Collecting vinyl is by no means a rare or remarkable hobby, but in the case of DJ and crate-digger-extraordinaire Johnny Starke, it’s a passion that filmmaker Anthony Ladesich had to document in his Manchester Film Festival award-winning short film Forty-Five: The Search for Soul.

Britain has always been at the forefront of the ever-changing home cinema scene.

A Manchester record shop’s vinyl sales have shot up recently due to the ‘deeper appreciation of sound’ that people have developed.

With this year’s Record Store Day sweeping into record shops across the country today, MM spoke to Patrick Ryder, manager at Piccadilly Records.

Withington’s music scene has the potential to develop and see growth similar to the Northern Quarter, according to the diverse duo who run a record shop entrenched in the community.

Smiths former guitarist Johnny Marr has pledged to make a new run of a limited edition vinyl Record Store Day cover after discovering hawkers selling his single for inflated prices on eBay.

A Manchester record store claims the UK’s first ever weekly Official Vinyl Charts will have little bearing on their business, despite being pleasantly surprised by their launch this week.

Manchester record stores are rejoicing as vinyl album sales have surpassed one million units for the first time this century.

Manchester’s independent record stores will be rocking and rolling on Record Store Day with a range of events for passionate music lover on Saturday April 19.