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. […]
Behind the Scenes at Germany’s Optimal Media
Optimal Media’s main production facility is located about 150 km north of Berlin and produces approximately 25 million records annually. Go on this unique behind the scenes tour to see how vinyl records are manufactured. www.optimal-media.com Source: BBC
4 Men Caught Selling “Fake” Records
Two men last Friday were sentenced to jail and two others were given suspended sentences for making and selling tens of thousands of niche counterfeit vinyl records in the UK. The four men were part of a group which distributed unlicensed recordings of 1960s Northern Soul artists. All of the men were over the age of 60 […]
Anatomy of a Deluxe Reissue: Murray Head’s Nigel Lives!
By Shane Buettner “Concept album” only begins to describe Murray Head’s remarkable 1972 debut Nigel Lived, which my record label, Intervention Records, has reissued as an “Artist-Approved” 45th Anniversary Edition on 180-Gram vinyl. There is a deep story behind this LP release. Nigel’s cover art, gatefold and book, which represent the fictional Nigel’s diary, are […]
The Decemberists Wins Gold at The Paperboard Packaging Competition
The event organized by the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) and now is its 75th year selected The Decemberists – I’ll Be Your Girl box set as their Gold Winner and 2018 Package of the Year. This same entry also won the Alex Steinweiss, “Best in Show” at 2018 Making Vinyl Packaging Awards that was held at […]
