Black gold? You're probably thinking about oil. But maybe up in your attic there is another kind of black gold - vinyl, in the form of your old LP records. And they may be worth a lot - provided that ...

For many, a 12-inch platter of vinyl, spinning 33 1/3 revolutions per minute, exemplifies how they first listened to music. But long before rock and roll, soul, and other popular music styles were ...

Vinyl Revival: The enduring romance of LP records These days, you can buy a turntable at Bed Bath and Beyond, an Ariana Grande LP at Urban Outfitters and even retro-looking record players equipped ...

Last year was a pretty bleak one for the music industry. Overall album sales dropped by 8.4 percent, to 289.41 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and CD sales were down 14 percent. For the first ...

Travelling overseas for LPs, waiting a year for spare parts for turntable upgrades — record listeners have kept their passion alive through waves and crests The only way to consume music at one time, ...

At a press conference in New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel in June 1948 (most likely on the 21st, though there is some dispute over the exact date), Columbia Records introduced its long-playing vinyl ...

Last year, consumers bought more new vinyl records than CDs. It’s the first time that’s happened since 1987, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The LP industry is booming, but ...

Record stores – the best ones – used to be hubs of communal knowledge. Some still are. They induce loitering, as fans soak up what's playing on the stereo and get an education from liner notes. But ...

Target is offering up a pint-sized new way for music lovers to get their tunes, with a new collection of mini LPs. Part of the appropriately-named Tiny Vinyl collection, the new discs measure just ...

When Liz Dunster, known to friends as Vinyl Mama, moves through Erika Records’ 65,000-square-foot vinyl pressing plant in Buena Park, she’s usually trailed by Elvis, her little Yorkshire terrier. On a ...