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Record Collecting

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Fun: Here’s how South Korea makes vinyl records

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments South Korea, Vinyl

In the Olden Days, vinyl record presses were big, stinky, dangerous things. Today they still involved hot non-biodegradable polyvinyl chloride,

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Record Collecting 

Are you protecting your vinyl records properly? Watch this video.

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Care, Records, Vinyl

On one hand, vinyl is made from non-biodegradable polyvinyl chloride. Left alone, a record will last forever. But that doesn’t

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Record Collecting 

This new 12-inch from The Weeknd is one of the weirdest records I’ve ever seen.

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 12-inch, MSCHF, The Weeknd, Vinyl, Weird Records

It’s a record! It’s a circular saw blade! It’s both! The new limited-edition (25 only) release from The Weeknd features

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Record Collecting 

It’s the 25th anniversary of the release of this Edge compilation. It’s pretty damn solid, too.

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Alan Cross 5 Comments 102.1 the Edge, CFNY, Compilation

Back in the day when money flowed like water through the music industry, radio stations, record labels, and record stores

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Recommended Music Record Collecting 

If blink-182 wrote Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” it would sound like this

May 1, 2021April 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Don't Stop Believin', Journey

Last I heard, “Don’t Top Believin’” is the biggest-selling digital track in history on iTunes. However, it might have not

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Record Collecting 

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The picture disc

February 9, 2021February 8, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Yello

One of the things that’s been resurrected with the vinyl revival is the picture disc. If you’ve never seen one,

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Record Collecting 

Now THIS is a vinyl collection: The British Library’s underground vault

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Vinyl

Most countries have a national library of some sort and many contain priceless pieces of vinyl. The British Library’s collection

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Contest Cool! Music News Recommended Music Record Collecting 

WIN a Limited Edition White Vinyl Dine Alone sampler album with Auchentoshan Whisky

October 13, 2018November 18, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments

Hey Ontario Music Geeks!  We have put together a really cool contest with Dine Alone Records and Auchentoshan Whisky for

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Record Collecting 

What One Album Should Everyone Own on Vinyl?

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Alan Cross 14 Comments

The latest Canadian numbers show that vinyl sales are up almost 20% since last year. Record stores are stocking more

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Music History Record Collecting 

A Led Zeppelin Bootleg Mystery. Can Anyone Help?

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 Alan Cross 7 Comments Bootleg, Bruce Dillion, Led Zeppelin, Spindizzie

Here’s another assignment, dear reader. It comes from Dave who sent me this email. Hi Alan, I was wondering if

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Record Collecting 

Obsessed With Record Collecting? Check This Out – Sonic Boom Records Hosting ‘Vinyl’ Documentary Screening

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 1 Comment Alan Zweig, Canadian, Documentary, National Film Day, Ontario 150, Records, screening, Sonic Boom, Vinyl

What better place to watch a documentary about obsessive record collecting than one of the biggest record stores in Canada?

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