Tamil Vinyl Records

Tamil cinema pressed some of India's finest film music to vinyl, and this collection gathers those records in one place — original Tamil film LPs and EPs spanning the golden decades of the industry, from M.S. Viswanathan's melody era through Ilaiyaraaja's revolution of the late 70s and 80s.

What you'll find here

Soundtrack LPs from Sivaji Ganesan and MGR classics, K.V. Mahadevan's devotional-tinged scores, the T.M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela era of playback singing, and hundreds of 1980s Ilaiyaraaja soundtracks that collectors across the world now seek out. Most records are original Indian pressings on HMV, EMI India and Odeon, with sleeve art that has become iconic in its own right.

Collecting Tamil film vinyl

Tamil soundtracks of the 60s-80s were pressed in smaller runs than their Hindi counterparts, which makes clean copies genuinely scarce today. Many of these recordings have never been properly reissued or made it to streaming, so the original LP is often the definitive — and sometimes the only — way to hear them.

Every record is graded honestly with photos of the actual copy, and we ship worldwide from India in sturdy record mailers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these original Tamil pressings?

The overwhelming majority are original Indian pressings from the era, mostly on HMV, EMI and Odeon. Where a record is a reissue or a later pressing, the listing says so plainly.

Which Tamil music directors are most collected on vinyl?

Ilaiyaraaja dominates demand, followed by M.S. Viswanathan and K.V. Mahadevan. Early Ilaiyaraaja LPs in good condition have appreciated steadily, and his instrumental and devotional pressings attract collectors beyond Tamil film fans.

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