Learn about the history of vinyl and dig deeper into the NFSA's vinyl collection.

This radiogram from the early 1970s was donated to the NFSA in 1994 by a Canberra homeowner.

The NFSA is now the custodian of more than 20,000 vinyl long play records from the SBS 3EA Melbourne and SBS Sydney 2EA radio collections.

Assistant Sound Curator Nick Henderson looks at the new vinyl records being added to the NFSA collection, thanks to Melbourne’s Zenith Records – from Kylie Minogue to The Wiggles.

A Q&A with audio officer Gerry O'Neill reveals the mysteries of disc cleaning and digitisation, which makes old records sound like new.