7 of the best vinyl books record collectors need to read - Vinyl Chapters

We pick 7 of our favorite vinyl books that any record collector will enjoy and give an even greater appreciation of the format.

He is a record collector — a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. His business card describes him as the “Vinyl Detective” and some people take this more literally than others. Like the beautiful, mysterious woman who wants to pay him a large sum of money to find a priceless lost recording — on behalf of an extremely wealthy (and rather sinister) shadowy client. Given that he’s just about to run out of cat biscuits, this gets our hero’s full attention.

The Vinyl Detective Mysteries - Written in Dead Wax: A Vinyl Detective Mystery 1 [Book]

LP vs. EP Records: Difference Between Vinyl LPs & EPs

The Case for Listening to Complete Discographies

Booze and Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music & Mixed Drinks, by Glasgow Skinner

How to start, build, and preserve a perfect vinyl collection

World Records: A New Book about Record Collectors – Every record tells a story

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first commercial LP with this authoritative, highly illustrated, and multi-faceted look at the history and culture of vinyl record collecting and turntables. Vinyl records continue to be hot commodities among everyone from obsessive audiophiles to newbie collectors getting their toes wet. In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution is the book for both—and everyone in between.

In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution [Book]

The Hits-Chapter One: CDs & Vinyl

Vinyl: A History of the Analogue Record is the first in-depth study of the vinyl record. Richard Osborne traces the evolution of the recording format

Vinyl: A History of the Analogue Record (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)

Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX

Saviors [Magenta Vinyl] [Barnes & Noble Exclusive] by Green Day, Vinyl LP

Deltarune Chapter 1 Vinyl Soundtrack