Diggers Factory founder Alexis Castiel takes us behind the scenes of his crowdfunding styled vinyl pre-order and production service designed to keep artists from wasting money on vinyl production. In ...

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 ...

The man holds up a 78 rpm record bearing the blue-and-white logo of Chess Records, an iconic label for any fan of the blues. He places it on a vintage Califone turntable, and we hear Howlin' Wolf's ...

Jeff Riggins carefully removes "The Blues Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" from its sleeve before placing the vinyl record atop a turntable. The opening piano of "Think" featuring Aretha ...

Here's what it's like to attend a Cue the Record vinyl listening session: Feet tapping, eyes closed, heads nodding to the beat, singing and dancing like no one is watching. For everyone in the room, ...

In 1961, 10-year-old Gerry Williams cut grass to save up for his first record. At the height of his collection, he owned around 15,000 personal records and his Washington, D.C.-based store, Orpheus ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A vinyl shop designed to be a safe space for all queer people had its grand opening on East Fifth Street in Austin on Saturday. “I want to build a space where people can come and feel ...

The Community Thrift Market’s upcoming three-day vinyl sale should be on the radar for record collectors and music fans. With the help of a hefty donation from the son of a cherished buyer and seller, ...

On NASA’s space probe, Voyager 1, there is a golden vinyl record that contains bits and pieces of information about the human life. It is etched with sounds of Nature, greetings in over 50 languages, ...

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 ...