According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 43 million vinyl records were purchased in 2023, outselling CDs for the second time since 1987. Vinyl record sales also grew 10% to ...

I began collecting vinyl in the 1980s, back when it wasn't so much a conscious act of 'collecting', but as a music-loving kid was simply my preferred format to buy LPs and singles on. Having survived ...

In our Record Store Day 2024 issue of the BrooklynVegan Digital Magazine, we talked to many different musicians about how record collecting and independent record stores shaped who they are today. One ...

Fifty-six percent of Gen Z fans like vinyl for its aesthetic, while 37% use it as home decor, according to a Vinyl Alliance ...

Anyone with a sizable vinyl collection has wondered how best to organize and display their records. There are plenty of methods to use, but most folks opt to alphabetize their vinyl. Other methods ...

Physical forms of music fizzled out with the rise of modern technology and music-streaming apps. But thanks to a growing fascination with nostalgic sounds, records aren't completely done for. In fact, ...

Sly Stone made a lot of essential releases. But what was his one “Essential” – capital “e” – record? It’s Andrew Winistorfer’s job to decide, and then share the news with the vinyl collecting world.

Kobi Waldfogel grew up when the iPod was king, but after a few years of listening to downloaded music through corded headphones, he realized he’d never seen the cover art for some of his favorite ...

GATHERING DUST. THERE COMES A TIME IN THE LIFE OF THE COLLECTOR WHEN ONE’S PRIDE AND JOY. YEAH, BECOMES A BIT OF A PROBLEM. AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE YOU TURN. LIKE MANY AN AGING BOOMER, JIM ...

Savannah's Graveface Records has opened its own vinyl pressing plant, making it one of the only independent labels in the ...