BBC Radio 6 Music is to make New Year's Day a vinyl-only day. Many BBC stations phased out the use of vinyl records in favour of CDs in the early 1990s, and now mostly use digital versions of songs.

Bosses of 6 Music are now to turn back the clock with their "all vinyl" day to round off a month-long celebration of the format. Presenters Jarvis Cocker and Elbow's Guy Garvey will be among those who will ditch digital in favour of 45s.

DJ Don Letts will raid his home jukebox to bring in seven-inch singles for his three-hour show. Singer-songwriter Richard Hawley will also host a show talking to prominent acts such as Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead discussing the joys of vinyl.

Dance DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, as well as singer Cerys Matthews, will also host vinyl-only shows.

Station editor Paul Rodgers said: "In a world dominated by digital music, vinyl is a format still close to the hearts of many music lovers and increased sales demonstrate its enduring appeal."