Vinyl Records are Back!

Researching opening a vinyl only record shop sell brand new albums not second hand or classic. How and where can I buy stock as there doesnt seem to be a lot of info online and emailing record companies direct seems hard to impossible. Looking to sell indie/rock guitar music but not pure underground, Want contemporary stock that anyone would recognise (anything you’d find in nme or Q music say). Any info or leads would be fantastic.

I would start looking for record conventions. Lots of record store owners go to these things to acquire records to sell in there store. Maybe you can meet some people there and find what your looking for.

I recently bought a record player and want to start a collection.
I prefer older bands, and say if I want to buy a Beatles record is it preferable to buy a genuine one from the 60s or a re-released one now? I’m taking into account sound quality as well as what would make a better collection.

It depends. If you have some possible candidates that are on your want lists … just do some research on customer reviews and screen responses. For instance … a good review of a particular album would be … "I (Joe Smoe) own the original and also the brand new 180 gram version of this album … and I can tell you that X sounds better. If several people chime in with agreement … maybe you follow their advice. There are no hard and fast rules. Sometimes the original sounds better and sometimes the re-issue sounds better.

I have a vinyl record released in 2008 (so it’s not some of the old generations). I was planning to have it signed, and I am wondering if it still plays with signatures written on it like CDs can. Can they still play when written on or no?

get the label or sleeve signed instead

I was wondering about how they played at 33 and a third rpm and it would seem like the needle(when on the first track) was meeting a lot more "stuff" because the outer edge of the album was moving faster then the inner part.
tom- I held one of those once. they’re pretty heavy. Yes…Thank God for cd’s! but even those will probably fade away as music can be had anywhere now without them.

What you are referring to is IGD or Inner Groove Distortion. The music would start to distort slightly on some records when the needle gets closer to the last tracks.

Much of this is dependent on the quality of your turntable & cartridge combo.

I do not have any IGD on my TT/cartridge combo (that I can detect audibly) because I use a an Audio Technica 440MLa with a MicroLine® shaped diamond tip for better high frequency response with less wear and distortion than elliptical or conventional linear contact styli.

Review of cartridge and explanation of Inner Groove Distortion below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bqQZhoYC_o

like ones of Bob Marley, or Elvis

There is a tatty old market stall on Piazza dei Ciompi, that sells all sorts of old junk, furniture, and books. I don not recall seeing a record stall, but it might be worth checking out.

I was having a stroll around Florence in google street view and came across http://www.rockbottom.it

It gives the address as Via degli Alfani 34/r (rosso)