Vinyl Records are Back!

I’ve recently been given some of my parents old vinyl records (most between 20 & 30 years old). They’re the records that they had more than one of when they merged their record collections so they’ve been sitting in our garage for over 20 years. Some play fine but with some the crackling sound is particularly loud and you hear throughout the whole record. Some others skip at times. Is there any way of reducing the sound of the crackling and getting rid of the skipping?

The skipping is either caused by damage to the grooves in the vinyl (which cannot be fixed) or by using a poor quality stylus / turntable (which can be fixed, by replacing the stylus / turntable).

Static, dirt and debris can be removed to a large extent, by use of a record cleaner. These vary from around £10 for a kit comprising of cleaning fluid and a soft cloth, to almost £1,000 for a record cleaning machine.

I checked out a merchandise store by my favorite band – Rise Against. As I was looking through the items, I noticed that they sold both CDs and Vinyl records.

I know vinyl records were popular at one time, but I don’t know anyone that owns a vinyl record player. I know that there are probably people out there that still own them, but the mass majority don’t. So why do manufacturers still make vinyl records? Is it more of a collector’s thing or do people actually buy them to listen to them on their vinyl record player?

Great sound quality. Some people like having a physical product rather than an anonymous file that sits in your hard drive. They’re good for DJing with too. In that respect, CDs and MP3s will never be better than vinyl. More people still use vinyl than you might imagine.

I heard on the news that vinyl was the most popular format of 2010. Are vinyl records going to become the dominant format? Are we returning to the analog technology of the past?

You heard wrong.
Yes, sales do grow, but vinyl, at best represents less than 5% of all sales.

Vinyl will remain a niche product for audiophiles.
For most people it is a fad.

Side note: in a few months itunes sold more Beatles songs than the whole vinyl industry sold in a year.

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/retail/vinyl-posts-14-sales-gain-in-2010-1004137891.story

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 have a large vinyl collection (about 1100 records) I would like to sell with records ranging from the 40s – mid 90s. Is there any place in the area I can take them to? Or can you give any other suggestions on ways to sell them? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Memory Lane, they buy and sell vinyl records
Memory Lane Cd’s & Records
(301) 568-5032
2809 Walters Ln, Forestville, MD 20747

I have some vinyl 33 1/3 records that are from The Toledo Blade. They are Learn a Language Spanish. I would like any information I can get on these.

Contact Us
The Blade
541 N. Superior St.
Toledo, OH 43660
(419) 724-6000

TOLL FREE: 1-800-245-3317 http://beta.toledoblade.com/contact

The Toledo Blade Company, 541 N. Superior St., Toledo, OH 43660, (419) 724-6000
http://beta.toledoblade.com/

I am writing a short essay on the pros of listening to both old and new records on vinyl. Why do YOU enjoy it, regardless of whether or not the quality is "superior"? (This question is not for people who don’t like vinyl.)

Vinyl is history, memories, time gone by and found again. My father listened to records, his father listened to records. It’s an experience – a way of discovering something just as it was. Vinyl is also new; you can listen to recent bands on vinyl for a different sound. Just the physical act of playing it, collecting it, moving the needle’s wand, watching that disc spin around and around…is an art.

I have a ton of old scratched vinyl records, and I really wanna make them part of my apartment but making something out of them. I have made a bowl out of them, then just hung some from the ceiling….. have any better ideas?

I have seen them grouped together and made into a wall art. That was cute, especially for a den, or over your music center in your home. I have also seen jewelry made from them. and cups and bowls and coasters and one lady sprayed them silver, used them as a decoration under the plates, then had the kids at her party sign each others records for a souvenir. Evidently if you want to shape them, you soften them in the oven. Perhaps e-how would have directions.

www.thriftyfun.com/tf000562.tip.html

OMG! go to this one! 1800recycling.com/2010/07/uses-old-​vinyl-records. they had butterflies, and birds and clocks, really neat ideas!

and do not throw away the album covers, there was a pattern for a purse made from them along the way in my research.

I typed "uses for old vinyl records" into the browser, and found lots of sites.

I have old LP vinyl records with marker ink on its cover (cardboard box). How do i remove the ink effectively? I have tried alcohol, it works, but are there other best alternative to remove such ink?

Hi,
I don’t guarantee it will work, but fingernail polish remover might be an option.

I just collect a lot of vintage records and was wondering how much the average 12 inch vinyl cost back when they came out. Thanks!

I think records came out in the 40’s but in the 70’s and 80’s I paid around $10.00 for them. Once in a while you could get them on sale for $5.00 or $2.00.