Wilson Pickett moved towards Percy Sledge, ready to punch him, hard. Sledge had popped in during one of Pickett’s recording sessions at the Muscle Shoals Fame Studios, and as his name would suggest, began to sledge Pickett, telling him first… Read More ›
…and Why It Took Nine Albums To Score Aretha’s First Hit Aretha Franklin sat at a piano in her father’s church, just days after her mother’s death. She was just ten years old and about to make her first ever… Read More ›
A friend and I were debating who has had the longest consecutive run of classic albums in order to settle another argument. Which is cheaper? Buying records online or buying in shops? Our scientific method was to each buy the… Read More ›
Tim Burgess. You may know him as the lead singer of The Charlatans, readily recognisable from his shock of blond pudding-bowl-shaped hair and singer of some of the best songs of the last twenty-odd years. You may also know Burgess… Read More ›
You may not have noticed, but as Father’s Day 2016 approaches, we may be reaching peak vinyl. A supermarket war has broken out over vinyl sales in the UK, something unimaginable a few years ago unless the fight was this:… Read More ›
IV: The “Deluxe” Extras The Project: Is it possible to make a “Deluxe” Vinyl Box Set of Neil Young albums from the original vinyl rather than spending lots of money on re-issues? The Story So Far: We have the… Read More ›
The Project: To bring luxury to the masses. The plan is to make a Luxury Neil Young Box Set: DIY Edition from second hand albums and bits of string and sell it to the public. The Story So Far:… Read More ›
The Project: Is it possible to make your own Deluxe Vinyl Box Set of Neil Young Records? The first part of this short series is here… The most important part of any box set, aside from the fake gimmicky… Read More ›
Part 1: The Idea Robin Williams famously said cocaine was God’s way of telling you you’re making too much money. He might just as easily been referring to vinyl box sets, which are unashamedly a luxury item. The… Read More ›
In 1990 rock music was having what football commentators euphemistically call “a transitional season”. You know, “Chelsea are one point off relegation and have sacked their manager, they’re having a transitional season…” We were still a year away from… Read More ›
News reaches Every Record Tells A Story today that Stax University is to offer a three year degree course in Record Collecting. According to their website, the degree will examine pupils understanding of grading the condition of records,… Read More ›
How To Deep Clean Your Vinyl Records With Wood Glue… …And Ten Things That You Shouldn’t Use To Clean Your LPs There are a number of ways to clean and maintain your record collection in pristine condition. An occasional wipe… Read More ›
The final part of a quest to discover whether it’s worth buying those early Stones albums on vinyl… Their Satanic Majesties Request Trying to buy an original copy on vinyl of “Their Satanic Majesties Request” for twenty quid is like… Read More ›
Here’s The Best Rolling Stones Song You Have Never Heard.. Or, part four of a quest to discover whether it’s worth buying those early Stones albums on vinyl… (Here’s Part one, which should explain what’s going on…) Out of Our… Read More ›
My copy of The Rolling Stones’ debut album. The change of colour on the left is where the laminate has peeled away slightly. Well, it is over 50 years old…. Or, Five Reasons Why You Should Buy The Rolling Stones’… Read More ›
