November 23, 2008
LPs, or long-play, 33 1/3 rpm (rotations per minute) vinyl phonograph records were introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, and lasted as the primary medium for recorded music until its displacement in the 1980s.
Left for dead after the advent of the compact disc, vinyl LPs have recently been making a comeback, both vintage original pressings and new issues. Call it nostalgia, or maybe its the cover art, or better sound quality, or wide availability at low prices, or that cracking sound before the music starts, but there's more collector interest in vinyl LP records than ever.
About 12 years ago a coworker told me that they saw a picture sleeve on eBay from The Beatles selling for 500… [more]
How did I get into the psych genre and psych LP records? I’m a big American roots music type of person, so … [more]
Ted Staunton's fabulous record label collection spanning six decades (1900-1960). Browsable by decade or label name… [more]
A quick tour of 45rpm label designs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Do the whole slide show or use the alphabetical in… [more]
Jesse Barron's collection of Beatles 45s, picture sleeves, magazines, books, and memorabilia. Browse singles and al… [more]
Even more compelling than Adam Miller’s collection of 78 rpm record labels from New Zealand and Australia are hi… [more]
David Greenfield's gallery of rare Asian Pop record covers from the 1960s and 1970s. Browse the groovy graphics one… [more]
A great place to learn the history of Vogue picture records, what it is about them that makes them collectible, wha… [more]
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The Gazette (Montreal), Canada -
Visually, the LP-R400 looks like a 1980s-vintage all-in-one stereo system - and so it is. But besides coming with a three speed (33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm) LP ...
North by Northwestern, IL -
Vintage Vinyl has developed a reputation, even at an international level, for providing high-quality records (they owe at least some of their notoriety to a ...
Wisconsin State Journal, WI -
The 11th annual Collectible Record Sale, ranging from Edison records meant for Victrolas to Michael Jackson's LP "Bad," begins at 3 pm Wednesday and runs ...
Daily O'Collegian, OK -
A company in Seattle ordered 500 LP albums instead of CDs, and the LPs sold out within a week of release. Record companies started producing more LPs, ...
Cebu Daily News, Philippines -
It also signaled the impending death of the vinyl or “Long Play” (LP) record. But 26 years later, the LP is not only alive, it continues to spin—and is ...
Ukiah Daily Journal, CA -
Since January 2005, radio station KMEC at105.1 FM has been home of the "Vintage Vinyl" show hosted by Barry Kirkpatrick. Three nights a week, Mondays, ...
Loudside.com, CA -
Highlighted by the gritty ‘Slowburn,’ the LP did what a virgin indie (Element Records) release is supposed to. It put the band on the road, in a van, ...
LSU The Reveille, LA -
Worldwide sales of LP records doubled in 2007 from 3 million to 6 million, according to IFPI, the International Recording Industry Trade Association. ...
Seattle Times, United States -
An LP by rock eccentric Kim Fowley plays on the turntable. A pingpong table is littered with yard-sale ephemera: Super-8 reels and projector, a vintage ...
Audiophile Audition -
Budd Johnson - Mr. Bechet- Black & Blue/ Pure Pleasure Records LP - PPAN006 -1974 *****: For a legendary tenor saxophonist whose career spanned from the ...
Captain Marryat Super Rare Uk Original Prog Psych Lp!!$4,000.32 Ends Thursday 6 bids
Beatles Mono Red Wax Japan Audiophile 10 Lp Set Mint$1,078.00 Ends in 4 hours 21 bids
Beatles White Album Sealed Original Lp Numbered Rare!!!$760.00 Ends Friday 31 bids
Lee Morgan Candy Original Blue Note Lp 1590 (+ Bonus) $696.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Velvet Underground & Nico Original 1967 Stereo Lp $666.66 Ends in 59 mins 31 bids
Churchills Lp Rare 60s Israeli Psych Original Press !!! Buy it Now$618.00 Ends in 57 mins 21 bids
Rare Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon Australia Blue Lp$533.45 Ends in 5 hours 23 bids
Bob Patterson 1970 Private Folk Psych Lp Elizabeth$511.00 Ends in 7 hours 8 bids
