Far from being yesterday's fading, forgotten format, vinyl records have survived and flourished as the music medium of choice for not only baby-boomers, but all ages. Every record a collector acquires comes with a story of its own, and the recent Covid-19 lockdowns prompted many vinylholics, including Graham Sharpe, to look more closely at their reasons for collecting, take stock of existing collections and rediscover old favourites.

Vinyl Countdown followed Sharpe's journey to over a hundred record shops across the globe, from Amsterdam and Angus, to Bedfordshire and Budapest, Tennessee and Wellington. Now, ON THE RECORDs: Notes from the Vinyl Revival explores the impact of recent global events on the record industry and considers the reasons why vinyl remains a beloved - and booming - format. It includes interviews and contributions from voices across the industry - shop owners, record company insiders, online/postal sellers, auction organisers, market traders of vinyl, amateur collectors - who share their stories with candour, warmth and humour.

A mesmerising blend of memoir, travel, music and social history that will appeal to anyone who vividly recalls the first LP they bought and any music fan who derives pleasure from the capacity that records have for transporting you back in time.



By Graham Sharpe



As essential a purchase as Revolver or What's the Story. Brings every single album in your vinyl collection back to life



A super fun romp through the looking glass of vinyl obsession, Sharpe captures the thrill, friendship, community and identity found within the grooves of a record



An obessive's book that will make you yearn for that moment when you slip an album from its much loved cover and hold it as if it is made of sugar work



Freighted with encyclopaedic knowledge, this captivating account of a lifelong passion is essential reading for all vinyl freaks