Here, I'll be taking a broad and general glance at the medium with a view to setting the record straight on whether or not ...

The dizzying number of reissues and remasters of classic albums makes it hard to keep track on which version is best.

An analog audio recording pressed in vinyl. The 45 RPM record holds one song per side, while 33 1/3 RPM "Long Play" records hold an entire album (see LP). With the sound literally "carved" in a ...

Music journalist Jonathan Scott explores the early history of recorded sound: from the first-known recordings in the 1800s to the most significant vinyl records of the 1940s.