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If you’re bored with collecting normal records, I have some suggestions for you

March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 78s, Rare Records, Record Collecting

[This was my weekly column for Globalnews.ca. – AC] Most fans of vinyl are happy collecting 33 1/3 RPM albums,

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Weekly survey: How much are you willing to pay for that vinyl record you MUST own?

February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Record Collecting, Vinyl

Last week, an obscure 2008 record by a British DJ named Scaramanga Silk sold for $52,000, making it one of

Music News

This obscure vinyl record just sold for HOW MUCH?

February 4, 2021February 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Choose Your Weapon, Record Collecting, Scaramanga Silk, Vinyl

Used vinyl can trade for hundreds, thousands, or in the case of some Beatles records, hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Music News

This guy has the world’s largest record collection with SEVEN MILLION pieces

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Record Collecting

His name is Zero Freitas, a guy who made his money running a transportation company in Brazil. He started with

Music News

The world’s most valuable 7-inch record was just sold for HOW MUCH?

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-inch single, Frank Wilson, Northern Soul, Record Collecting

I’ve never really understood Northern Soul, a peculiarly British phenomenon where obscure Motown and Motown-like R&B/soul recordings are treasured like

Music News

Big News in Little Records

September 28, 2019September 27, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Carl Perkins, Crosley, Johnny Cash, Record Collecting, Record Store Day, Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips, Sun Records, Third Man Records

The biggest word in Record Store Day collectibles is tiny: the RSD Mini Turntable. This makes a lot of sense,

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Meet the man who wrote the encyclopedia on Canadian music

March 22, 2019March 21, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Books, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia, CanPop Encyclopedia, Chris Jameson, Jaimie Vernon, Record Collecting, The Record Vault

For a small country, Canada has a music history and heritage that can fill an encyclopedia. Jaimie Vernon has written

Gift Guide

Random music news for Wednesday, September 5, 2018

September 5, 2018September 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Austin Carlile, Big & Rich, Chester Bennington, Colin Kaepernick, Gibson, Google, Home Entertainment, India, Jimmy Page, Jon Rich, Linkin Park, Music sales, Podcasts, Record Collecting, Robbie Williams, Streaming

Were Freddie Mercury still alive, he would have turned 72 today. And in music news for September 5, 2018… Canadian

Music News

Random music news for Tuesday, June 19, 2019

June 19, 2018June 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Firefly Festival, Guitar, HomePod, Jac Holzman, Mahan Esfahani, Mick Jagger, Radio, Record Collecting, Ringtones, Transport for London, Tube Map, World Cup, Yvette Horner

If there’s one cool non-football thing about the World Cup, it’s our quadriennial instruction in vexillology. Back to music news

Music News

The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT. Don’t miss it! Win a turntable!

May 8, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fluance, Paradigm, Record Collecting, Vinyl

Sales of new vinyl in Canada are up over 50% from this time last year. Meanwhile, the traffic in used vinyl

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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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