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10 of the best vinyl subscription services for record collectors
By Becky Roberts last updated
Crate-digging in a record store is great, but what's more convenient than getting vinyl deliveries straight to your door?

16 of the best-sounding vinyl records
By Ainsley Walker last updated
Enough of dodgy presses, these records should get the best possible sound from your turntable.

Record Store Day 2024: dates, guides, and the full list of releases
By Joe Svetlik last updated
Today is Record Store Day 2024! Here's everything you need to know.

Brainfreeze at 25: how this all-45 mix changed the wider vinyl world
By Joe Svetlik published
DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's iconic mix is 25 years old. Here's the impact it had on the vinyl landscape.

The What Hi-Fi? team on the first vinyl records they ever bought
By Kashfia Kabir published
As we celebrate Record Store Day 2024 today, team What Hi-Fi? recalls the first time they spent their own money on a vinyl record.

There’s nothing wrong with buying vinyl and never listening to it
By Tom Parsons published
Buying vinyl is great for a band and gives you a lovely, physical copy of the music you love – listening to it is just a bonus.

Vinyl pressing plants on surging demand, keeping it local, and whether coloured vinyl really does sound worse
By Becky Roberts published
For Record Store Day and What Hi-Fi?’s Vinyl Week, I spoke to two Australian pressers about the state of play in a resurgent industry...

Vinyl Week 2024: reviews, features, advice and more on all things vinyl and turntable-related
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
A week dedicated to new turntable reviews, vinyl-related features, advice and interviews building up to Record Store Day 2024 on Saturday 20th April.
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