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Vinyl Record Sources and Archiving
- Classic Records - The pinnacle of audiophile recordings. Online Audiofile Newsletter.
- Accoustic Sounds and Analogue Productions. Quality vinyl re-mastered, re-issues of major recordings from a range of record labels.
- Pure Pleasure Records - Quality remastered recordings pressed in 180g vinyl from the UK.
- British Vinyl Network - a big choice of all types of recordings.
- Blueorchard Records
- Harold Moores Records - Famous London classical music store for over 25 years in London's West End
- Clean Record - The online record shop where you will find labels such as DECCA, EMI, COLUMBIA, RCA, DGG and PHILIPS for the best price. Fully searchable catalogue of collectable, out-of-print, audiophile, classical LPs. Users of the Loricraft PRC2 Record Cleaner.
- Reckless Records - Vinyl of all genres. Shops in London and mail order. Users of the Loricraft PRC Record Cleaner.
- Completely Classical Music - all the classic labels from Surrey.
- Simply Vinyl - Good quality new 180 gr pressings of classic vinyl albums.
- System Records - the home of the best hard to find specialist music.
- Vivante - Specialists audiophile LPs Gold CDs, HDCDs, XRCDs, and DTS discs.
- Classic Records - This one is from Sheffield, UK, and specialises superb original Decca, Columbia, Mercury, etc, classical records from the 1950s-70s, also original pop, rock and jazz.
- F Minor - Vinyl and CD distributor for many labels
- Heyday Records - many vinyl reissue lables
- Haggle Vinyl - 50 years of vinyl in Islington, London
- Diverse Vinyl - mail order from South Wales.
- Jazz House Records - large mail order catalogue from Leicester, UK.
- Sweet Memories - Huge stock of vinyl records in Portsmouth, UK
- Intoxica Records - Rare vinyl from London
- VinylEclipse - Abbots Langley, UK, mail order
- Goldrush Records - Mail order from Perth, UK
- EarWaves Records - Mail order from the Manchester, UK
- Red Lick Records - recycling the blues
- Abbey Records - new and used vinyl from Southport, UK
- Retro Vinyl - rare and hard to find vinyl
- Visual Vinyl - Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Vinyl, CD's or Rarities from the UK
- X-Records - from Bolton, UK
- Disgue - mail order from Islington, London
- Sounds Travel Music - rare, collectable and deleted records, and other media - Devon UK
- Sadman Records - jazz and blues LPs, and lots of 78s - Leicester, UK
- All-Vinyl - all types of music
- Cherry Records - Classic classic music records.
- Vinyl Source - Second hand vinyl from the UK
- Bside the Cside - Mail order vinyl from Herne Bay, UK
- VinylUK - wide range of second hand music on vinyl.
- Direct Disc - associated with Walrus Systems, London.
- Charts Music.co.uk - some vinyl in a big selection.
- Rob's Rare Grooves - dealers in rare vinyl supplying soul hip hop funk disco dance albums and twelves.
- BangBand Records -cutting edge electronic dance music, Bristol, UK<./li>
- BristolVinyl - specialists in rare dance vinyl.
- Global Groove Records - new and second-hand dance music and vinyl.
- Inspired Records - 12" Techno, Trance, Breaks etc from Colchester.
- Esprit, eil.com - rare and collectable Vinyl and CDs
- Rockhouse/CD Express - Very big and long established mail order vinyl business from Holland.
- Rebel's Place - all kinds of new and second hand music plus vinyl cleaning from Germany.
- Vinyl Records - Mail order from Germany.
- Der Schallplattenladen - A source of quality vinyl in Munich, Germany
- Dacapo Records - All types of new vinyl, located in Furth, Germany
- Audiophile Vinyl - Germany
- RecordPark - Mail order from Germany.
- 33rpm - classical music vinyl from Berlin, Germany.
- AudiophileUSA - new, rare, collectible and hard-to-find vinyl records and CDs.
- Globe Records - broad mix of R&B (rhythm and blues), blues,
jazz, rock, folk, acoustic, jug band, country, Christmas, and children's music, based in California.
- Vinyl.com - mail order reissues.
- Loran Records - US mailorder specialists in collectible LPs.
- Last Vestige Music Shop - Rare used vinyl from Albany, NY, USA.
- Flipside Records - US mailorder specialists.
- Record Finder - mail order vinyl and restoration in Virginia.
- Vintage Vinyl - mail order division - featured in the film "High Fidelity".
- Craig Moerer - Records By Mail - Portland, Oregon, USA
- Bananas Music - The World's Largest Record Store, Florida, USA.
- The Laughing Papillon - vinyl store and forums, Texas, USA.
- Vinyl-Records.Biz - for the serious collector
- World Wide Wax - 10,000 classic vinyl LPs of all types
- The Record Collectors Guild - links and discussions
- MusicStack - a search engine for vinyl and CDs in music web sites around the world.
- NetSoundsMusic - a UK based search engine for vinyl and CDs in music web sites around the world.
