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Disclosure, Nile Rodgers and Bonobo issuing limited edition wax

A record breaking number of wax...

16.8 million vinyl records were sold in the United States last year.

Doubling up as a record annual high for annual vinyl sales for a...

Keep you vinyl collection looking pristine...

Danish vinyl accessory company AM have relaunched their classic range of vinyl cleaning products.

Inspired by the recent boom in sales of vinyl and turntables...

Glasgow named vinyl-collecting capital of the UK

32% of the UK's vinyl collectors live in the city, according to a new study

Glasgow is the vinyl-collecting capital of the UK, according to a new study of collecting habits by The Royal Mint. 32% of the UK's vinyl...

The Covid-19 crisis has thrown up many problems for the manufacturing and distribution of vinyl. Bruce Tantum speaks to a selection of record shops, labels...

Most vinyl consumers probably never think about the path that their favourite new record has travelled. They scan the wall of their local shop or...

The crisis has hit both physical and digital sales, as well as streaming numbers

Album sales have hit a 60-year low in the US amid the ongoing music industry fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Sales are down on...

Vinyl is back, but the format comes with a serious environmental cost. As the dance music world attempts to go greener, some companies are working out ways...

From the travelling of punters and touring artists, to the plastic consumption in nightclubs and festivals, all the way to the production of equipment and...

The future for audiophiles... 

‘High Definition Vinyl’ might be here as soon as 2019, according to Austrian startup Rebeat Innovation, which claims it could have units shpiping by next...

80,000 pieces of vinyl no less...

Australia's largest known record collection has gone up for sale, an archive so vast it will take the buyer six-and-a-half years to get through every...

An increase of 100,000, or 1.6%, from the year previous...

4.2 million vinyl records were sold in 2018, an increase of 100,000 or 1.6% from the year before.

Arctic Monkeys' 'Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino'...

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Manufacturing delays and other issues continue to put a strain on small and independent labels. Taiwanese press plant Mobineko has unveiled a new pressing machine specifically for short runs, aiming to reduce the global bottleneck for vinyl production. Declan McGlynn speaks to Josh Doherty about the problems facing vinyl today, how the new machine works and what impact it could have on the future of vinyl

On the surface, the good news keeps coming for vinyl. Every year, new numbers are released showing the format’s strength and resilience continues. In fact...

Apollo Masters is one of only two lacquer manufacturers in the world

Global vinyl production is being threatened after a major fire at Apollo Masters in California. The factory, which is one of only two facilities worldwide...

The limited release version features a cover by Banksy, with only 100 pressings in existence

A vinyl copy of Röyksopp's seminal album, ‘Melody A.M.’, has sold for $8,450 on Discogs. 

Only 100 copies exist of the limited release version, which...

"A lot of his ambient stuff is lovely," Julie James commented of her brother's music in a recent interview

Wales' new climate change minister Julie James is the sister of Aphex Twin, she's revealed in a recent interview.

Having been appointed to the role...

History of vinyl turntable design explored in new book

The book explores the "design, history and cultural impact of turntables and vinyl technology"

Publisher Phaidon Press is putting out a book about the history of vinyl turntable designs. Penned by Gideon Schwartz, the 264-page hardback book, 'Revolution, The...