What is the difference between 78, 45, and 33 RPM records? Obviously most people would say the speed, which of course is true to a degree. But as [Techmoan] covers in a recent video, there’s a whole ...

Happy Record Store Day! Here are a few ways to help keep your vinyl records in great shape. All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a ...

Reader Gary Kampel motivated me to take on a project I’d been meaning to get to for years. That motivation took this form: My older sister shipped me a box of old double-sided 78 RPM shellac records ...

With almost all the music you'd ever want to listen to available online digitally, the obsessive hunt for scratchy, fragile 78 RPM records may seem anachronistic. But author Amanda Petrusich says that ...

I usually devote this column to reviews of CDs of music from the South or inspired by this region. Occasionally, I have reviewed new or old releases on vinyl as well. This week it's time to break some ...

With almost all the music you'd ever want to listen to available online digitally, the obsessive hunt for scratchy, fragile 78 RPM records may seem anachronistic. But author Amanda Petrusich says that ...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Before streaming services, black music was pressed onto 78-rpm records, even before vinyl. As we wrap up our Black Music Appreciation Month celebration, we introduce you to ...

Back in the mid-90s most local music stores heeded the consensus that vinyl was dead and stopped carrying it—not an unreasonable decision, particularly considering that the major labels had abandoned ...

I just missed the era of the 78 rpm record. I was a teen-ager in the 1950s, and by that time the 45 rpm record was king. This is not to say that the 78 rpms did not play a vital role in my life. I ...

Midway through her thoughtful, entertaining history of obsessed music collectors and their quest for rare early 78 rpm records, writer Amanda Petrusich has a revelation. Focusing on one particular ...