Joe Theobald, aka DJ Captain Wormhole, Looks at all things vinyl 

LAST week I gave you my top picks from the classic Christmas Carol songbook, and this week I’m continuing in the Yuletide spirit with top quality consumer advice.

As my gift to you, my devoted readers, I have literally spent over 45 minutes scouring the first two pages of a Google image search for the best presents for your beloved vinylists, wax-cats, 45alists, groove-heads, hipsters and dads.

What self-respecting music-circle enthusiast wouldn’t want to advertise their devotion to the format with a charming pair of cufflinks made from actual old records? The answer is none, which is excellent, because they exist. You can also buy cufflinks that look like records but aren’t actually made of records.

If you’re buying for a female person who is unlikely to wear cuff links I’ve got that covered too; you’ll find a wonderful selection of hair clips online, also made from old records, perfect for the fashion forward femme les diggerrr.

Deep pockets? Why not splash out and really show the noise-disc lover in your life that they’re the stylus to your tonearm by purchasing for them a brand new pair of the latest and long anticipated Technics SL1200G Turntable? With an RRP of £2,999 per deck it would certainly be a gift to remember but if you prefer to buy lots of smaller presents why not purchase 200 of Aldi’s ‘Vintage Suitcase Turntables’ for the same cost as a pair of 1200s?

Like me, does your favourite sound-ring lover also enjoy a nice frosty Trappist Quad with their music? Perhaps they prefer a Bavarian Weissbier or a West Coast IPA? Maybe they’re just into their premium big brand lagers, or do they insist on warm brown pints with names like Foggy Toadstool? Whatever the tipple, the perfect gift has to be a set of coasters that are made to look like miniature records. They can even be used for Stouts!