Cover story: Favorite records of 2023
The choice has been made: a total of 100 readers, authors and editors will present their vinyl highlights of the year. Widely diversified, as your personal preferences require: from hard rock to jazz to electro, from bestsellers on major labels to insider tips from the indie sector, from new releases and reissues to live albums, soundtracks and compilations - from vinyl fans for vinyl fans!

Revealed: The Rolling Stones
The stories behind the cover photo of the live classic "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out", staged by David Bailey.

Frederic Stader
The vinyl cutting engineer from Cologne in a detailed conversation about the best possible sound as his life's work. 

Paul McCartney
In the master class, Frank Wonneberg deals with the lavishly produced Wings album "Band On The Run".

Music for reading
From Depeche Mode to Fleetwood Mac to Johnny Cash : ten current books in which record and music fans can lose themselves.

TW Acoustic
High-end from Bochum: Visit the one-man business where world-famous luxury record players are handcrafted.

Other topics in the issue
Practical tests on record players, amplifiers and record washing machines, over 90 LP reviews on 46 pages, the “33 1/3 Cover” section, news features, Dr. MINT, vinyl preview, the sleeve face of the month and much more.