Record Store Day in Europe: Progress Report Webinar
Join us on 19 January 2022 at 11:00 am New York (5:00 pm CET) when we will meet for our first episode of the Media-Tech Business Forum in 2022. This session is complimentary but registration is required. If you sum up the state of Vinyl today in one, it’s RESILIENCE. Over the past 15 years (decade […]
TOP VINYL SALES (Week of 12/31 through 1/6)
1 Fleetwood Mac/Rumours(093624979357) 2 Madvillain/Madvillainy(659457206512) 3 Nirvana/Nevermind(720642442517) 4 Adele/30 (2LP)(194399379714) 5 Childish Gambino/Awaken,My Love!(810599021900) 6 Kendrick Lamar/Good Kid M.A.A.D City(602537192267) 7 J. Cole/2014 Forest Hills Drive(888750569813) 8 Adele/21(191404113813) 9 Radiohead/In Rainbows(634904032418) 10 Olivia Rodrigo/SOUR(602438106417) 11 Pink Floyd/Dark Side Of The Moon (180g Vinyl)(888751842519) 12 KIDS SEE GHOSTS/KIDS SEE GHOSTS(602567800484) 13 Taylor Swift/evermore (Green Vinyl)(602435651279) 14 […]
Making Vinyl Packaging Awards Goes All Virtual For 2020
CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN OCT. 14, SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: NOV. 13 Click Here for Submission Page For the fourth consecutive year, Making Vinyl will host a competition recognizing the best in vinyl, CD and cassette packaging. The submissions and judging process will be entirely online and requires high-resolution photographs of all entries, as well as […]
Save the Date! Making Vinyl Conference 2020
8-9 December 2020/// Virtual Event Meet the right people: with the help of Matchmaking, 1-to-1 Meetings, and Speed-dating Connect with participants before, during, and after the event via our conference app Get full access to world-class content, best practices, and market intelligence Interactive workshops: join the conversation with industry experts Virtual exhibition: Meet your next […]
The MEDIA-TECH Association decides in its last meeting to dissolve the organization.
Hanau, February 19, 2020 – At the last meeting of the MEDIA-TECH Association which was held in November 2019 the members voted to dissolve the organization and cease operations before the end of 2020. The MEDIA-TECH Association was founded in November 2001 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to serve every facet of the optical and […]
Vinyl Alliance remains optimistic after fire at Apollo Masters
The news of the fire at lacquer manufacturer Apollo Masters in California shocked the record industry and raised the question about the future of vinyl. Faced with a serious challenge, the Vinyl Alliance, a newly formed group of industry players, remains optimistic. “There are already alternatives available,” says the group’s president Günter Loibl, “which will […]
Making Vinyl @ Masterdisk Podcast Episode 21 Apollo Masters Fire
Scott Hull – Brings current events to this podcast. Just a few days ago – Apollo Masters Headquarters, Factory, and Warehouse were destroyed by fire. Thankfully no one was hurt – but the repercussions will be felt for many months – maybe years. Scott talks with KJ about this event and why it’s SO significant to the […]
Vinyl Alliance Founding Members Elect First Executive Board
Vienna, February 04, 2020 – The Vinyl Alliance a new industry organization dedicated to promoting awareness of vinyl records and composed of manufacturers, dealers, record companies and other interested parties announce that during their Founders Meeting in New York City on 22 January 2020 the new Executive Board members were elected: President Günter Loibl, Rebeat […]
An Inside Look at Rainbo Records after 80-years of operation
History of Rainbo Records Rainbo Records of Los Angeles was the oldest and largest in-house manufacturer of CD Duplication, DVD Duplication, CD Manufacturing, DVD Manufacturing in North America. 1939: Jack Brown starts a small business to manufacture cardboard recording blanks for a Home Recording Machine manufactured locally. Using available cardboard in many colors, covered with […]
New Vinyl Alliance turns up the volume for records
Los Angeles, 17th of October 2019; A new Vinyl Alliance consisting of key players across the value chain was presented at the recent Making Vinyl Hollywood, a B2B event for the physical music industry. The main goal of the Vinyl Alliance is to strengthen the position of vinyl records in a digital world. Members will pool […]
