Vinyl record on a towel with a carbon fibre brush and cleaning supplies

How to Clean and Store Used Vinyl Records: A Complete Home Care Guide

Dust and old grime cause most crackle. Here's how to dry and wet clean used vinyl at home, and store it so it stays clean.

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Hands lifting a vinyl record by its edges

How to Handle Vinyl Records Properly (Avoid Fingerprints & Groove Damage)

How to hold, sleeve, cue and flip records without touching the grooves or damaging the jacket.

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How to Spot Counterfeit Vinyl Records: Official Pressings vs. Bootlegs

How to spot bootleg and counterfeit vinyl: the artwork, label, dead wax and sound clues that give a fake away.

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Worn original vinyl jacket beside a shrink-wrapped modern reissue

Original Vinyl vs. Reissue: Which Record Pressing Is Right for You?

Original pressing or modern reissue? How they differ, when each one makes sense, and how to tell what you're holding.

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How to Value Used Vinyl Records: Pricing & Appraisal Guide

How to Value Used Vinyl Records: Pricing & Appraisal Guide

How much are your used records worth? How to identify your pressing, check real sold prices and get a realistic value.

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Collector holding a used vinyl record by the edges to inspect its condition

How to Tell If a Used Vinyl Record Is in Good Condition: A Grading Guide

What do Mint, VG+ and VG actually mean? Here's how to grade a used record yourself, in person or online, and which grade is worth your money.

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We Buy Vinyl Records & Collections - Here's Everything You Need to Know

We Buy Vinyl Records & Collections - Here's Everything You Need to Know

Got records gathering dust? Inherited a collection? We buy vinyl of any size — two records or two thousand. Here's exactly how our buying process works, what we're looking for,...

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25% Off Everything — Use Code CANADA25 at Checkout

25% Off Everything — Use Code CANADA25 at Checkout

We're giving you 25% off everything in the store. Vinyl, CDs, Blu-rays, DVDs, collectibles, comics - all of it. Use code CANADA25 at checkout. No end date, but don't sit...

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The Man Behind the Records: Roland Alexander's Story

The Man Behind the Records: Roland Alexander's Story

From tire shop manager to eBay PowerSeller to Halifax's go-to source for vinyl and collectibles. This is Roland Alexander's story in his own words.

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Before the Records

Before the Records

Nearly 30 years in, Retro Revolution Records is stepping up. Same Roland, same 25,000+ items, same Halifax roots with a sharper look, a rebuilt website, and a brand that finally...

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