Vinyl

The Every Record Tells A Story Albums Of 2018

By Every Record Tells A Story on December 20, 2018 • ( 7 )

In April 2018 we learned that revenues for streaming services surpassed income from CDs and vinyl (and, for that matter, cassettes) for the first time. So it feels rather quaint to have “Albums of the Year”, yet, like filling our… Read More ›

The Moment Adam Clayton’s Wedding Tackle Became The Cover Star of U2’s Achtung Baby

By Every Record Tells A Story on October 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

In which we discover why a naked picture of Adam Clayton nearly became the cover art of U2’s Achtung Baby…

How To Buy Elton John On Vinyl (and an Alternative Best-of Spotify Playlist)

By Every Record Tells A Story on June 22, 2018 • ( 7 )

Although we might all have a stab at naming Elton John’s best albums, in these times of Spotify, there sometimes needs to be a reason why a particular record should be bought on vinyl. Happily in Elton’s case there are… Read More ›

The Origins of Elton John: From The Archives of Jackie Magazine

By Every Record Tells A Story on June 13, 2018 • ( 9 )

In which we discover how Bernie Taupin’s mum brought Reg and Bernie together by cleaning her front room, how the cost of storing vinyl in Chelsea is ruinously expensive, why Elton has only the second-worst real life name of any pop star, and why you shouldn’t kick a piano stool at work.

How Elton John Can Help You Save For The Deposit On Your Flat

By Every Record Tells A Story on June 7, 2018 • ( 13 )

The Vinyl Revival (TM) continues apace, sucking up the cash of Millennials faster than a pop up craft-beer-and-smashed-avocado stall at a box park. With new LPs often costing £20 or more, vinyl-loving Millennials are reportedly struggling to save for a… Read More ›

Pink Floyd’s Pulse Reissued: How Not To Break The Bank

By Every Record Tells A Story on May 18, 2018 • ( 18 )

You have to feel a little sorry for Pink Floyd fans. Not too much, obviously. They are more likely than you are to have a final salary pension, a second home, a car that starts on a cold day, a… Read More ›

Why We Still Need Record Store Day

By Every Record Tells A Story on April 21, 2018 • ( 14 )

Record Store Day seems to be a day of doing things you wouldn’t normally do. You rise earlier than you would for work. (Motivation may have something to do with this…) You happily stand in a queue outside a record… Read More ›

Every Record Tells A Story’s Albums Of 2017

By Every Record Tells A Story on December 14, 2017 • ( 20 )

Being barged out of the way by stressed shoppers. Not being able to find the thing your kids put on the top of their list. Bringing a dead tree into your house and covering it with shiny balls. Spending slightly… Read More ›

Why Independent Record Shops Shouldn’t Fear Sainsbury’s Compilation Albums (Too Much)

By Every Record Tells A Story on November 10, 2017 • ( 7 )

You can see why the start up of it’s own record label by supermarket chain Sainsbury’s would provoke within independent record shops the sort of confusion and suspicion you might otherwise only witness when a particularly trendy flock of sheep… Read More ›