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2Funky Arts are searching for “hidden gems of culture, history, and heritage” as part of the new multimedia project

People with memories of UK record stores that specialised in Black music are being asked to share their stories as part of a new heritage...

Rubber Ducky Records sinks

Around 1,000 pieces of wax have been lost with extensive damage to the vessel

Rubber Ducky Records, a floating store housed in a narrowboat on the Rochdale Canal, has sunk just before it was due to arrive in central...

 Header image of vinyl sleeves inside a record shop

Despite the vinyl resurgence, high costs and countless online competitors mean it’s still tough going for record stores. DJ Mag speaks to shops around the UK and beyond about the innovative methods they’re using to stay afloat and provide essential community hubs in 2023

This feature is part of our Record Store Day content series. You can also read our feature on the rise, fall and revival of UK...

The Ghost record van closes

After seven years of service the tracks-on-wheels service is no more, and all stock must go

Berlin-based mobile record store van The Ghost has closed, with the eponymous DJ duo that sold vinyl from the 1975 Mercedes 407d finding buyers for...

DHL vinyl shipping costs

A petition to change parcel formats has been launched in a bid to help stores and sellers

The cost of shipping vinyl from Germany to the rest of the world is set to significantly increase as a result of pricing amendments to...

Discogs announces new directory of independent record stores around the world

The launch is tied to the newly announced Independent Record Store Month in June

Discogs is launching a directory of independent record shops around the world to coincide with next month's inaugural Independent Record Store Month. Following in the...

The shop is promising better returns for artists and rights holders

A new specialist dubstep record store, 140 Plates, has launched online. 

Established by Pieter Grauwels, the face behind the highly respected DUPLOC label and the...

From the label of the same name, stock focuses on house, disco, avant-garde, minimalism, and punk 

A new record store, Ergot Records, has opened in Manhattan's East Village, New York, run by the label of the same name. 

The shop is...

Customers can choose one complimentary record each to take home from the Mayfair shop 

A pop-up record store giving away free vinyl is opening in London. 

The shop, SMARTY Disc-overy, will open for one day only on 16th July...

60 vinyl shops are included from across the UK capital... 

A new book takes readers inside London’s independent record stores. 

Logically entitled 'Vinyl London: A Guide to Independent Record Shops', the publication has been written...