ith the growth of recorded music, in 1906 an enterprising - and by all accounts highly eccentric! - collector and entrepreneur called George Russell opened the Gramophone Record Exchange at the Angel ...

As with any hobby, audiophilia has its legends. Among veteran enthusiasts of sound recordings and playback systems, the legends include recordings produced by the American Mercury label from the early ...

A neighbor has around 300 mostly classical vinyl records and is looking to sell them. She contacted several local (Raleigh, NC) record stores, but there was little, or no interest. I don't know the ...

In the thirteen years since the plastic LP era began, no classical record has exhibited the sales allure of such old champions as Enrico Caruso’s 78-r.p.m. performance of Vesti la giubba from ...

Vinyl records have seen a resurgence in popularity, with 2022 sales surpassing CDs for the first time in 39 years. Columbia Records introduced the first long-play (LP) vinyl record, building on ...

Amidst all the recent talk of a “vinyl resurgence” and the renewed admiration for physical media in music, one niche seems to miss its fair share of the attention. Countless reissues, think pieces and ...