If you collect records for, say, a half-century or so, people will ask you questions (some of them brilliant; others kind of dumb) about your hobby. And if you’re a record collector who also happens ...

When you’ve invested ample time and money into your vinyl record collection, you probably want to keep your pieces in great shape. Plus, it never hurts to have a few backup sleeves since they tend to ...

Key Production is staging an exhibition showcasing iconic albums on vinyl released in 1990, to mark the anniversary of the company’s founding that year. Titled the ‘33 & 1/3 Vinyl Exhibition’, it will ...

As buyers increasingly look at LPs as valuable collectors' items, shipping damage has become a bigger area of concern — and suppliers are looking for solutions. By Steve Knopper “Bent corner” is one ...

One of the many enjoyable quirks of shopping for second-hand vinyl, besides the joy of the hunt and the occasional gem of a find – less so the foosty pong of decaying cardboard – includes the random, ...

If there’s one musical artefact that rivals the long-playing record in symbolic power, it is the LP sleeve. That 12” x 12” grid square — coincidentally, a perfect frame for a life-sized photograph of ...