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This latest innovation from Teenage Engineering is designed to be portable, similar to its Pocket Operator range

Teenage Engineering have announced the launch of the PO-80 Record Factory, a compact, USB-powered record cutter that lets you cut your own 5” vinyl at...

Check out control vinyl being made!

In a revealing blog post, DVS heavyweights Serato have published a collection of photos from their pressing factory!

This is where they make the...

Charting the Manchester label's 15 years, and ongoing legacy... 

Factory Records is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an exhibition and two huge vinyl compilations. 

The seminal Manchester label— which gave us bands like Joy...

Digital Holdings is the Bermondsey studios that's had artists including Headie One, Harlem Spartans, Zone 2, Carns Hill and SL all record music within its...

A street lamp flickers on an industrial estate. Two men exchange fist bumps outside a garage door. Inside, an impressive film studio is being prepped...

Manufacturing delays and rising costs are straining small, independent vinyl labels. Paired with environmental concerns and a reassessment of what physical releases can entail, the...

The word “shitshow” comes up a lot when you talk to independent label owners about producing vinyl. Emily Moxon, managing director at Brownswood, says that...

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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...

According to data from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)...

Vinyl album sales have reportedly overtaken digital downloads according to data from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).

The stats show that in week 48 of...

The Vinyl Factory investigates...

Istanbul has a thriving vinyl scene if you know where to look.

Luckily, The Vinyl Factory is here to help — they’ve crafted an excellent...

Tuff Gong is Jamaica's last vinyl factory...

Bob Marley's vinyl factory Tuff Gong is set to start pressing wax again thanks to a new investment from American company, Sunpress Vinyl.

Founded in...

The vinyl renaissance continues...

Vinyl is set to become a billion-dollar industry for the first time since the ‘80s, according to new research by Deloitte and reported by the...

The Brighton record shop is up sizing!

We explore the implications of the fire at Apollo Masters and ask, 'What's the future of vinyl production?'

On Thursday 6th February, a devastating fire burned the Apollo Masters factory in California to the ground. Luckily, none of the staff were harmed in...

Streaming hits $1 billion for the first time, vinyl still on the rise

It’ll come as no surprise that vinyl sales are increasing, as wax has been on the up for years. However, new data released this week...

Plus two more out-of-print records...

Moby is set to reissue his classic 1999 album, Play, on vinyl next month.

It's to coincide with the release of his new book, Porcelain...

New vinyl public library opens in Brooklyn

The dedicated vinyl section with launches with 400 records, including LPs by Arthur Russell, Notorious B.I.G., Erykah Badu and Prince, and multiple listening stations

The Brooklyn Public Library now has a dedicated vinyl section complete with listening stations. Located at its Grand Army Plaza Central Library next to Prospect...