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What are your plans for Record Store Day 2013?

March 5, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Calling all collectors — and record store owners and reocrd labels: The clock is ticking for the arrival of Record Store Day 2013. What’s your game plan? Tell us about it! ►

From Animals to Zombies, British Invasion bands yielded picture sleeves aplenty

March 3, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Dave Clark Five Everybody Knows Picture Sleeve

If you were a British musical act trying to make it in America, you didn’t have a prayer until The Beatles broke. Here are some of the memorable picture sleeves of the eras. ►

Record Store Day unveils 2013 official poster, ambassador

February 27, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Only 5,000 copies will be made of the 24-by-36-inch poster, which is printed on heavy paper and will be gratis at fully participating record stores in the U.S. ►

Rock and roll ladies made their mark at 45 revolutions per minute

February 17, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Pat Benatar Hit Me With Your Best Shot Picture Sleeve

While many early female performers were teen idols or pop singers, plenty of others rocked every bit as hard as the boys. For those women who rock, we salute you with this edition of Picture Sleeve Archive. ►

Limited-edition Beatles prints channel ‘Yellow Submarine’ art

February 11, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

John, Paul, George and Ringo are together again in a limited-edition, screen-printed collection based on the animation art from The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine.” ►

Backstage Auctions serves up bargains with Clearance Auction

February 5, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Mom’s rules dictate that you have to clear out the old to make room for the new. Well, lucky for you, Backstage Auctions is following mom’s advice. ►

Big names, rarities duke it out in online record auctions

February 5, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

We’ve got a trifecta of collecting delights in this countdown: a promo, a rare alternate cover design and record withdrawn from the market altogether. But even those weren’t rare enough to take the top spot on our Market Watch countdown. ►

Is digital remastering delightful or dreadful for vinyl reissues?

February 3, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 1

Once upon a time, you played an album, and you didn’t simply listen to it. You became involved in it. Now, for all the advances and adventures that recorded sound has enjoyed over the decades, have we lost that connection? ►

Online auctions yield Apple rarity, picture record and test pressing

January 22, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Shep Fields Waitin' For The Train To come In Vogue R715 Picture Disc

It’s been more than 40 years since The Beatles broke up, but the Fab Four still have plenty of pull with collectors. ►

Rock and roll memorabilia heads to auction starting Jan. 22

January 16, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Mindbenders Chocolate Watch Band concert poster

Featured lots include a Les Paul-signed Epiphone guitar, vintage concert T-shirts, RIAA gold and platinum record awards and Jerry Garcia-signed art prints. ►