Starting a vinyl collection is about more than just owning music. It is a tactile experience that connects you to the history ...

Women are not objects of desire — they are agents of it.  “Just come be the man I need” is a lyric from the Grammy Awards’ Best New Artist of 2026, Olivia Dean. In the song, “Man I Need” (2025), Dean ...

Some say nothing sounds like a vinyl. There's enough interest in that theory to support a wide market of modern record ...

From Capitol Records to the Troubador, there's plenty of music history near us, L.A. streetlights take a year to fix and more big stories ...

Given recent renewed interest in the medium, top enthusiasts' collections can be worth six figures. But quality generally ...

Something strange is happening in attics, basements, and garage sales across the country. Those dusty record collections your ...

There is something a bit mysterious and oddly satisfying about shopping at a thrift store. The soft chaos of shelves packed with forgotten items hints at the excitement of finding something good for ...

I’ve scrolled through the pages of vinyl that are a part of the sale and curated a list of my personal favorites. And let me tell you, it was extremely difficult to narrow down my selection. There ...

(Check out Carter's worthcharting.com for actionable recommendations and live nightly videos.) The Silver/Gold ratio now is as extreme as it was in January of 1980 and as extreme as in April of 2011.

Crooked Beat Records in Alexandria, Virginia, will only be open for a few more days in its current Del Ray location. Devastating flooding damaged the store’s building and hundreds of vinyl records, ...

John Marshall, otherwise known as Mighty John The Record Guy, is one of America's top vinyl record appraisers and each month he delivers a list of popular records that are worth over $100, and could ...

The water destroyed album covers, including a radio station-only Talking Heads, a Japanese pressing of “Meet the Beatles” and even the Crooked Beat Records’ owner Bill Daly’s first ever album, “Indian ...