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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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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Cool! Music News 

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

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Gift Guide 

Recommended Reading Week: Old Records Never Die ask whether it’s possible to reclaim your past and your records

November 26, 2018November 25, 2018 Amber Healy 3 Comments Books, Chicago, Eric Spitznagel, Questlove, Record Collecting, Records, The Replacements

Eric Spitznagel was perfectly content with his choice to sell his album collection. It was something he didn’t really need

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Music News 

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

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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

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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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Random music news for Wednesday, April 18, 2018

April 18, 2018April 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, Alexa, Apple, Beyonce, Coachella, Copyright, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Fyre Festival, Mariah Carey, Morrissey, Mozart, R. Kelly, Record Collecting, Social Media, Stylophone, Tyga, Usher

I did not know this about April 18, 2018. Let’s move on to the music news for the day. Alexa

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