Old vinyl records are more popular and valuable than ever. You might not have considered just how much the most valuable 45 RPM records are worth, but the price tags may shock you.

For Benavidez, releasing music on 45-rpm vinyl is a “thrill,” he says, because that’s the format that launched his own fascination with styles like doo-wop and soul that would go on to ...

This March 8, 2017 photo shows a display of 45 RPM records at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis, Tenn. The Stax recording studio’s roster of stars included Otis Redding, Isaac ...

An analog audio recording pressed in vinyl. The 45 RPM record holds one song per side, while 33 1/3 RPM "Long Play" records hold an entire album (see LP). With the sound literally "carved" in a ...

“Now the Washington lawyers want to destroy a digital collection of scratchy 78 RPM records, 70 to 120 years old, built by dedicated preservationists in 2006,” Kahle told The New York Times.