Remove dust from your records with a brush every few plays. For a deeper clean, use a wet cleaning solution or invest in a record cleaning machine. Storage also has a direct impact on longevity. Once ...

Vinyl records offer a richer sound than the digital formats most people use to listen to music these days. But you’ll only get that kind of sound quality if your vinyl record collection is clean.

Unless you’re buying them brand-new—and often even then—your vinyl records are probably filthy. New records are staticky and attract dust; old records have been sitting in boxes in other peoples’ ...