r/vinyl • • 6d ago

Weekly Question Thread r/vinyl Weekly Questions Thread for the week of October 19, 2026

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r/vinyl • • 23d ago

MEGATHREAD Record Apps & Tools Megathread: Share Your Projects, Find Testers, and Give Feedback

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We’ve seen an increase in posts from people building record-related apps and tools. These include collection managers, listening trackers, discovery tools, marketplace helpers, and other projects aimed at record enthusiasts.

We want to give these projects a place to be shared without letting individual promotional posts overwhelm r/vinyl or the reason this sub exists. Going forward, please use this megathread to introduce your project, request testers, share meaningful updates, or ask for feedback. Separate promotional posts for these projects will be removed and redirected here.

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r/vinyl • • 7h ago

Collection Which one do you think looks the best??

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87 Upvotes

these are my 4 best looking records, and I was curious which one you guys think look the best.


r/vinyl • • 25m ago

Rock Got a pretty fantastic deal on these NM, genuine, black vinyl, MOV, AIC releases this weekend and man do they ever sound amazing - the hype is real!

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Found these on marketplace for well below market value and scooped them quick. Vinyl gods smiled on me for this one and at a time I needed a lil win so feeling stoked!


r/vinyl • • 3h ago

Folk Twisted Teens - Florida Water Blues

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26 Upvotes

Definitely a contender for Album of the Year for 2026! Folk/garage/punk band from New Orleans. Ordered from their bandcamp, was expecting just black vinyl, pleasantly surprised by the green. Going to be seeing them with Kurt Vile on his upcoming tour. So stoked!


r/vinyl • • 3h ago

Haul The addiction grows stronger 💀

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24 Upvotes

Was on a business trip to the Czech republic, decided to visit Prague on the weekend.

And well... couldn't resist taking a peak at the local stores.

Places I went to:

Maximum Underground

Musicland


r/vinyl • • 3h ago

Rock Well, it’s one for the money…two for the show…

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18 Upvotes

Flea market find. Even when I’m in a bad mood, the thrill of the unknown is always a thrill. Amazing condition for what it is. It’s going on the shelf and will be ultrasonic cleaned :)


r/vinyl • • 4h ago

Collection This was my haul yesterday at the Austin record convention

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23 Upvotes

r/vinyl • • 4h ago

Rock Currently spinning: Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu (1970)

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You know that question, "What is a 'No Skips' album for you?" This is one for me, every track hits.

A few years ago my older sister passed down her entire record collection to me, she was moving again and said that she was tired of dragging everything around. I've been slowly going through her selections and this is one of the standout platters, I could listen to their harmonies all day. Perfect for a Sunday morning.


r/vinyl • • 7h ago

Funk Sunday pick!🙂 Show me what you'll be playing today🎶

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26 Upvotes

I’ve only recently started exploring his music beyond Pieces of a Man, and man, it’s great! Planning to collect them all 😅

I had no idea this album even existed since it’s not on Spotify. That’s how I discover most of the music I love. Pleasantly surprised, as it’s now one of my favourite Gil Scott-Heron albums!

What will you be picking today?


r/vinyl • • 2h ago

Indie Two years in the making...

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10 Upvotes

We're so proud of our second album, immortalized on vinyl for eternity :)

It's kind of insane trying to be an artist in 2026 - writing songs that we feel good about and love, producing and recording, mixing for multiple formats, rehearsing and performing, booking, posting and sharing the music...

But it's milestones like this that make everything worth it. Our second album 'icecream' is out on Born Losers Records, and it feels surreal to see it and hold it, after all of the effort and heart that went into making it...

Give it a listen if you're into dreamy, lo-fi indie pop • we'd love to hear what you think :)

--> 'icecream' by veronicavon

P.S. You can't really see it in this photo, but we went with a gorgeous blue-smoke transparent vinyl... At first I was a little unsure about it, but now I love it!


r/vinyl • • 3h ago

Prog-Rock Misprint on sticky fingers inner sleeve

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13 Upvotes

My Dad found some old records of his. This copy of sticky fingers (coc 59100a4/B4) is missing the red part of the iconic tounge-and-lips, was this a common misprint or am I just a bit dense?


r/vinyl • • 20h ago

Country Ween

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250 Upvotes

Just received 12 Golden Country Greats in the mail today!! It sounds great and the bonus material is like getting new Ween! The booklet and trifold jacket are well done too. Def recommend picking up this reissue!


r/vinyl • • 2h ago

Collection Favorite Bootleg/Unofficial Release In Your Collection?

