Ever since you were a kid, you’ve loved records. Now that you’re older, you’ve acquired a collection you can truly be proud of. From your favorite bands as a kid to classics like Zeppelin and the Beatles, your collection is chock full of vinyl you love. But do you know the proper way to treat your albums so they’ll maintain their value over time? The Care and Feeding of Vinyl.com will instruct you... Read more >
Record collecting can be a fun and rewarding hobby, requiring both knowledge and love of vinyl. People collect LPs for a variety of reasons—nostalgia, a passion for music, even a love of cover art. It can also be very rewarding. Whatever your reason, collecting-records.com has information to make collecting records a little easier for you. What You’ll Find on This Site… Do you know the... Read more >
The past ten years have witnessed a boom in the collection and sale of psychedelic, progressive, indie and oldies records. Why, in an age dominated by CDs and MP3s, are legions of audiophiles young and old swearing by their turntables? Out of the gramophone issue words like import, EP, first-pressing, test-pressing, 45, 78, B-side, acetate. The little RCA dog laughed to hear such fun, but... Read more >
The condition of a record is critical in determining its worth. Three or more components directly affect the price at which you buy or sell the album: the jacket physical condition of the record (warped or scratched) stereo v. mono recording first pressing versus later pressings or reissues (check the label). If the jacket is badly torn or written on, or the record is warped or scratched... Read more >
How you store your collection can make the difference between records in mint condition and dirty, dusty, warped albums that have only sentimental value. It doesn’t take much time to set up a good storage area for your vinyl, and as time passes, you’ll be glad you did. Some general rules for record storage: Always stand your records upright, on their edges. Records stored horizontally... Read more >
Whether you’re searching for one specific LP or several, you’ll find hundreds of places that sell used vinyl. From your neighborhood rummage sales to the Internet, to that record store down the street, used records abound. Depending on where you look, they can range in price from ten cents to thousands of dollars. But how do you know if what you’re buying is worth the money? Where should... Read more >
No matter how diligently you work to prevent damage to your records, some of them might already be warped. What do you do if you have a warped record that you’d really like to play? You can try to salvage a piece of warped vinyl, but beware: attempt this only at your own risk. It’s easy to warp vinyl, but very difficult to un-warp. Restoration attempts may warp your LPs further or even... Read more >
It’s a scary thought . . . but you might not know if it’s counterfeit, or if it’s an original pressing. Unfortunately, some people try to scam record buyers by counterfeiting record albums. Don’t fall into their traps! If you’re searching for a specific record, you have two main courses of action to shield yourself from fraud: Do research on record albums you want to find... Read more >
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