Category: Vinyl 101

Once we get past the sonic element of a record, the next point of concern will surely be the visual.…

Are you in the possession of a whole bunch of blank vinyl records lying around the house that you simply…

Are you trying to make sense of all the letters and numbers that have come to signpost so much of…

So, you know how to work a record player but you want to get to know how do vinyl records…

Are you worried you might be in possession of, heaven forbid, fake vinyl records, much to the disdain of collectors…

Have you got a whole bunch of vinyl records lying around at home that you simply do not know what…

So, are you just starting out in your record collecting journey and are thus looking to get your head around…

Are you in doubt as to whether your turntable cartridge is up to scratch in bringing you the sounds of…

So, you have finally grown tired of the effect of external vibrations and slippage on the sanctity of your listening…

So, are you looking to expand your knowledge of the ins and outs regarding the different parts of a turntable…

So, you are just beginning on your turntable journey and keep hearing the dichotomy of moving coil vs moving magnet…

So, you have grown tired of your records being inherently limited by the limitations and pitfalls of the normal speed…

Have you found yourself sitting back in your big comfy armchair with a piping hot cup of tea, taking in…

Have you ever sat in your perch listening to your favorite records and all of a sudden wondered about the…

So, you have just inherited a record collection and have already grappled with how to play the damn things, but…

So, you have a few too many duplicates of in your record collection and the only way you know how…

Even if we are already a little aware of records and what they seem to be about, or even if…

Very often, we might feel as though we know how to do something, having done it many, many times. However,…

No matter how much back and forth there is, nor how much rebuttal, there never seems to be a solid…

It is not hard to see why, when lost in our favorite albums as heard being spun on our stereo…

Well, do you know? do you? Do you know what are vinyl records made of? Presumably you do not, hence…

Familiarising ourselves with the various ins and outs of the vinyl record collecting community can be really overwhelming, especially to…

If we are unfamiliar with the world of vinyl record collecting and the inherent logic within, then all of the…

Again, this seems a very simple question for simpletons at first, though there is actually a perfectly good reason someone…

To track the history of records and to answer ‘when were record players popular’ is to track the throbbing veins…

To ask ‘do record players need electricity’ might seem like a silly question to some, but we are treading strange,…

What with the present vinyl boom occurring throughout the western world, you would be forgiven for asking, ‘just how are…

Woah! What’s all the hubbub!? Not one moment ago, we were all listening to CD’s, what are these big black…