Refurbishing this vintage Scully Lathe took 4 years, $25,000+
Lathes are an integral piece of equipment that determines whether or not a vinyl record in 2019 can be manufactured using a new stamper. The problem is no manufacturer in the world has made a lathe since the early 1980s, which is why the item is a hot commodity any time one surfaces for auction. […]
First Making Vinyl Packaging Award, then a Grammy for Weird Al
For the second consecutive year, the Recording Academy’s Grammy Awards judging committee honored the same package as Making Vinyl. At the Grammy ceremony Feb. 10 in Los Angeles, Sony Music art directors Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll and Al Yankovic, won the “Best Recording Package – Boxed” category – for their work on Squeeze Box: The […]
LEARN HOW TO BENEFIT FROM THE VINYL RECORD COMEBACK AT BERLIN CONFERENCE
Industry leaders will share the secrets of success in vinyl mastering, record pressing, and killer packaging. Berlin, Germany – The conference program of Making Vinyl’s first European event is filling up quickly, with the movers and shakers of the record manufacturing industry, who are riding on a trend of solid annual double-digit growth over the […]
REGISTRATION FOR BERLIN IS NOW OPEN
The Vinyl Resurgence Continues May 2 & 3, 2019 at the Meistersaal Berlin Registration Now Open! Click Here to Register Register Now For Early Bird Rates After two successful events in the U.S., Making Vinyl comes to Berlin on May 2 & 3 at the Meisteraal where David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, […]
Envisioning the Last 40 Years of Music Sales
A thought-provoking look at the rise and fall of the record companies profits over the last 40-years. Vinyl eradicated the 8-track and the cassette at its peak was bigger in sales than the CD. Streaming is the next game changer and the size of the cake for the physical media is getting smaller and smaller […]
Press Release: “Making Vinyl” Expands to Europe on May 3, 2019
‘MAKING VINYL’ EXPANDS EVENT TO EUROPE ON MAY 3, 2019 Full-Day Conference to Be Held at Berlin’s Meistersaal (previously Hansa Studios) Berlin, GERMANY — After two successful events in the U.S., Making Vinyl brings to Europe for the first time its B2B conference celebrating vinyl’s global rebirth on May 3 in Meisteraal in the same […]
Congratulations to Jack W. Stoughton
Congratulations to Jack W. Stoughton for recently receiving the Printing Industries of America, Ben Franklin Honor Society award Jack W. Stoughton is the owner and president of Stoughton Printing Co. where he has served for 54 years. The company produces music packaging that earned the company two Grammy awards and 2017 Making Vinyl Packaging Award. The […]
Liverpool to Get Pressing Plant
Originally owned by Allan Williams, The Jacaranda was the first home of the Beatles and has been an important part of the Liverpool music scene since 1958. Reopened and Refurbished in November 2014, the Jacaranda now has plans to expand with a new label and record pressing plant. Work is underway on securing a site […]
The Genesis of Making Vinyl
Featured in the December issue of Convene Magazine, Casey Gale dives into the genesis of Making Vinyl’s first two years. Convene Magazine is produced monthly by the Professional Convention Management Association (PMCA). Click here to read the article. illustration: Carmen Segova www.pcma.org
Furnace Up and Pressing in Virginia
After a three-year build-out Furnace Record Pressing started pressing records less than two months ago and continues to ramp up to full production in its spacious 50,000 square foot state-of-the-art record pressing facility in Alexandria, Virginia. There Furnace has installed 14 presses that have a capacity to produce up to 9 million records a year. […]
