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Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century will be published in April 2022

A new book is set to explore how Record Store Day has influenced the global vinyl resurgence. Penned by journalist Larry Jaffee, the new book...

The fair will take plcae at Oslo, Hackney

A new East London record fair will take place this weekend. 

Taking place at Hackney venue, Oslo, the free record fair this Saturday (22nd) from 12...

The rate of vinyl sales in the US grew by 51% from 2020

Vinyl sales in 2021 topped CDs in the United States for the first time in 30 years.

According to data from Billboard, 38% of...

The new company will focus on independent artists and labels, small-run releases, and musicians local to the plant

A new pressing plant geared towards grassroots music, Press On Vinyl, is set to open in Middlesbrough in the coming months. 

The company -...

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Mobineko’s new service promises to deliver press runs of 25-100 copies within four weeks

Taiwanese vinyl pressing plant Mobineko is launching a new express service for limited runs of 25-100 records. 


The Mobineko Express service promises to deliver pressings...

Over five million LPs were sold in the UK in the past 12 months

Sales of vinyl records in the UK hit a 30-year high in 2021, according to new figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

The BPI's...

It's set to retail for £475

Japanese retailer Stokyo is releasing a new portable mixer and turntable set.

The Stokyo: Complete DJ Set is based on the Columbia GP3 portable turntable...

It coincides with the independent music company's 25th anniversary this year

Secretly Group has revealed plans to become “carbon positive” within the next five years.

One of the world's biggest independent music companies, Secretly - which...

"Never before have record stores and dentistry been so tightly linked," says science educator Sam Haynor

Science educator Sam Haynor has come up with a new way of listening to your vinyl records, curiously using your teeth.

As The Vinyl Factory...

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...

The survey also said that video games play a sizeable role in helping the same generation discover music

A new survey carried out by MRC Data has found that Gen Z (the newest generation, generally born between 1997 and 2012) music fans are...

Saoirse, Reptant, Pugilist and more contribute tracks to the first release to emerge from the partnership

Not-for-profit UK label Needs has partnered with environmentally friendly pressing plant Green Vinyl for its next release, which is due out next month.

'NEEDS009' arrives...

The new shop is the UK home of Jack White’s Third Man Records

A new record store in Soho, London will let visitors record their music directly to vinyl. Third Man Records — the third global office for...

On-demand audio streaming is also up 15%

19.2 million vinyl albums were sold in the US in the first six months of 2021, a 108% increase on the same period of last...

The study suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated interest

Over 500 million records have been catalogued on Discogs.

Three months on from revealing that vinyl sales increased by 40% in 2020, the...

It features rare test pressings donated by The Prodigy, Underworld, Fatboy Slim and more

Vinyl test pressings are being used as art canvases in a new London fundraising exhibition.

Organised by MATCHESFASHION in collaboration with Helium London, and curated...

Vinyl sales in the first quarter of 2021 are up 16.1% from last year

With UK vinyl sales having gone up last year by 11.5%, new data suggests that upward trend is to continue through this year.

Sales of...

The new turntable will set you back £799

Technics have announced a new turntable.

After unveiling the new 1200MK7 direct drive turntable last week, Technics have shared details of a brand new "entry level"...

The shop in downtown LA is run by the promoters behind the city's Dialogue and Midnight Lovers events

A new record shop is opening in downtown Los Angeles, run by Rolando Alvarez and Eddie Vela, the duo behind the city's Dialogue and Midnight...

It was one of the most expensive records sold on Discogs in February

A rare vinyl edition of Daft Punk’s ‘Discovery’ has sold for $2,380 on Discogs. 

When news broke in February that the iconic French duo would...