If a record is selling for much less than its RRP (£10-£12 for a new Taylor Swift LP, for example), chances are it's a fake. "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is," says Davis.

Two men have been jailed and two others given suspended sentences for making and selling tens of thousands of niche counterfeit vinyl records. Christopher Price, 68, Stephen Russell, 65, Robert Pye, ...

Record Store Day means lots of special edition vinyl is on sale – but beware. There are plenty of counterfeits and forgeries around that you will want to avoid.