The very first vinyl record was pressed in 1948 by Columbia Records: Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E Minor by violinist Nathan Milstein. It was, of course, a standard black disc. Imagine spinning that ...

Vinyl records offer a richer sound than the digital formats most people use to listen to music these days. But you’ll only get that kind of sound quality if your vinyl record collection is clean.

Record Store Day is April 18. Find out about exclusive vinyl record releases, why sales are booming, and who the ambassadors ...

Some vintage vinyl records are fetching five-figure sums at auction, turning old crates into serious assets. From first-pressings of rock legends to ultra-limited indie runs, this list highlights 15 ...

Vinyl rules on Saturday. That's because it is Record Store Day. This marks the 17th annual celebration of independent record stores with a slew of special, exclusive releases – available first in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vinyl records make for incredible collector's items nowadays, but they come with one major downside — they tend to be difficult to store. The ...

For many of us, vinyl never went away, but there's no denying that the format has seen renewed interest of late. Figures from ...

The massive sales of new vinyl records has been an ongoing story in the music business, with 48 million new vinyl records ...

Back in the mid-1980s, as surely as video had killed the radio star a few years earlier, it seemed inevitable that CDs would relegate vinyl records to the landfill of history. I was not an early ...

Don't let your warped vinyl get you down. Here's what you need to know about flattening your favorite LP. Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of ...

GATHERING DUST. THERE COMES A TIME IN THE LIFE OF THE COLLECTOR WHEN ONE’S PRIDE AND JOY. YEAH, BECOMES A BIT OF A PROBLEM. AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE YOU TURN. LIKE MANY AN AGING BOOMER, JIM ...

Counterfeit vinyl harms legitimate businesses and causes real losses for artists and the wider music industry. In this case, ...