How do you evaluate the quality of a vinyl to buy for your collection? It is not easy to evaluate the quality of a vinyl especially when purchasing on the internet. When the honesty of those who sell the vinyl is granted, there are many aspects to evaluate the physical state of the record, the […]
What are vinyl record catalog numbers and what are they for? What you need to know about vinyl record catalog numbers A catalog number is an identification number assigned by a music label when a new musical work is released. You can find this number on vinyl records (33, 45, 78 rpm), audio cassettes, 8-track […]
Why it is important to know how the turntable works? The turntable is the central element of our system intended for reproducing the sounds contained in vinyl records. So it is important to know how it works, even if only in broad terms, in order to make the best use of this device. Please note […]
How to determine if a vinyl is an original produced before the eighties The guide on how to determine if you own a first pressing of a disc, as it is easy to imagine, is one of the most read guides on this site. Probably because the collector who hides inside each of us hopes […]
How to properly archive your records vinyl collection If you have a record collection in any genre of music, there’s a good chance you’ve, at some point, had trouble locating a particular record. Once you’ve built a collection of, say, 100 records or more, it’s definitely time to establish a system for organizing your vinyl […]
Obi strip guide Why an obi strip guide? As many of you will know, we have already talked about it in a previous article, Japanese vinyls have the reputation, usually correct, of being high quality products But there is also another feature that distinguishes the prints marketed in Japan, namely the presence of the so-called […]
What is special about vinyls printed in Japan? Let’s try to understand why Japanese prints are highly collected. It’s fun to collect different prints of your favorite albums. A change in mastering, vinyl wording, artwork, or sometimes even songs can really add to the experience of playing back a record. And often this variations is […]
As you have probably personally experienced our vinyl records inevitably deteriorate reeds simply by handling them and therefore you need to understand how to protect the vinyl collection. To properly protect the disks, it is sufficient to take a few simple precautions. 1 – Use the inner envelope – It may seem trivial but the […]
Are you a vinyl record collector? Then you are probably interested in knowing how to recognize the original pressings of vinyl records. Maybe you are one of those who loves everything related to this world, from vintage turntables to decidedly vintage vinyl? If so, you probably already know that the first vinyl record releases have […]
Have you also been infected by the desire to create a collection of vinyl records? Don’t worry, you are not the only ones. Vinyl records are a unique object that brings with it the charm of a bygone era when it was nice to physically own the copy of a particular artist’s record. If only […]
