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PVC Sleeves And Vinyl Records: How Off-Gassing Can Permanently Damage Your Collection

That thick, crystal-clear sleeve wrapped around your prized picture disc or limited-edition vinyl release might be doing more harm than good. For decades, record labels have packaged picture discs, etched records, promotional releases and special editions in PVC sleeves. They look premium, show off the artwork beautifully and feel more substantial than standard protective covers. […]

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Baidaphon: The Lebanese Record Label That Built An Arab Music Empire

When members of the Baida family established a record company in Beirut during the first decade of the twentieth century, they could hardly have imagined the scale of what would follow. From a small family-run operation with ties to Germany’s recording industry, Baidaphon grew into one of the most influential music companies in the Middle

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Mekaouiphone - Mahfouz Almessy & Fatima Alhanshawiya

The Moroccan Record Sleeves That Turned Vinyl Into Visual Art

Long before streaming thumbnails reduced album artwork to a tiny square on a phone screen, record sleeves were physical objects with their own cultural weight. Across the 1960s, 70s and 80s, album covers became part of the identity of a musician, a band and sometimes an entire scene. In Morocco, record labels transformed sleeves into

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Indie Labels Launch Recycled Vinyl Campaign For World Environment Day 2026

A group of leading independent labels including Secretly Group, Warp Records, Ninja Tune, Beggars Group and Exeleration Music have teamed up to launch a recycled vinyl campaign, arriving on 5 June 2026 to coincide with World Environment Day. The initiative will see a series of albums reissued on 100 percent reclaimed vinyl across the UK,

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US Vinyl Sales Hit 47 Million Records In 2025 As Revenue Tops $1 Billion

Vinyl sales in the United States reached nearly 47 million units in 2025, generating more than $1 billion in revenue, according to new data from the Recording Industry Association of America. The figures, published in the RIAA’s annual recorded music report, mark an 8% increase in units sold compared to 2024 and confirm vinyl’s continued

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What Is Dinked Vinyl? The Story Behind The UK’s Limited Edition Indie Record Network

If you have seen the term “Dinked Edition” on a new record and wondered what it means, you are not alone. Dinked is a network of independent record shops in the UK and Ireland that collaborate on exclusive, limited edition vinyl releases. The initiative launched in 2018 through shops including Drift Records (closed February 2026),

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Taylor Swift album with Japanese OBI strip

The Japanese Obi Strip Obsession: Why Vinyl Collectors Can’t Resist

In the crates at the back of a record shop in Shibuya or tucked between ECM rarities at an indie fair in Berlin, one thing gets a certain kind of collector’s pulse racing: a thin band of paper wrapped around the edge of a Japanese LP. To most people, it looks like throwaway packaging, but

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How To Recycle Old Vinyl (And Should You?)

Vinyl lovers, let’s talk waste. Whether you’ve inherited a dusty pile of scratched records or your once-loved LPs are warped beyond play, the question is the same: what do you actually do with them? While vinyl’s comeback shows no sign of slowing down, its environmental impact remains complicated. Here’s a no-nonsense guide for vinyl collectors,

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11 Tips To Keep Your Vinyl Records In Top Shape

The beginner-friendly guide to preserving your growing collection Vinyl is more than just a music format, it’s a hands-on experience, but with that tactile pleasure comes responsibility. If you’re new to collecting vinyl records, knowing how to store, clean, and handle them properly makes all the difference. Whether you’ve just picked up your first LP

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Independent Record Stores Fuelling Chart Success

Vinyl’s resurgence isn’t just a trend, it’s transforming the UK’s indie record-store landscape. According to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), the number of independent record stores rose from 339 in 2014 to 461 in 2023, a remarkable 36 % growth at a time when supermarkets and chains have retreated. Those 461 indie shops now make up

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