Step 2. Rinse. Dampen the cloth with a little bit of distilled water and wipe down the record, again moving in the same ...

W hether you recently acquired a load of dusty vintage vinyl from your grandparents' musty basement or have been meticulously ...

Scott Dudelson, an avid vinyl collector who lost over 8,000 records in the Palisades fire when his home burned down, at Record Surplus in Santa Monica. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Scott ...

August 12 is National Vinyl record Day. That’s right, records — the format given up for dead when the CD and digital audio arrived on the scene – are not only back, they’re popular enough to support ...

Designer Amy Vroom paired a record player and a credenza with a pattern evoking the lines of a sound frequency to create a sense of cohesion. Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite ...

With the colder weather slowly pushing us inside for the winter, chances are you’re looking for new ways to stay entertained. One hobby that will never go out of style is collecting and playing vinyl ...

When Frank Camarda first found out about “Vinyl TikTok,” he was a little surprised. The 22-year-old, who lives in Perth, Australia, has been collecting records for eight years, since he was barely a ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from the first installment of the event series on Sunday, August 6. There are three more installments that will be held each Sunday of the month. APL’s Carver Branch ...

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 ...

In one transaction, I sold two records for a combined $110 last week. I had paid a total of $2 for the records. I have to say the experience at the the Birmingham Record Collector’s show in Gardendale ...

Scott Dudelson, 45, peers out over the shelves of Santa Monica vinyl shop Record Surplus. First opening its doors in 1985, it's been his home away from home since childhood. While other kids were ...