Pour a few drops of vinyl cleaner onto a clean microfiber cloth and gently wipe around the record with it 2 3 times to spread the cleaner out along the grooves.
Old vinyl or repressed recored.
Compared to compact discs and digital music the vinyl record may seem obsolete.
Literature about the album will use the term reissue as well as printing it on the packaging hype stickers inserts etc.
Why you should own it on vinyl.
Many of the people we ve spoken to about records over the years have the impression that old records must be worth more than new ones.
Let your record air dry for 30 minutes then repeat on the other side.
Despite this there is a hardcore group of vinyl enthusiasts who still collect not only new vinyl records but older ones as well.
While the age can have an effect on a vinyl record s value it s one of the less important factors.
To learn how to take good care of your records and prevent dust and grime read on.
The first album nas blessed us with released when he was just 20 years old.
That s also probably a reissue.
Additionally reissues often come with extra stuff like bonus tracks inserts and posters.
If you wanted to sell a vinyl collection or get it appraised for insurance purposes you must first know how old each record is.
However collectors know the real vinyl money lies in original pressings and rare vinyl records.
And so we ve compiled a list of 28 fascinating famously expensive old records that are worth a combined 1 9 million and would make the crew from high fidelity drool.
Are old records valuable.
Found an old record that looks and feels new.