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Sep 2014
56m 18s

Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Broadcaster Toby Amies digs into the archives to discover the value and significance of old vinyl.

He uncovers a network of dealers and buyers, supplying a community of 'crate diggers' and 'beat miners' and a world in which samples from records bought for a few pence in a car boot sale can provide the basis for a million-selling hit.

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