Not Another Vinyl Collector

The €1 Record Problem: Why Brocantes Are More Fun Than eBay

There is a point where an online bargain stops being a bargain and starts becoming a shipping invoice. Brocantes have ruined me for sensible record buying.

How the Fuck Did This a-ha Record Get Here? A German Pressing With an American Manufacturing Trail

The sleeve says Germany. The dead wax says the story travelled further. This is how one copy of Scoundrel Days turned into a small industrial-history rabbit hole.

Your VG Record Might Sound Better Than Your EX Record: What’s Wrong With Vinyl Grading?

Most grading systems ask one media grade to describe two different things: what the record looks like and what it actually sounds like. Those usually correlate — until they don’t.