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The rise, fall and resurgence of vinyl is a period spanning almost a century. For audiophiles everywhere, it remains the singular most impressive format of recording and reproducing music. The major period for vinyl was from the inception of the vinyl LP in 1948 to 1988, when CDs outsold records for the first time. However, it was long before vinyl...

With Christmas TV over and done with, and January’s bleak offerings not being particularly riveting, now’s the time to go through the archives and catch up on all the music documentaries you’ve been meaning to watch. Lucky for you, we’ve collected the best ones that are on BBC iPlayer right now, so you won’t waste hours trawling through the documentaries. Continue reading →

For the music-lover in your life, could there be any better Christmas gift than letting them relive their youth with some of their favourite records, brought back to life by the vinyl revival?  Continue reading →

A brand new vinyl manufacturing plant will be heading to the Bay Area of California, with a focus on bringing environmentally friendly vinyl to the market. Second Line Vinyl are the company behind what will be the first record pressing plant to open in Oakland since 1935 and will focus on pressing records from independent labels. Bump Town, as the...

Every once in a while we want to bring our fellow music-lovers’ attention to one of the rarities we’re proud to stay we stock in the Phonostage online shop.In this Spotlight session we’re taking a look at Led Zeppelin’s ‘Going to California’ LP, recorded live at the L.A. Forum in 1971. Continue reading →

Often, starting up your own record collection isn’t a clean cut affair. If you were present to witness the 80s, it’s more than likely that you already have a steadily built up collection from your teens to your 20s – even if they have been gathering dust in the garage ever since. Continue reading →

The industry of mortality has paved the way for a number of new start ups in recent years. Continue reading →

The Great 78 Project is on a mission to immortalize our favourite format by digitizing 78rpm vinyl records. Continue reading →

So are you going to pack it in? Well, put simply, there is nothing you can do to stop it... but there is a lot you can do to minimise it and make your lovely records last for years longer!! Here's how... Ok - get real, are you really wrecking your records? Do you treat them like cup mats when they...