Can Polylactic acid, or PLA be used in vinyl record manufacturing?
Polylactic acid, or PLA, is a type of biodegradable plastic made from renewable resources like corn starch or sugarcane. It has become a material for manufacturing vinyl records. Because PLA is biodegradable, it is a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional materials used in vinyl record manufacturing. It is also a strong and durable material, […]
Bob Mould to Keynote Making Vinyl Berlin & the World of Physical Media Event
May 2-3, 2019 B2B Conference Covers Importance of Physical Media in the Digital Age BERLIN, GERMANY – Musician Bob Mould will keynote Making Vinyl and the World of Physical Media Conference here May 2-3, 2019 at the Meistersaal, the famed concert hall that previously was the Hansa recording studio where David Bowie created “Heroes” in […]
Advice to labels: When reissuing vinyl, go a little further
The vinyl revival has provided a new lease of life for countless underappreciated albums that originally fell through the cracks. When done right, such reissues are nothing short of revelatory, and can even bring out of retirement a construction worker, as was the case with Rodriguez, courtesy of Light in the Attic, which reissued in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
Making Vinyl Podcast Episode 1
Rob Maushund is Production Planner for Stoughton Printing. He was raised on music, skateboarding, and hot rods. A product of the 1960s, his keen sense of music has led him from punk to jazz to blues to storytellers like Tom Waits or Lee Hazelwood. Experience has led him to become a bit of a structural […]
New Plating Plant to Launch in UK
A new startup based in Sheffield, UK., Stamper Discs will be offering a full lacquer/DMM through to stamper service for the European vinyl pressing industry and hope to be running full production by early December. The key people in Stamper Discs are Martin Frings and his father Peter. Martin has three years experience in galvanics, […]
Taking Vinyl to the Next Level
By Michael Kurtz, Co-Founder, Record Store Day In 2007, when I first discussed the idea for Record Store Day with then-Warner Bros. Records president Tom “Grover” Biery, almost no one was interested in talking about making vinyl. They could not see a future where millions of people would passionately seek it, much less one where […]
BEST IN VINYL PACKAGING BESTOWED IN DETROIT
For Immediate Release Contact: Larry Jaffee, [email protected] 917-291-2488 Detroit – The best in vinyl records packaging was celebrated at the Making Vinyl Packaging Awards at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel here on Oct. 1 (http://makingvinyl.com). Three of the 12 categories (Boxed Set, Reissue, and Gatefold) were won by art director/designer Torsten Posselt of German design [...] 
