by Rick Coste | Dec 15, 2023 | Vinyl Record Tips
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...
by Rick Coste | Nov 15, 2023 | Vinyl Record Tips
When I was a teenager, music was my world. I was on a constant journey of discovery. I’d overhear a conversation in class about a band someone loved, and there it was, something new to check out. That’s how I first learned of Blue Öyster Cult. Walking through the...
by Rick Coste | Mar 3, 2023 | Vinyl Record Tips
Rabbit holes can be deep, and some go much deeper than others. Do a little research on if it’s okay to clean your vinyl records with alcohol. The hole you’ll find yourself in has so many twists and turns you’ll come out of it no wiser than you were when you went into...
by Rick Coste | Jan 5, 2023 | Vinyl Record Tips
There’s nothing more frustrating than buying a brand-new sealed record, unwrapping it, and placing it on your turntable to find it is warped. Okay, there are more frustrating things, but it ranks up there with scratches in the record-buying world. I’ve had this happen...
by Rick Coste | Oct 7, 2022 | Vinyl Record Tips
I love album cover artwork. When I was a kid, I would study every nuance of every image. I looked for hidden meanings in the lyrics as I listened to the music. The idea of hiding the truth in plain sight on a cover made the artwork more compelling. Placing hidden gems...
by Rick Coste | Dec 26, 2021 | Vinyl Record Tips
I recently thought about everything my records have endured over the years. I’ve always done my best to take care of them, but there’s been misinformation along the way, especially before the internet and Google ever existed. Record enthusiasts like me relied on...
