It feels potentially unlucky to talk about “breaking records” when the subject is actual LPs, but there’s no way around combining these terms when we’re talking Taylor Swift, the modern queen of vinyl ...

An analog audio recording pressed in vinyl. The 45 RPM record holds one song per side, while 33 1/3 RPM "Long Play" records hold an entire album (see LP). With the sound literally "carved" in a spiral ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. As the vinyl boom continues, your own collection is ...

Something strange is happening in attics, basements, and garage sales across the country. Those dusty record collections your parents tucked away decades ago might not just be nostalgic relics anymore ...

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 ...

It's funny how certain things in life go full circle. Take something as banal as, say, windows. The first windows were little more than simple square or rectangular holes cut into the sides of early ...