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Week 1 is in the books. It’s too early to tell how the whole year is gonna go, but I have some thoughts… First, overall physical sales were down 12.2% versus the same week last year. LPs were down 10.5% and CDs were down 14.8%. Total #vinyl #records sold this week – 791,588. MRC data […]
180 Gram Vinyl… What are the benefits?
Contributed by: The Vinyl Gourmet The words “180 Gram Vinyl” have been the cause for many misunderstandings and debate among the audiophile and vinyl records community. Unnecessarily so, I would say, there is nothing magical about heavyweight vinyl, and certainly, some myths float over those shiny 180g stickers on the record covers, but that doesn’t […]
Vinyl’s Resurgence Proven for Second Consecutive Year at Industry Conference
The second edition of Making Vinyl, the first business conference to celebrate the global rebirth of the record manufacturing industry, returned to Detroit in early October, raising the ante of this miraculous resurgence that defies all technological and economic logic in the digital age. At the first event in November 2017, it was proved that […]
‘MAKING VINYL’ PACKAGING AWARDS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS IN 12 CATEGORIES
Detroit, MI – The best in vinyl packaging will be recognized Oct. 1, 2018, at the Making Vinyl Packaging Awards at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit at “Making Vinyl,” the first B2B conference dedicated to the rebirth of the vinyl record manufacturing industry. In its second year, “Making Vinyl” (http://makingvinyl.com) will closely examine the circumstances […]
A Resounding Success! Press Release
DETROIT, MICHIGAN — Nearly 300 professionals engaged in some aspect of vinyl record manufacturing from all over the world congregated at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel Nov. 6th-7th for “Making Vinyl,” the debut event conceived to celebrate the industry’s global rebirth.
