There's one room at the festival where the smartest thing you can do is nothing at all. No dancing, no talking over the track, no reaching for your phone. A record and a system built piece by piece to stay out of your way. That's the Warmerdamzaal this year, hosted by BarcaNova Records.

Three days celebrating vinyl culture on the Grote Markt and at PHIL, Patronaat, and more than 30 other stages and venues across Haarlem's city center.

Without windmills no U2? There is no hard evidence to support this claim, but the fact remains that Windmill Lane provides a strong foundation for the four young, ambitious Dubliners to conquer the world.

A music festival usually asks you to do more: see another artist, move to another venue, catch another set before it finishes. At Teylers Museum, Haarlem Vinyl Festival is making space for the opposite.

On Sunday 4 October, the Haarlem Record Label Market returns to PHIL for the festival's closing day. Independent labels will take over the space for an afternoon of records, conversations and discoveries, with everything from experimental electronics and ambient to indie, punk and underground pop in the crates.

It's a chance to slow down, browse properly and spend some time with the people and music that make up the independent label landscape.

You don't need deep pockets or a golden ear to fall for vinyl, just one record you love and a few good habits. Here's how to start a collection, and keep it sounding great for decades.

Ahead of her intimate listening session at PHIL, Katayoun speaks about the records that trace Iran’s musical history, the rupture of 1979 and what it means to preserve an archive that carries cultural memory.

On Saturday 3 October, unopened stocks of records arrive in the PHIL foyer. Nobody has seen what's inside- not the diggers, not the staff. You have limited time to dig and no idea what you'll come across until you're flipping through the sleeves yourself.