABS CBN News, Jan 15 2017 07:07 PM, Rick Olivares As an old-time music fan, audiophile, and collector, the return to popularity of vinyl records has been a welcome development. As early as in sixth grade, I would save my allowance and on weekends do some extra work like delivering newspapers around the neighborhood and … continue reading
Your old vinyl records could be worth THOUSANDS – and these are the most valuable
Posted on www.coventrytelegraph.net, 10th December 2016 High street retailers have now started stocking the old-school disks, as they continue to soar in popularity The vinyl revival shows no signs of slowing down – with plenty looking to buy turntables and record players this Christmas. The retro form of listening to music has enjoyed quite the … continue reading
Decades-old machines turn used CDs into playable vinyl at Afropunk music fest
Posted on Digital Trends, September 1, 2016 Every year during the last weekend of August, every inch of the 10 acres of Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park — including the baseball field — is taken over by the annual Afropunk Music Festival and thousands of people who wear the creative core of their identity on … continue reading
Does music sound better on vinyl records than on CDs?
Posted on now.tufts.edu, July 11, 2016 Paul D. Lehrman, a lecturer in music and director of the music engineering minor program, weighs in on the debate Vinyl is back, no doubt about it. Sales of vinyl records have been soaring, although they still represent only a tiny fraction of the music industry’s revenues: about 2 … continue reading
7 RECORDS TO RE-VINYL-IZE YOUR MOM’S RECORD COLLECTION
Posted on Crosley Blog, May 06, 2016 (Shout to Natalia Mohl’s incredible photography- go check out her dreamy photos at wildbindi, based in Sydney, Australia! With love from a transient Melbournite.) So say you’ve gotten yourself a record player. Awesome, A+. If you’re like me and part of the dreaded “millenial” generation, when you brought … continue reading
In praise of the LP on a turntable
Posted on thehindu.com, April 26, 2016 There is a seeming revival today of the record player and the vinyl record. What keeps them trendy? During early childhood I thought music from the radio came from little people who lived inside it; the faint light visible through the ventilator holes was evidence enough of this. That … continue reading
Meet the company that will press your ashes to vinyl after you die
Are you a huge vinyl record fan? Well now you can be entombed in one! Now, those who truly love records can be entombed in vinyl. Jason Leach, from UK-based company And Vinyly is a record fan and has been pressing discs for the last 20 years. Leach now takes people’s ashes and mixes them in to … continue reading
The 10 Most Valuable Vinyl Records of All Time
Posted on coolmaterial.com One question we never seem to stop receiving from people is: What’s the deal with vinyl records? Why are they so cool, suddenly? What’s all the hubbub about? Well, we can’t speak for everyone, but we love vinyl because we love its sound—the soft pop of a needle working its way over dust, … continue reading
World Record Store Day in Melbourne
Posted on www.timeout.com, 12 April 2016 This Saturday (Apr 16) music lovers unite and rejoice – World Record Store Day (RSD) is back for another year and our favourite record stores are celebrating with so much musical goodness, we don’t even know where to start: live in-store performances, full bars, discounts, giveaways, and then some. … continue reading
