Vinyl Records: Join the Revolution
Get the lowdown on all things vinyl at hmv.com, whether you're looking for records, turntables or just want to know more about vinyl as a format...
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Looking to add some new vinyl to your record collection?
On the first day of every month we pick a handful of new releases, vinyl reissues and other records available in-store and online, check out some of our most recent recommendations below!
Father John Misty, 5 Seconds of Summer and Johnny Marr are among the brand new vinyl releases heading your way in June...
#hmvLovesVinyl...
Who’s heard @the1975 new single #GiveYourselfATry ? We have an amazing deal where you can get their 2 albums on vinyl for £19.75 😱 #hmvLovesVinyl pic.twitter.com/zcMkJjB4CN
— hmv Reading (@hmvReading) 2 June 2018
Actually buzzing I met @CHVRCHES today in #hmv 🤩 new vinyl has been spinning on repeat tonight #loveit #chvrches #vinyl #signed 💅🏼🙊 pic.twitter.com/WwQMh6sweY
— Steph (@stephmannx) 27 May 2018
Some great new releases out tomorrow. Pick them up on vinyl!! #music #hmv #vinyl #newmusic pic.twitter.com/ViNSzshfcl
— hmv York (@hmvYork) 31 May 2018
HMV were having a vinyl sale so added @FirstAidKitBand to the collection pic.twitter.com/0XFgkpoiVC
— Sam Cooper (@samcooper07) 4 June 2018
HMV IS VINYL CRAZY!📀 Pop in store to check out the latest releases and sale items! #vinylcollection #vinylrecords #hmv #newreleases pic.twitter.com/AMCH7dzyR6
— hmv Cribbs (@hmvCribbs) 29 May 2018
Buy Vinyl Records
A vinyl revival is gaining pace as more and more music fans are choosing to buy records in the vinyl format. In 2014, UK vinyl sales topped more than one million for the first time since 1996, and the numbers have been growing ever since. In fact, the vinyl record is the only physical music format that has consistently seen growth in sales over the last decade!
If you’re looking to buy vinyl records online, good news… you can now find a huge range of vinyl both in-store and online.
Wondering what kind of turntable you should get? Check out our turntable buying guide!
Vinyl Facts: What you need to know
Interested in vinyl? Here are five essential facts from the world of wax...
1. There is a difference in sound between coloured and black vinyl.
2. The first 12” recording was Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
3. The first 33 rpm vinyl LP as we know them today was released in 1948.
4. What’s The Morning Story Glory by Oasis is the number one selling vinyl in the last 20 years.
5. The biggest known vinyl collection in the world is owned by a Brazilian man named Zero Freitas. He owns more than 8 million records.
