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Now spinning: Tiny Tim — God Bless Tiny Tim (1968) ● Now spinning: Dire Straits — Brothers In Arms (1985) ● Now spinning: Ella Fitzgerald — The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (1961) ● Now spinning: Night Ranger — Midnight Madness (1983) ● Now spinning: Mundy — 24 Star Hotel (2023) ● Now spinning: Robert Palmer — Double Fun (1978)Now spinning: Tiny Tim — God Bless Tiny Tim (1968) ● Now spinning: Dire Straits — Brothers In Arms (1985) ● Now spinning: Ella Fitzgerald — The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (1961) ● Now spinning: Night Ranger — Midnight Madness (1983) ● Now spinning: Mundy — 24 Star Hotel (2023) ● Now spinning: Robert Palmer — Double Fun (1978)

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VIMZ-022 · Gear

Have Records, Will Travel: Road-Testing the Audio-Technica Sound Burger

An 80s icon reborn, small enough for a carry-on and good for up to 12 hours on a charge. Here's how the Audio-Technica Sound Burger kept my records spinning in New York, on a hotel rooftop and at an election night party.

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VIMZ-021 · Guide

Black Friday Record Store Day: Coffee, Crates and the Chase

Black-and-white photo of Joan Baez and Bob Dylan singing together, Dylan playing acoustic guitar with a harmonica rack, at the 1963 March on Washington

VIMZ-020 · Curated

Music Inspires Change

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VIMZ-019 · Curated

It’s all about the ritual.

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◉ Vinyl of the day · 1968 · Reprise Records · R 6292 · LP, Album, Stereo — Terre Haute Pressing

Tiny Tim — God Bless Tiny Tim

Newest arrival on the platter. Lights down, side one, full attention.

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Latest arrivals · 941 in the crates

1968

Tiny Tim

God Bless Tiny Tim

Reprise Records · R 6292 · LP, Album, Stereo — Terre Haute Pressing

1985

Dire Straits

Brothers In Arms

Warner Bros. Records · 1-25264 · LP, Album — Specialty Pressing

1961

Ella Fitzgerald

The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald

Decca · DXB-156 · LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono

1983

Night Ranger

Midnight Madness

MCA Records · MCA-5456 · LP, Album, Stereo — Pinckneyville Press

2023

Mundy

24 Star Hotel

Camcor · CCR3LP · LP, Album — Red, Coloured

1978

Robert Palmer

Double Fun

Island Records · ILPS 9476 · LP, Album, Stereo

1980

The Romantics

Nemperor Records · JZ 36273 · LP, Album — Pitman Pressing

1978

Styx

Pieces Of Eight

A&M Records · SP 4724 · LP, Album — Santa Maria, Gatefold

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Get the best sound from your records...

Garage-sale rescues, inherited crates, that one album you loved a little too hard in 1987. Getting your records to sound their best isn’t always easy but with these tips from the Vinyl Surgeon you’ll get more enjoyment when listening to your records.

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