The vinyl revival is still in full swing – and it won’t be long now before records are outselling CDs. We give you the facts on the format for National Vinyl Record Day Your records will get scratched if you do this with them (Image: Getty Images)

Music fans rejoice – it’s almost National Vinyl Record Day. The annual event takes place on August 12 to commemorate the date Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. ‌

But how much do you really know about the musical discs ? It’s time to get into the groove with some fascinating facts… ‌

In record time: Records have been around longer than you think. They were invented in 1888 by German-American Emile Berliner, who made the first versions out of vulcanised rubber. ‌

He later started using shellac – a resin secrete

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