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Continue reading →: Why do people collect Vinyl in 2026? 4 Collector types explained (which one are you?)I started collecting vinyl in an era when it wasn’t cool, trendy, or Instagram-worthy. It was just the only decent option. CDs were starting to dominate, but they sounded sterile to my ears. Cassettes were unreliable garbage that would inevitably get eaten by your car stereo at the worst possible moment. So vinyl it was.…
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Continue reading →: How to build an affordable HiFi setup that actually sounds good (A 2026 Guide)Look, I get it. You’ve caught the vinyl bug, haven’t you? Maybe you inherited some records from your old man, or maybe you stumbled across a copy of something brilliant at a market and thought “yeah, I need to hear this properly.” But then you start scrolling through turntable prices and amplifier specs and suddenly…
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Continue reading →: You’re cleaning your vinyl records wrong (and way too much)New vinyl collectors are losing their minds over record cleaning, and honestly? It’s getting ridiculous. I’ve watched people spend hours researching whether distilled water is superior to filtered water (spoiler: it doesn’t really matter)! I’ve seen collectors perform elaborate pre-play rituals that would make a neurosurgeon nervous. And I’ve read forum threads debating cleaning techniques…
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Continue reading →: The third album theory: Why most bands peak at album number three (and why you’ll probably disagree)In my recent post about Talk Talk’s The Colour of Spring, I dropped a throwaway line about bands peaking at album three. A few of you called me out and demanded receipts. So here we are.
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Continue reading →: Why London Calling was the soundtrack to social collapse (then and now)December 1979. Margaret Thatcher had been in power for seven months, and Britain was already unrecognisable. The “Iron Lady” wasn’t wasting time, she was systematically dismantling the social contract that had held the country together since World War II. Unemployment was climbing toward three million. The coal mines were marked for closure. Council housing was…
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Continue reading →: I Quit Trying to Be a Vinyl Influencer (And Started Actually Enjoying Records Again)Are you buying records because you genuinely love them, or because they’ll look good on Instagram? If you’ve ever caught yourself angling a record at the perfect light, worrying whether your turntable looks “aesthetic” enough, or buying an album purely for the cover art and potential likes, you’re not alone. I spent six months trying…
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Continue reading →: The evolution of Dub Reggae: How Java Java Java Java changed everythingLet’s go back to Kingston, Jamaica in the early 1970s. The island’s music scene was exploding and reggae artists were beginning to churn out records as fast as the Fans and Selectas could consume it, but in the studios after hours the engineers and producers were starting to experiment. They were playing around with popular…
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Continue reading →: Why Colored Vinyl May Not Be Worth the HypeAlright, let me start with what might be a controversial take in today’s vinyl collecting world: coloured vinyl is mostly marketing nonsense dressed up as collectibility. Now before you grab your pitchforks and start defending your rainbow hued collection, hear me out. I’ve been spinning records for decades,
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Continue reading →: Talk Talk’s The Colour of Spring: An album that changed my mind about New Wave.Growing up as a young lad in a regional Australian town, I never thought of myself as being confined to one particular musical genre, although I did often find myself gravitating more towards the Metal albums whenever I hit the local record store in my early days of collecting.
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Continue reading →: How to store your vinyl records without stuffing them up; Some tips from an Aussie vinyl collector.Alright, so I’m hearing a lot of talk out in the Newbie Collectors out there about how to store your vinyl correctly. Now I’m no real expert, but as I’ve been collecting since the 80’s I can say I’ve gone through a few trials and tribulations in the world of storage and caring for vinyl,…
About Me,
Hi there ! I’m the music geek behind Rhythm Exchange Records, and I’ve been collecting records since the 80’s.
I use the term ‘records’ because, well, I’m a bit old school—and there’s something beautifully analog about both the word and the medium.
What started as a personal obsession has evolved into a side hustle built on the belief that every record deserves to find its perfect home.
I deal in both new and used vinyl, but more than that, I love telling a good story. Every album in my collection (and every one I sell) has a tale worth telling.
This blog is where those stories live. From rare 80s Post Punk pressings to mainstream classics, from the thrill of the hunt to the joy of discovery—I share it all here.
I’m no elitist; I believe the vinyl community is strongest when we lift each other up, whether you’re buying your first album or your thousandth.
Rhythm Exchange Records 