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Time to make a list: Record Store Day 2025 is here! Releases you may lust after

April 12, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Record Store Day is almost upon us with this year’s event set for April 12. Big Wreck has been tapped to be the official ambassadors for this year. Here’s the official list for

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Ongoing History of New MusicRecord Collecting

Ongoing History Daily: Fanclub releases

January 7, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

There was a time when your favourite band would occasionally send out a piece of music just for members of the official fan club. The Beatles were very good at this, especially around

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When it comes to wearing out vinyl, all turntables are not the same. Check out this test.

January 1, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Unlike a digital file or a CD, a vinyl record will eventually wear out after it’s played a lot. This shouldn’t come as a surprise given that to play a record, you have

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Record Collecting

What is this mysterious new Velvet Underground album?

December 28, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

The Velvet Underground has often been called the first-ever alt-rock band because of their unconventional approach to music, lyrics, arrangement, and style. One part of that was the drumming of Mo Tucker. First,

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Record Collecting

Fun with vinyl: How a vinyl record holds stereo sound

December 26, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

If you’re going to spend some money on vinyl this holiday season, you might enjoy this quick tutorial on how a vinyl record holds stereo sound. (Via Rick J)

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Funny/WeirdRecord Collecting

The weirdest vinyl record of the season might be from KFC

December 21, 2024 Alan Cross 1 Comment 3 min read

If you’re old enough, you might remember when some cereal boxes came with a record. It wasn’t inside like a Crackerjack prize; it was part of the exterior packaging. You carefully cut it

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Record Collecting

What were the most collected albums of 2024?

December 19, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Vinyl sales have been increasing by double digits every year since 2024. Some buyers actually play their records, but others are concerned just with collecting them. Discogs.com tracks this sort of thing and

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Record Collecting

Jay Ferguson of Sloan had something for Antiques Roadshow and…

December 18, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Sometimes when there’s absolutely nothing on, I’ll watch a show like Storage Wars, Pawn Stars, and in a pinch Antiques Roadshow because it’s fun to see people discover that they’ve got some sort

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An old stack of records sits in front of a shelf full of vinyl in a local record store.
Record Collecting

Just in time for Black Friday Record Store Day shopping: Why 45 RPM records are considered “high-end”

November 27, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

The Black Friday edition of Record Store Day is coming up. If you plan to go out shopping, you may encounter 12-inch records that spin at 45 RPM. Why do they tend to

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Record Collecting

54.40 is prepping a deluxe vinyl edition of their “green” album

February 1, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

There’s money to be made in reissues of classic albums. Next up is 54•40 and their “green” album from 1986. Not only does it included remastered songs but also alternate versions and three

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Record Collecting

The Toronto Downtown Record Show, Fall Edition

October 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

[A heads-up from Elisa F.G. – AC] A collection is only as big as the space it’s allotted so you be the judge Got any space for more records? Toronto’s best sellers in

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