In the spin and swing of a vinyl revival

Many thought old-fashioned records had gone the way of the dinosaur, but they refuse to die

It's a Sunday afternoon and Yang Haisong seems to be in a chipper mood. Under a blazing sun on a warm day in Beijing he sits on the side of a road smoking a cigarette. Yang, a founding member of the Chinese rock band P. K. 14 and its lead vocalist, is taking a break from activities in Free Sound, a record store in which he has been talking to fans about the band's seventh studio album, What We Talk About When We Talk About His Name.

Yang hails from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, and it was there that P.K. 14 was formed nearly 22 years ago before going on to become one of the most influential rock bands in China's indie rock scene.