Here, record shop owners and the authorities share their top tips on how to spot fake vinyl. By counterfeits, we mean pirated records – those that pretend to be an official release, but aren't.

A man who made more than £1m selling fake vinyl records was caught out by a fan of The Clash. Richard Hutter – who has been given a suspended jail sentence – had been selling counterfeit ...

A “FAMILY man” who laundered more than £1m in counterfeit vinyl record sales has been spared jail. Richard Hutter pocketed £1,247,222 selling fake LP vinyls of iconic rock artists to ...

A rogue trader who made £1.2million from selling fake vinyl records has been ordered to pay back even more of his ill-gotten gains after he accidentally overpaid his victims' compensation.

if I saw one I would have to do some research before I could say conclusively whether it's a fake," says Tony Boothroyd from Vinyl Tap. "And I've been selling records since 1985." Some fraudsters ...

as well as a number of counterfeit records and sleeves, according to The Guardian. Hutter sold fake albums by Guns N’ Roses CREDIT: Ke.Mazur/WireImage. In addition to selling the vinyl on his ...

A ‘DISTURBING’ rise in counterfeit record sales has been condemned after a man was found to have laundered more than £1m worth of fake vinyl. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI ...

Here, record shop owners and the authorities share their top tips on how to spot fake vinyl. By counterfeits, we mean pirated records – those that pretend to be an official release, but aren't. That's ...

Most new vinyl is shrink wrapped, but not fakes, as it cuts into the counterfeiters’ profit margins. "I've never seen a shrink wrapped fake, so if it's brand new and not wrapped, that's a red flag," ...