The riveting new book Dust & Grooves Volume 2 explores the history and legacy of a little-known but fascinating music industry grift As a result, these tax scam labels wound up creating catalogs ...

Vinyl records have seen a resurgence in popularity, with 2022 sales surpassing CDs for the first time in 39 years. Columbia Records introduced the first long-play (LP) vinyl record, building on ...

Ever since he was a kid with an allowance, Chris Johnson has collected records. By his estimate, he’s now got more than a thousand of them in his basement. But that doesn’t mean he couldn’t add a few ...

Josh Unterbrink shows “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” an album that’s part of his expansive collection of vinyl records. LIMA — It’s more than a collection of vinyl albums. Josh Unterbrink is a ...

Different versions of the same music album, known as vinyl variants, are gaining in popularity among fans. Some collectors don't even have record players; they just appreciate the album's aesthetics.

Some vintage vinyl records are fetching five-figure sums at auction, turning old crates into serious assets. From first-pressings of rock legends to ultra-limited indie runs, this list highlights 15 ...

Josh Greenberg receives funding from Carleton University and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for his research on vinyl culture and the vinyl economy. Carleton University ...

It's funny how certain things in life go full circle. Take something as banal as, say, windows. The first windows were little more than simple square or rectangular holes cut into the sides of early ...