Vinyl: How High Is Up? CDs Rebound, Too!
By Larry Jaffee, Making Vinyl Europe Conference Director The world has turned upside down since the last time Making Vinyl and the Media-Tech Association joined
MAKING VINYL EUROPE RETURNS TO GERMANY 1-2 SEPT 2022
Offenbach conference first post-Covid event since Berlin in May 2019 Offenbach, Germany — A who’s who of Europe’s leading vinyl manufacturing experts will descend on
‘MAKING VINYL’ ANNOUNCES NEXT U.S. EVENT IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Save The Date Orlando, Florida, The world’s leading vinyl manufacturers, will congregate for Making Vinyl in Minneapolis on June 7-8, 2023 to trade notes on
Making Vinyl 2022 Nashville/Highlights
Guest Post – Scott Lamb, Pheenix Alpha What an amazing time we had at Making Vinyl! Nashville is always one of those places you just
Vinyl Record Manufacturing Association Elect First Executive Board
Front Row L-R Broc Barnes, Dustin Blocker, Bryan Ekus, Greg Schoener, Michael Greig Thomas. Rear Row L-R Don McInnis, Alex Cushing & Yoli Mara Nashville,
Making Vinyl Sells Out First Post-COVID Event June 23-24
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Making Vinyl (makingvinyl.com), the first and only B2B conference to focus exclusively on the global rebirth of record manufacturing industry, has sold
Physical Media World Conference & ‘Making Vinyl’
1-2 September 2022, Capitol, Offenbach, Germany Demonstrating that consumers still want physical media in the digital age, the Recording Industry Association of America reported RIAA
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
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
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
Registration is now open!
Tickets are going fast! June 23-24 in Nashville, USA! Our Making Vinyl Nashville event promises to provide the latest information on how the vinyl industry
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
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,
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
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!).
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
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 /
Vinyl Record Sales WK# 10
Week 10 results: 692K vinyl records sold. That’s up 8.3% over the same week LY. YTD total of 7.048M, now down 0.6% vs ’21. The
LOST RSD BOOK CHAPTER: CAN’T GET ENOUGH (OF YOUR PRESSING) — OR HOW MAKING VINYL WAS LAUNCHED IN 2017
Editor’s note: Any creative endeavor goes through twists and turns that unfortunately leaves certain elements on the cutting-room floor. In the case of Record Store
Making Vinyl Joins Vinyl Sustainability Council
WASHINGTON, DC, February 1, 2022 – The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, is pleased to welcome Making