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The great Record Store Day debate and why we like vinyl so much, anyway

Several years ago, there was a great single-panel cartoon that ran in The New Yorker that was a tasteful clap-back to record collectors. The panel was two guys talking in front of a component stereo system with a stack of vinyl records. The caption: “The two things that really drew me to vinyl were the […]

Digital downloads outsold by physical music, first time since 2011

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, digital downloads are once again being outsold by CDs and vinyl records for the first time since 2011. Read more: This guy uses vinyl records to make one-of-a-kind Bluetooth speakers Since its origination, it took the digital download until 2011 (nearly a decade after the iPod was […]

IKEA is coming out with its own record player

[Photo by: IKEA Today/Instagram] Ubiquitous furniture and homewares giant IKEA is reportedly releasing its own record player as part of a collaboration with Swedish electronics concern Teenage Engineering. See what else the stylish collab has in store below. Read more: Record Store Day announces 2018 date The group of music-focused products from the companies is […]

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My Bloody Valentine mail fans bonus 'Isn't Anything' vinyl records

[Photo by: My Bloody Valentine/Instagram] Looks like the lucky listeners who got in on the first round of My Bloody Valentine's vinyl reissue preorders for their 1988 debut Isn't Anything received a special surprise in the mail—a bonus, alternate pressing of the record. Read more: My Bloody Valentine plot first show in 4 years As […]

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Rare Sex Pistols single goes for an insane amount on Discogs

[Photos by: Jorgen Angel, Discogs] Tourists are money… but so are record collectors, right? Maybe that's why this rare Sex Pistols vinyl single of “God Save The Queen” went for nearly $15,000 on Discogs—one of the site's most expensive sales of 2017. Read more: Riot Fest tried getting the Sex Pistols to reunite Discogs has […]

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13 Black Friday deals you’ll actually care about

[Photo by: Hot Topic/Instagram] Black Friday is nearly upon us, and you know everyone will be racing to the stores to get trampled for that toaster they just had to have. Here at AP, we care about your saftey, so we’ve rounded up some of the best deals on music merch that are available with […]

Sound of Vinyl sends you all of your favorite records with just a text

As a complete and total music nerd, I am enslaved by my music collection. Yes, I have a digital library with over 37,000 songs I keep on my computer (RIP my hard drive), but my attachment to digitized music pales in comparison to the infatuation I have for my record collection. I’ll admit I’m a […]

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Oreo cookie vinyl records are a thing you didn't know you needed

[Photo by: Dimension Plus/Vimeo] The latest in the “making weird objects into vinyl records” trend has surfaced: Oreo cookies. As reported by Digital Music News, the technology now exists to bake songs into cookies, and we're not sure how to feel. Read more: A punk band’s album was accidentally pressed onto Beyoncé ‘Lemonade’ vinyl You remember […]