If you collect records for, say, a half-century or so, people will ask you questions (some of them brilliant; others kind of dumb) about your hobby. And if you’re a record collector who also happens ...

Sly Stone made a lot of essential releases. But what was his one “Essential” – capital “e” – record? It’s Andrew Winistorfer’s job to decide, and then share the news with the vinyl collecting world.

So you’ve hunted down your tunes and used a little bit of creativity to Frankenstein an audio system, now, without further ado, I bestow upon thee 10 Commandments for record collecting! 1. Honour thy ...

The hard part is over. You've trawled specialty stores for a turntable, a stereo receiver with a phono input (because you don't trust the sound quality of USB turntables), moved around your furniture ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? It's no secret that vinyl records are making a major comeback. Even Harry Styles set ...

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 ...

Kobi Waldfogel grew up when the iPod was king, but after a few years of listening to downloaded music through corded headphones, he realized he’d never seen the cover art for some of his favorite ...

Here are 13 essential alternative rock albums from the 1990s that you should absolutely own on vinyl.