Tag: Records
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
Vinyl Record Sales Generated More Money This Year Than Free Streaming Music
Posted on Gizmodo, October 1 2015 The vinyl resurgence is real, but artists are still getting screwed. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported that U.S. consumers bought $322 million worth of vinyl records in the first half of the year. Contrast this to $231 million in revenues from ad-supported streams from the likes of Pandora … continue reading
A VISUAL INTRODUCTION TO RECORD STORE CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA
posted on the vinyl factory.com 14.4.15 Photographer Mike Spitz and journalist Rebecca Villaneda talk us through Californian record store culture and share a gallery of photos, taken from their forthcoming coffee table book The Record Store Book. Words: Rebecca Villaneda Two of the most iconic record stores in Southern California are also the oldest: Canterbury Records in … continue reading
18 Documentaries About Vinyl And Record Collecting
Posted on coloredvinylrecords.com, July 9 Although there are numerous great shorts floating around on YouTube focusing on vinyl culture, digging and record collecting, here is a list of some must-see feature length documentaries and mini-series that capture all that it means to be a vinyl fanatic and look at record collecting from every possible angle. RECORDS … continue reading
For the record, vinyl still rocks over digital and CDs
Posted on Northernstar, by helen Hawkes GROOVY TIMES: Nick Barovsky, owner of The Audio Room, Lismore, has seen a positive swing back to analogue technology and vinyl. EVERYTHING old is new again, at least on the music front. On the back of figures from the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA), which reports vinyl sales jumped … continue reading
