I couldn’t afford to get into vinyl now. I have bought quite a lot of records over the last five years, mainly to support the brand new record shop that appeare

I couldn’t afford to get into vinyl now. I have bought quite a lot of records over the last five years, mainly to support the brand new record shop that appeared in my town - the first place selling vinyl in twenty years - but gone are the days when I could come back with a literal bag full of records from a holiday in Toronto taking advantage of the exchange rate, and my turntable has more than doubled in price over the years. They are still wonderful artefacts, the artwork in its full glory, and so much of my record collection isn’t getting anywhere near Spotify or Apple Music - or my CDs for that matter. And on that front, I’ve been frequenting my local charity shops where CDs are only £1/€1 and walking out with stacks of great music. I gather CDs are becoming cool again