How Do You Know If Your Record Is Scratched? Before you can fix a scratched vinyl record, you'll need to first determine if the collectible is truly scratched. According to Raine, there are three ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vinyl records are not only about sound but also the texture, feel, artwork, and nostalgia they hold. While many have moved on to MP3s and ...

Put the record on a turntable - preferably a variable speed one, Sean Zeph says. Select a speed, turn it on, and paint the record as it spins. “Use it kind of like a potter’s wheel and apply the paint ...

Vinyl scratching is apparently a hobby—not a worst nightmare!—for electronic musician Nick Zammuto. As endgadget points out, he cuts grooves into his LPs and uses the sonic jump as the rhythm for his ...

Demand for vinyl albums is growing, and the pressure on manufacturers to keep up is growing with it. Engineers with the tools and experience necessary to put music on wax are increasingly harder to ...

HBO’s newest drama series, “Vinyl,” is supposed to be a look inside the record industry circa 1973, an inside peek at how that industry reflected the lurid and corrupt nature of the era. Fine. But its ...