Ongoing History Daily: The original record collectors, part 3
Here’s one more story about how women, not men, were the original record collectors when recorded music first became available
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Record Collecting
Ongoing History Daily: The original record collectors, part 1
Today, the vast majority of record collectors are male. Just go to any record show and you’ll see what I
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If you’re into vinyl then you’ll need to see this new doc called Vinyl Nation
There’s no sign that interest in vinyl records is going to end soon, let alone plateau. Why? That’s the central
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Random music news for Thursday, August 26, 2021
If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, check out this special TV. Cute. As for music news for August 26,
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If you’re bored with collecting normal records, I have some suggestions for you
[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?
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?
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
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?
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
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
For a small country, Canada has a music history and heritage that can fill an encyclopedia. Jaimie Vernon has written
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