VMP Announces New Audiophile-Grade Vinyl Pressing Plant
The VMP pressing plant will be led by the legendary record-maker Gary Salstrom. With over 40 years of experience in the business of making outstanding records, Salstrom is a respected voice in the field and a master of the art of vinyl production. His leadership in the new plant’s development and operation will ensure its […]
Vinyl Record Sales WK 16
Week 16 is dusted. Nope, #RSD22 results are not this week…they’re next week. 753K vinyl records sold this week, up 7.7% vs the same week last year. YTD total 11.383M down 1.1% vs ’21. Overall physical biz dropped only a sliver WoW, not down 6.5% vs ’21. Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
Stamper Discs Triples Production Capacity
Stampers are sometimes the forgotten production step and can also be the biggest bottleneck in vinyl record manufacturing. Stamper Discs is working to solve this problem and have just bought its new factory in Sheffield, UK, and will be tripling in capacity to become the largest independent stamper supplier in Europe. Congrats!
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Vinyl Record Sales Wk 14
Week 14 results: 711K #vinyl #records sold. That’s down 14.5% vs LY. YTD now at 9.867M, down 1.9%. This week was the high point in Q2 last year, with the exception of the June #RSDDrop. So, feeling pretty good about how the quarter shapes up. Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
Vinyl Record Sales Wk 15
Week 15 is booked. 763K vinyl records sold this week, up 2.6% vs the same week LY. YTD has crossed the 10M mark at 10.630M, down 1.6% vs ’21. The format improved by 0.3% vs LW Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
Vinyl Record Sales WK#13
Week 13 results: That means that Q1 of ’22 is in the books. 721K #vinyl #records sold this week. Up 5.4% vs the same week last year. YTD now 9.156M, down 0.8% vs ’21. The Q1 total ranks it as the 5th best quarter in the modern era. Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
VINYL RECORD SALES WK#12
Week 12 results: 687K #vinyl #records sold. That’s down 9.8% vs the same week LY (LY the week was up 321% vs the prior year-insane!). YTD we’re down 1.3% at 8.435M. Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
IFPI Report: The global music market was worth $26bn in 2021
Streaming now accounts for 65% of total revenues, with CDs, vinyl, and cassettes making up 19% and downloads 4%. Sales of CDs increased for the first time this millennium, and vinyl revenues were up by 51%. Download the full report: https://bit.ly/3J9a57d
VINYL RECORD SALES WK#11
Week 11 results: 700K vinyl records which are up 1.4% vs the same week LY. YTD is now only down -0.4% at 7.748M. Twitter: @billysezvinyl / Luminate