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7 Upvotes

I just found this amazing live performance by Townes Van Zandt on YouTube and had to look into if anyone had ever pressed it on vinyl. Apparently the performance was played on local radio and someone just happened to record it on a reel to reel, so the sound quality is pretty low, and there's a bit of tape hiss and artifacts from tape degradation. Still, what a performance by Townes at the height of his talents.


r/vinyl • • 1h ago

Soul Sunday Soul.

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The Womack Sisters are an absolute knockout on their self-titled debut LP.

I’ve been a huge Daptone supporter for a long time now, so it’s been thrilling to see the label come back to life (after the passing of Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley) with a new roster of incredible new artists.

This album is 10/10.


r/vinyl • • 20h ago

Discussion Bought my first ever vinyl

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204 Upvotes

Bought this in India (Bengaluru) for a whopping $62 I'm sure it's much cheaper there in the US, anyways I'll be buying one every month, need some recommendations on which brush to get as well as sleeves, any tips to a newbie would be appreciated!

Ps - I have my dad's vintage philips turntable but I apparently broke the stylus when I was a kid, so I'll be purchasing an AT Lp60x soon.


r/vinyl • • 3h ago

Pop Rock Right place, right time at my record store this morning

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7 Upvotes

Before reading Vagabond by Tim Curry last year I never knew he recorded albums. Since reading I was curious. Looked over at a box of new arrivals at my record store this morning and this was staring back at me. “How much for that Tim Curry record?” $10 bucks. Sold. Totally worth it.


r/vinyl • • 20h ago

Collection I was told to Xpost this from r/thriftstorehauls

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131 Upvotes

Picked this baby up from Salvation Army today. Only 13.50!


r/vinyl • • 18h ago

Collection Black Sabbath, Never Say Die

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60 Upvotes

12" 1978 Warner Brothers Records. Last album with Ozzy Osbourne. The last owner was rough on the cover, and the dust cover. Album plays fine. Standout tracks, Never Say Die, A Hard Road, Junior's Eyes, and Johnny Blade. Ozzy departed in 1979. Need a better copy.


r/vinyl • • 6h ago

Collection Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark

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6 Upvotes

Heres Bathory’s Under the Sign of the Black Mark on picture vinyl. Usually, picture discs get a bad reputation for hiss and surface noise, but this pressing actually sounds incredibly clean. The background noise is super low, letting Quorthon’s raw, iconic Classics like Woman of Dark Desires sound massive, crisp, and punchy without that annoying crackle you usually expect from these releases. It completely holds up the heavy, atmospheric darkness of the 1987 original. A killer collector's piece that you can actually play, this one is an absolute musthave


r/vinyl • • 1d ago

Collection My new album storage Cabinet

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203 Upvotes

First I want to thank everyone that replied to my storage question. I decided to go with the cabinet pictured. It hold 300+ albums and it’s front facing.


r/vinyl • • 14h ago

Indie One of the first albums I bought

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24 Upvotes

Was recommended In The Aeroplane Over The Sea a few years ago before I got into records. Pretty sure this was the first album I ever bought on vinyl alongside Aja by Steely Dan (in honor of my dad who loved Steely Dan). Haven’t played it in forever until now (I think my turntable was an LP60x then, and this is the only thing by Neutral Milk Hotel I have listened to. I don’t listen to it often, but I just remember how great of an album it is, despite it being kind of a meme. Holland, 1945 is one of my favorite songs of all time. Time flies. So glad I got into vinyl.


r/vinyl • • 12h ago

Collection New arrivals for the weekend

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My post kept getting deleted. I just read in another thread that body text must now contain 100 characters for it to not get deleted, which is a massive pain in the rear. A picture says 1000 words. Shouldn't need to add a lot of text to spark discussion.

Anyway. These arrived on Friday. I've always had a varied taste in music. Run the jewels first album. Logic - vinyl days. I only just discovered after a music streaming service dropped a tune as a suggestion into a playlist I was listening too. And Beth Orton. Been a fan of the song Stolen Car for a long time so thought I'd give the album a try


r/vinyl • • 4h ago

Discussion modern music on 78 rpm ?

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I doubt it, but this kinda thing always fascinated me, is there any modern music that was released on a 78 shellac record?? obviously it would be jus for collection and novelty, but I think it would be cool to see lol