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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 Ghost record van closes

After seven years of service the tracks-on-wheels service is no more, and all stock must go

Berlin-based mobile record store van The Ghost has closed, with the eponymous DJ duo that sold vinyl from the 1975 Mercedes 407d finding buyers for...

London's Rat Records to reopen under new name and management

In addition to being a record shop, it will also open as a small events venue

The site of former London record shop Rat Records is to be taken over as a new record store under different management. The shop will...

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...

New music device turns your smartphone screen into a vinyl turntable

The latest nifty invention from Yamaha designed to work "in symbiosis with smartphone apps"

Yamaha’s Design Lab has conceived a new music device that turns your smartphone screen into a vinyl turntable. The TurnT comprises a portable speaker and...

Matter of Fact

Matter of Fact employs carbon-neutral shipping and FSC-certified sleeves

A new vinyl pressing plant aimed at grassroots music and indie labels has opened in northeast Germany. The founders of Matter of Fact, which has...

Over 19 million vinyl records sold in the US so far in 2022

That's slightly up from 2021's landmark 108% increase

More than 19.4 million vinyl records have been sold in the US so far this year, according to a new report. The data from Luminate...

Brooklyn Record Exchange

The new site is located at the Greenpoint office of partner label Mexican Summer 

Brooklyn Record Exchange has opened a new store in New York City. The team opened their first shop three years ago, operating in the same...

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The new plant will be equipped with eight presses from Nashville's Record Pressing Machines 

A new vinyl pressing plant is set to open in southern California. Californian reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi), which is owned by online...

DHL vinyl shipping costs

A petition to change parcel formats has been launched in a bid to help stores and sellers

The cost of shipping vinyl from Germany to the rest of the world is set to significantly increase as a result of pricing amendments to...

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It will also feature a cafe, bar, host listening areas and guided tours

Online subscription record service Vinyl Me, Please are opening a new vinyl pressing plant in Denver. According to Denver news outlet Westword, the plant is...

Discogs announces new directory of independent record stores around the world

The launch is tied to the newly announced Independent Record Store Month in June

Discogs is launching a directory of independent record shops around the world to coincide with next month's inaugural Independent Record Store Month. Following in the...

Tech-house overtakes techno as most popular electronic music genre

House music remains at third in the Beatport rankings

Tech-house has overtaken techno as the most popular genre of electronic music, according to a newly-published business report as part of the International Music Summit...

Tyler, the Creator breaks record for largest vinyl sales week for a rap album

Vinyl copies of 'Call Me If You Get Lost' were sold exclusively through the star's web store

Tyler, the Creator has broken the record for the biggest vinyl sales week for a rap album in over 30 years. His Grammy-winning sixth studio...

high contrast

Stream a rework of 'Music Is Everything' by Pola & Bryson

High Contrast has announced a 20th-anniversary edition of his debut LP, 'True Colours'. The Welsh drum & bass producer and musician - real name Lincoln...

Chrissy

San Fran-based DJ and producer Chrissy outlines his guide for ripping vinyl so they sound full, loud and powerful on a club system. With tips and tricks around needles, preamps, turntables, software and file formats, it's a go-to guide for anyone who wants to digitise their record collection

Recently I've had several people ask me about my process for ripping vinyl. As a DJ and record collector who LOVES vinyl but HATES carrying...

jack white

His comments come as a global backlog of vinyl pressing is causing severe delays

Jack White has called on major labels such as Sony, Warner and Universal to build their own pressing plant for vinyl releases. The comments come...

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The San Francisco DJ and producer tragically died in a venue fire in 2016

Three EPs by the late Cherushii are set to be released on vinyl. On 1st April, Perfect Location Records will release 12" 'Nobody's Fool', 'Starlight...

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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...