With the inventions of the Philips cassette tape in 1962, rectangular music became evidently popular throughout the 1970s and 80s.

They were smaller, portable and cooler; but little did they know that the record would arise from its grave and haunt all of the souls which replaced it.

Despite that vinyls were reincarnated into shiny, smaller versions of its usual self in the early noughties, the classic 12 inch came back into fashion. To celebrate the beauty of records, National Record Store Day was introduced in 2007 - a multinational event which occurs around the world once per annum. It all started in the States when 700 independent stores came together to celebrate their culture. Some artists make exclusive CDs and singles especially for the day.

However, with increasing rates of streaming and online sales, hard copies of music are quite a rare sighting in the 21st century. As a result shops have been left with no choice but to launch a recovery drive because of the severity of the music retailing business. With entertainment being consumed in different ways it is no wonder big names such as HMV are suffering.

Moreover, like most trends which were once 'hip', as my grandparents and parents tend to phrase it, they soon gain the title of being vintage.

The Now That's What I Call Music original records have recently been deemed as rare; at the time they would have cost £5-£10 but are now worth around £200. From rummaging in my garage a few weeks back, the Now That's What I Call Music record sleeve shone like a bright star with others which would probably be worth a good amount of cash.

Take my advice and go and have a rummage in your parents LPs and see what you can find - you never know, you may be sitting on a gold mine!

Do you use vinyl? Email ben.dunne@norfolk.gov.uk

Alex Animba, 15, Wymondham College