Scott Dudelson, an avid vinyl collector who lost over 8,000 records in the Palisades fire when his home burned down, at Record Surplus in Santa Monica. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Scott ...

Let’s get organized! Vinyl record sales spiked after the pandemic started and managed to top CD sales for the first time in decades. A few years later, and despite slowing sales, vinyl records are ...

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 survey. It’s part of what Jared Watson, an assistant professor of marketing ...

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 ...

From the wash to inserts - here’s what to look for when collecting rare vinyl in 2025 Are you looking at collecting or starting to sell vinyl? Are you familiar with how matrix codes can determine if a ...

Young music lovers are trading streaming playlists for spinning records, fueling an unexpected resurgence in vinyl sales that's breathing new life into decades-old music stores.

Vinyl lovers of all kinds filled the lobby of the Education First building on Nov. 15 for the first Cambridge Record Fair — designed to be accessible to everyone in the city. “We’re all a big ...

A wood stove is believed to be the cause for a fire that destroyed a home near Acadia National Park Monday night, along with ...