Vinyl during Covid-19 The planet has been thrown upside down by the coronavirus and it is safe to say that we are undoubtedly going to be facing a very different world once the isolation restrictions are lifted. New challenges require new strategies but also offer new opportunities. This is certainly also true for vinyl and …
Is coloured vinyl making a comeback? If you haven’t been following trends on the vinyl front, you would probably not have noticed that coloured vinyl has seen a huge resurgence over the past year or so. Coloured vinyl isn’t a new development by any stretch of the imagination, but it has become a very popular …
Part 14 – A New Vinyl Start A new vinyl start – how to avoid a few common pitfalls So you have already seen massive activity on the vinyl record front, and you know that it has become quite easy to purchase records again. The next logical step would be to simply dust off that …
Part 13 – Vinyl Vault Reinstated With the resurgence in vinyl and related matters HFX Systems will be publishing more Vinyl related information on a regular basis. The amount of activity that we have had in the past two months or so has been very positive and sales in general for turntables and cartridges has …
Part 12 – Vinyl vs CD – A fresh observation Vinyl versus CD – a fresh observation Music has now eventually come about full circle, well at least as far as vinyl is concerned. When CD was being hailed as the new King, vinyl just gradually started to disappear and eventually by the end of …
Part 11 – The current state of the vinyl world The current state of the vinyl world- circa July 2011 It remains interesting to note that vinyl records are still gaining in popularity on an annual basis, with sales bearing testimony to the growth. Obviously sales figures are not directly comparable to general digital format …
Part 10 – Trends on the Vinyl Front (2012) Trends on the vinyl front and actual sales in the market (October 2012): According to sales statistics that was released for the year of 2011 by the RIAA (the Recording Industry Association of America), vinyl once again showed a strong increase from the previous year and …
Part 9 – Interesting, rare and unique records Interesting, rare and unique records As mentioned before millions of records have been sold during the past century. The record has evolved during this time to a durable and reliable carrier format and in many instances, very collectible. There are many factors that make records collectible: Generally …
Part 8 – Record collecting – the elusive ones… Record collecting – the elusive ones… There is nothing as thrilling for a record collector than eventually laying your hands on that one record that has eluded you for so long. Holding it for the first time, wondering what it will sound like, or being surprised …
Part 7 – Records (part 2) Records! So you eventually get to play your records. This is the fun part – yet there are a few things you should be aware of and try and make a habit of. A few do’s and don’ts: We suggest that you handle the record directly from the inner …