Hip-hop has always been about ownership. Not just of stories, but of sound. For collectors, that ownership lives in crates ...

There’s something deliberate about placing a record on a turntable, lowering the needle, and hearing the first crackle before ...

Vinyl records offer a richer sound than the digital formats most people use to listen to music these days. But you’ll only get that kind of sound quality if your vinyl record collection is clean.

Scott Dudelson, an avid vinyl collector who lost over 8,000 records in the Palisades fire when his home burned down, at Record Surplus in Santa Monica. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Scott ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Record collectors, listen up! Gone are the days of storing your vinyl in crates. You’ve curated the perfect playlist, now is not ...

GATHERING DUST. THERE COMES A TIME IN THE LIFE OF THE COLLECTOR WHEN ONE’S PRIDE AND JOY. YEAH, BECOMES A BIT OF A PROBLEM. AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE YOU TURN. LIKE MANY AN AGING BOOMER, JIM ...

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