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“It’s so wasteful, and it’s irritating to me that we’re still at a point where you care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money — and it’s all your favorite artists doing that shit.” That quote comes from a recent interview Billboard...

I recently created a video on my YouTube channel that addresses the argument in some audio circles around digital and analog sources. I specifically focused on whether it was a bad practice to press a vinyl record from a digital source. I do not have an issue with...

I use the terms “vinyl records” and “records” interchangeably on both my YouTube channel and in my writing, and I will occasionally receive a comment or inquiry from a viewer or reader as to why. Sometimes, viewers or readers will deliver the question more as a...

A commenter on my YouTube channel recently stated that vinyl "sucks", and they would put their CD version of Van Halen's 5150 up against the vinyl version to prove it. I'm not a huge fan of the band's "Van Hagar" lineup. I'm on team David when it comes to Van Halen...

I recently bought a US first pressing of U2’s Boy. I was in my local record store and inspected the record quickly before purchasing it. The lighting in the store isn’t the best for inspecting a record, but I couldn’t see any visible scratches, warps, dimples, or...

I often get asked why I prefer vinyl over any other format, especially given my investment in my collection and the equipment to play it with. It’s a constant journey. But why undertake the journey at all? Especially when I can ask Alexa to play any song I want to...

I’ve been collecting records for over four decades. While I’m proud of how I’ve taken care of my record collection, I’ve made mistakes with storage and used some pretty poor equipment in my 20s. Fortunately, most of the records I bought as new ones back in the 70s and...

Wherever you are in your vinyl record journey, you may reach a point when your collection has grown to where it’s not only a treasure trove of memories but also valuable. My collection now teeters over 1500 albums,. There are a few rare gems and collector’s items...

Collecting records is a journey. It can also be a little intimidating at the beginning. My journey has lasted for well over forty years. I remember when my entire collection could be held between two hands. As a kid, I contemplated the best way to display them in my...