If you’ve got a box of old records lying around, it might be a good time to check what’s actually in there. Find out what ...

On New Year’s Day in 1962, a four-man band from Liverpool arrived at Decca Records in London to record a demo tape. The ...

An early Beatles demo has been discovered in a Vancouver record shop. Last week ... while they were still looking for a label to sign with. In the late ’70s, it was made available as a bootleg ...

The blissful, bubbly sound of Margo Guryan’s voice is meant to be heard while drinking an iced matcha, enjoying the first ...

An early Beatles demo/audition reel-to-reel tape was discovered ... when The Beatles were still looking for a record label. The clip he posted is a cover of the Tin Pan Alley classic “The ...

which in its 44 years has become a repository for tens of thousands of vinyl records and other musical relics. The label on the cardboard box said it was a Beatles demo tape, but, having heard ...

which in its 44 years has become a repository for tens of thousands of vinyl records and other musical relics. The label on the cardboard box said it was a Beatles demo tape, but, having heard enough ...

But it wasn’t meant to be with Decca Records: The label rejected the quartet ... room,” said the Vancouver record store owner of his demo discovery. Getty Images Firth marveled at uncovering ...

It turned out the tape really was a Beatles demo from a recording session they made on January 1, 1962, for Decca Records. The label rejected the band, which was probably a mistake on their part.

Record Store Day has its champions and detractors—but mostly the latter. The cons definitely outweigh the pros for this ...