Vinyl resources

Amazon is good for looking for upcoming vinyl releases. As for mastering source it depends on the company involved. There are some good ones like Music Matter, Analogue Productions, Pure Pleasure etc.

The most easy way to get records is to google the title and start scrolling. You can try discogs or musicstacks as well. Enjoy!

Try http://store.acousticsounds.com has a good "new" and "coming soon" selection. Also their email newsletter.

Also Michael Fremer's blog http://www.analogplanet.com

I use Spotify to source new music then buy the vinyl from one of three places, amazon uk, ebay uk or my local record store. very rarely fail to get hold the most obscure or newest releases.

sometimes have to pay through the nose though!

hope that helps.

I have signed up for a weekly bulletin of new vinyl releases at Juno records. Amongst other things you can specify the genre(s) that you are interested in.

http://www.juno.co.uk

Another vote for Juno - I get a lot of avant-jazz and electronica from there, and the prices are extremely good - much better than the River, certainly.

My view as well Kevin.

Thanks everyone - some good tips here. Most I knew but there are some new ones.

I am still after somewhere which will tell me about the mastering but it seems as if it is not as simple as checking the release details on various vendor sites. Michael Fermers blog looks interesting though.

Even when I already own a record it is not easy to find out how the record was recorded/mastered - you would have thought that this information was available somewhere through bar code or release number etc....

Some artists do offer this information which I think is great (see Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Smoking in Heaven for example but they are vintage gear freaks so maybe it is not so surprising)

If anyone finds this kind of resource please do share - I will continue my search as well...

Thanks again

+1 for Amazon but Discogs great for the rare ones you cannot find.  ATB, Fozz

For looking and for buying new vinyl I use jpc.de, whatrecords, redspark music, and diversevinyI. Also have colleagues often coming from the U.S., so sometimes have used Musicdirect from the U.S., which is typically the cheapest especially for Mobile Fidelity albums. Most have good prerelease sections.

Was really impressed to see HMV stocking a sizeable amount of vinyl again when I have been in UK recently - bit more expensive than some, but don't mind paying a bit more to support their efforts. 

Recently I have noticed some vinyl in HMV cheaper than Amazon.

Our local HMV has now got quite a good stock of vinyl. Nothing too exotic but it's great it's there.

Fopp is another alternative, with a growing selection of vinyl, often 180g.

Yes - should have mentioned Fopp, and Rough Trade:

http://www.roughtrade.com/prereleases

If you want cheap new vinyl try here..

https://greatofferstore.com/*/Vinyl-Offers/

I have bought 10 albums from here in the last couple of months, and have been very pleased,,, Not paid over £10 for any one.

Diverse vinyl, what records, Amazon. de., Discogs, Henry's records (if you like rock and metal in particular) Pledge Music and bands' own websites and Stamford Hifi.

I'm a fan of Spin in Newcastle (and the web!)