- CDandLP.com - Mail order combine from France
- Gemm - search the world for your music
- Any Title.com - meta search for all music, books and films
- LP to CD conversions tutorial, and software
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Getting the best out of your vinyl - Cleaning and turntable adjustment
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Audio Magazines
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Vinyl, Turntable Setup and Audio Repairs, Belts, Needles, Stylus, Cartridge, Manuals and Spares
These are given in good faith, but we cannot guarantee satisfaction
- Garrard zero 100 web site
- Auto Changers - Record Changers - for sale with LPs, 78s etc.
- Analogue Addicts - lots of information, a mailing list, and links for analogue lovers
- Needle Doctor - Established in 1979, Jerry Raskin's Needle Doctor specializes in fine analog playback equipment, cables, and other audiophile accessories. In addition, we carry needles for most any make and model of turntable or cartridge ever produced. From our home base in Minneapolis, Minnesota, we ship these goods to all 50 states and abroad.
- Record-Player.co.uk - can repair or sell vintage record players and radiograms, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK.
- Vintage Radio and Electronics - also repairs some record players in the UK.
- MrStylus - a German supplier of cartridges and styli and truntable belts. Here are the ones for Garrard turntables.
- EXPERT STYLUS COMPANY, Mr. W. D Hodgson, Manufacturers of high quality stylus replacements, including a diamond re-tipping service for moving coil and magnetic cartridges. P.O. Box 3, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2QD, England. TEL: 01372-276604, FAX: 01372-276147
- Needle Express - specialists in older record needles, cartridges, and turntable belts. With over 20,000 satisfied customers Needle Express is committed to offering the most accurate listings in the world. Check out their excellent cartridge/needle FAQ - frequently asked questions.
- Musonic - specialise in Styli, Pickup Cartridges and Record Accessories for all systems.
- The Cartridge Man - Len Gregory - UK - cartridge repair and retipping
- LP Gear - UK based, belts, cartidges, needles and styli for most manufacturers including Garrard.
- Mantra Audio - UK supplier of cartridges and replacement styli.
- Breath new life into your 'seasoned' vinyl records with new turntable belts & needles from AVCR Electronics.
Browse our vast online cross reference info & get personal help for that rare stylus or tape deck rubber belt.
Cartridges and Needles of all types and Turntable belts for lots of models
- Belts, acessories and lots of advice about turntables.
- Elex Atelier - Turntable belts and phono essentials, cartridge and needles
- The Turntable Factory - - Joel, The Turntable Specialist from South Carolina - A Aladdin's Cave of vintage and classic record playing systems. Cartridges and spares etc. salvaged from original equipment. Try him for all your vintage and non vintage repairs and spares
- Audio Services Equipment Repair Forum - authorized repair center for Denon, Crown, Rane, JVC, Kenwood, and Yamaha ...
- AudioSold.com - For the audiophile and videophile hobbiest.
- Audio Classics - have lots of old or replacement HiFi equipment and accessoroies of all types.
- A vintage equipment Buy and Sell notice board
- Garage A'Records - a one stop shop for vinyl needs.
- Garrard Manuals - from StereoManuals.com in West Virginia, USA, probably the best collection of quality manuals on the Internet.
- Garrard 401 complete online manual - courtesy of IGA Valves in Spain
- Garrard401 complete online manual
- Garrard401 complete online manual
- Manual Man - vintage manuals for amateur, audio, and radio-related equipment
- A. G. Tannenbaum's - Garrard manuals for most models - plus manuals and spares for other equipment.
- Marty Gasman's Garrard Manuals - plus lots of others
- Mauritron Technical Services - the United Kingdom's leading independent supplier of Service Manuals, Operating Guides and Technical Support for the Electronics Repair Trade or individuals worldwide.
- Radio Era Archives - Manuals for radios and turnatables
- Audioclassics - manuals for many brands including Garrard, plus cartridges etc on the home page
- The Radio Junkyard - some Garrard parts and cases
- Technical & General, Lots of Audio and Turntable Components, PO Box 53, Crowborough, E Sussex TN6 2BY, UK, Phone 01892 654534. No email
- Rolf Kelch's Thorens homepage - Thorens spare parts, upgrades and information on the classic Thorens Turntables, such as TD 126, TD 125, TD 124, TD 160, TD 150, TD 320, TD 2001, etc.
- Thorens 124 Site - lots of information and manuals.
- Thorens 124 repairs - by us and Rolf Kelch - photos, and maybe some spares.
- More links to Thorens 124 etc
- Links to all turntable types
- Links to all Tone Arms manufacturers, and cartidges
- The Vinyl Tourist - a great source of links to all types of audio and hifi equipment and accesories.
- Repairs Depot - lots of links to repairs, accessories and parts web sites.
- ArtAudio - We often do joint demonstrations at shows with Tom Willis and his beautiful valve amplifiers.
- South West Analogue - audio specialists in Somerset
- Sonics - by Joachim Gerhard in Hamburg
- Audio-Life - a Dutch Hi-Fi company run by Caspar Bunge.
- Here are more links to vintage audio repair sites.
- Here are more links to needles and stylii for vintage cartridges.
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Audio History and Archive
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