Moonblood Taste Our German Steel Lp Mutiilation Watain$500.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Aardvark 1st Lp 1970 Mono 1st Press!!!! Deram Nova!!!!!$462.26 Ends in 10 hours 11 bids
Berndt Egerbladh Trio 1964 Lp Schizo Swe Disc *mint*$460.00 Ends in 4 hours 5 bids
Mastodon Lp Box Set On Clear Vinyl Only 100 Made!!!$416.00 Ends Thursday 12 bids
Led Zeppelin 5 Lp Box Set Audiophile Classic W/12" Rare$400.00 Ends in 31 mins 1 bid
Super Rare Eagles Desperado Nimbus Supercut Mastered Lp$395.00 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
Albert King - The Big Blues - 1962 Debut King Lp 852$373.00 Ends in 12 hours 2 bids
Freeborne Peak Impressions Us Orig Psych Lp Sealed Ss $360.77 Ends Wednesday 13 bids
Janci K??r??ssy Piano...? Cz Jazz Supraphon Ep 7" Mint$360.00 Ends Thursday 5 bids
Sex Pistols Orig Nmtb Lp Sealed With 7“ + Poster 1977 $355.00 Ends Tuesday 18 bids
Art Pepper "meets The Rhythm Section" Contemporary Lp!$350.00 Ends Monday 4 bids
Beatles Tony Sheridan German Ep: Ya Ya No. 21485 Rare!!$338.00 Ends Saturday 4 bids
Bob Dylan Self-titled 1st 1962 Lp Stereo 6-eye Columbia$305.01 Ends Monday 13 bids
"i Arhontissa Ki O Alitis" Mega Rare Original Greek Lp$299.00 Ends Thursday 3 bids
New Jazz Meeting Altena 72 Live 2 Lp Dauner Jg Records$299.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Hermann Nitsch-56aktion Trpl Lp Box Set Fluxus Amm $282.00 Ends Thursday 9 bids
Hermann Nitsch-island 6-lp Box Set Orig Amm Nww Fluxus$277.77 Ends Thursday 11 bids
Hermann Nitsch/brus/ruhm/roth/wiener-triple Lp Box Set$265.99 Ends Thursday 10 bids
Hermann Nitsch/rainer/ruhm/roth/wiener-3 Lp Box Set$265.99 Ends Thursday 7 bids
Cubal Latin Psych Funk Juan Formel & Los Van Van Lp Mp3$259.00 Ends in 1 hour 19 bids
The Beatles-help Lp Rare Mono Mas 2386 *factory Sealed*$251.77 Ends Monday 8 bids
Mint Nippon Complete Keynote Collection 21 Lp 1986 Box+$249.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Paul Mccartney Beatles Export Parlophone Sticker Lp Ex$244.46 Ends in 7 hours 6 bids
Led Zeppelin 1 1969 Atlantic White Label Promo Lp !!!!!$242.97 Ends in 5 hours 12 bids
Beatles Lennon Rarest Two Virgins 1968 Uk 1st Stereo Lp$229.65 Ends Monday 16 bids
Tool - Aenima, Ultra Rare Near Mint 2-lp! $224.72 Ends Monday 18 bids
Avant Jazzfestival Balver H??hle 4 Lp Box Jg Records Nm!$213.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Dauner Pike Xhol Caravan..private Press 2 Lp Jg Records$208.50 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Very Rare Jazz Lp- The Don Rendell Jazz Six-uk Pressing$207.50 Ends in 3 hours 5 bids
Nurse With Wound "psilotripitaka" 4 Lp Box Set Mint$204.75 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
:: The Acid Test Ken Kesey & Grateful Dead '66 Psych Lp$203.49 Ends Thursday 6 bids
Thad Jones "mad Thad" Orig '56 Period Tommy Flanagan Lp$202.50 Ends Wednesday 8 bids
How I Won The War Radio Ad Spots Acetate Lp John Lennon$202.50 Ends Thursday 13 bids
Elvis Presley-"i Feel So Bad" Compact 33 Ps 45 Ep#7880!$202.49 Ends Saturday 23 bids
Ep Thai 7"45 Led Zeppelin:physical Graffiti#ft$200.00 Ends Monday 12 bids
Lenard Lidell Afternoon Affair Us Orig Lp Modern Soul$199.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Teuvo Suoj??rvi Plays Jazz In Finland Ep Decca 1960 Finn$199.50 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Acid Symphony 1967 Folk Psych 3 Lp Orig Fischbach Ewing$198.51 Ends in 7 hours 7 bids
Bob Dylan Lp-blonde On Blonde Sealed Mono! Rare Cover$198.50 Ends Tuesday 13 bids
Nofx 7" Of The Month Club Vinyl Lp Ep 12$197.50 Ends Friday 9 bids
Elvis Presley Epa-994 Strictly Elvis Ep Orange $188.52 Ends in 6 hours 19 bids
Lp " Bobby Williams Funky Super Fly " 74 R & R Orgnl$187.50 Ends Monday 6 bids
Kestrel Same 1975 Uk Cube Label Original Prog Lp Rare!!$180.76 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Gentle Giant Acquiring The Taste Uk Vertigo Swirl Lp Nm$179.10 Ends in 8 hours 5 bids
Elvis Presley Epb-1254 Rare 2 45 Ep Set W/ Cover Clean$173.50 Ends Monday 6 bids
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane 1957 Riverside Lp 242 $165.08 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
Tamla Motown-the Velvelettes-rare French Ep-***mint!***$164.46 Ends in 6 hours 3 bids
Beatles, Butcher Cover (paste Over) Rare Orig. Lp$160.01 Ends in 5 hours 13 bids
