Record Store Day is tomorrow – are you ready? To celebrate, we've been regaling you with all things vinyl and turntable-related this week – including tips on setting up your deck and storing your records, exclusive reviews of new products, what vinyl the younger generation is buying, the most popular record player on social media, and our favourite turntables of all time.
In preparation for tomorrow's big day, check out our top Record Store Day 2024 vinyl releases and our favourite songs from this year's RSD ambassador, the inimitable Kate Bush.
We'll keep you topped up on plenty of features this weekend too, so this Vinyl Week isn't over yet. Our editorial team will share the first vinyl records we ever bought with our own money, interview pressing plants and industry insiders on the future of vinyl and turntables, enjoy the weird and wonderful turntable designs we've come across and leave you with subscription services so you can continue to feed your vinyl obsession long after Record Store Day is over. As ever, we hope you enjoy reading while listening to your favourite music!
Our Vinyl Week 2024 runs from Monday 15th April to Sunday 21st April, and you can stay updated on all the latest features, advice and reviews by heading to our dedicated Vinyl Week hub, or simply bookmarking this page to check out the latest highlights and headlines below.
All our Vinyl Week 2024 coverage
Reviews
- JBL Spinner BT: An attractive and capable Bluetooth turntable
- Dual CS 618Q: Premium direct drive turntable offers composed and detailed performance, and a useful bonus feature
- Vertere Dark Sabre: Is this the ultimate moving magnet cartridge?
- Rekkord Audio F110: A fully automatic turntable that's sensibly priced and is surprisingly capable
Features
- There’s nothing wrong with buying vinyl and never listening to it
- Vinyl pressing plants talk surging demand, the value in keeping it local… and does colour really sound worse?
- When every week was vinyl week: a look back to What Hi-Fi? 1976 issue #1
- Our pick of the best Record Store Day 2024 releases – Gorillaz, Pearl Jam, South Park and more
- Vinyl fans on TikTok are crazy about this three-star turntable – but that's no bad thing
- 14 of the best vinyl documentaries to buy, rent or watch for free
- I would love to have a turntable system at home, but there are two things stopping me
- What led to the resurgence of vinyl? Here are 5 reasons why it’s back and booming
- From voice to vinyl: how records get their groove
- We asked three big record stores what young people are buying – surprisingly it’s not just Taylor Swift
- A brief history of the turntable and vinyl records
- Tales from the Record Store: Lost punk classics, Elton John encounters, CD-fusion and more
- Record Store Day 2024: dates, store guides, and the full list of releases
Vinyl advice and tips
- How to store records: 9 tips for keeping your vinyl tip-top
- 10 tips for buying second-hand vinyl
- How to clean your turntable
- How to set up a turntable and get the best sound
- How to choose the right record player for you
- How does a vinyl record make a sound?
Best of
- 17 best songs from RSD 2024 ambassador Kate Bush to treat your vinyl system
- Our pick of the best Record Store Day 2024 releases – Gorillaz, Pearl Jam, South Park and more
- The 17 best turntables of What Hi-Fi?'s lifetime
- Best record players 2024: the best turntables tested and reviewed for every budget
- Best budget record players 2024: affordable turntables tried and tested
