A guide by rainbowjam With the sheer amount of CDs for sale on eBay there are always bound to be a fair few which are not what the inexperienced buyer is expecting. So how can you tell and what do the...
This is a guide to Record Cleaning Machines which I have used or own. All records need to be cleaned before playing as this will prolong the life of the stylus as well as the records sounding much clearer....
The Haçienda was one of the best known nightclubs in Manchester during the Madchester years of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was located on the corner of Whitworth Street West and Albion Street, close...
I see that there are quite a few sellers with records that have 'factory sample not for sale' stickers on them. Why is it that something that can be put on after should increase the value of a record? They...
This guide is for the collectors of Beatles records, and in particular how to tell if those records with "Factory Sample Not For Sale" stickers on them are genuine or not. These days with all the computer and...
A couple of things to keep in mind if you are looking to buy sealed records: 1, Sealing a record is not a hard thing to re-create. Heat shrink machines are readily available to come by. Check that the...
Selling off your old vinyl collection, or hunting around charity shops and buying vinyl records to hopefully sell at a profit on Ebay can be great fun and a great way of making some extra beer money, but, as...
These "Factory Sample" stickers were quite common in the mid / late ྂ's. I have seen sheets of about 50 of these stickers for sale at collectors fairs for very little money. Sixties "Demo / Factory Sample"...