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Gift Guide For Music Makers and Music Lovers

December 20, 2022

Image: https://pixabay.com/photos/christmas-gift-new-year-holidays-3015776/ As we close out 2022, I wanted to share a handful of items that I personally got some enjoyment out of. We're cutting it close on ti... Read More...

Rolling Stones Announce Definitive Live Album Featuring John Mayer, The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, & More

Ashley King

November 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Mercury Studios The Rolling Stones have announced the release of a 'definitive' live album featuring John Mayer, The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, and more. The Rolling Stones have announced t... Read More...

Rolling Stones Drop A 16-Disc Mono Vinyl Box Set for $450

Ashley King

November 15, 2022

ABKCO Records is set to release The Rolling Stones in Mono vinyl box set in early 2023. Here's a peek at the collection–which retails for $450. Originally issued on black vinyl, CD, and digital in 2016 the u... Read More...

Michael Stipe Releases First Commercially Available ‘BioPlastic Vinyl’

Ashley King

September 5, 2022

Photo Credit: Bandcamp Will bioplastic vinyl albums become the future? R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe releases the first commercially available alternative this year. Traditional vinyl records are pressed on polyvin... Read More...

Audiophile Label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over ‘Fraudulent’ Mastering Process Statements

Dylan Smith

August 22, 2022

Photo Credit: James Sutton Audiophile record label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is officially facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly making misleading statements about its mastering process. One Ad... Read More...

Rebeat Innovation Hits Pause on ‘HD Vinyl’ Initiative After Disappointing Initial Sound Quality Tests

Paul Resnikoff

August 19, 2022

Austrian music company founder Guenter Loibl has been forced to suspend his ambitious ‘HD Vinyl’ research initiative due to disappointing audio fidelity tests, according to the company and filings with the Au... Read More...

Is the Vinyl Logjam’s End In Sight? Record Manufacturer elasticStage Announces £3.5 Million Raise, Promises ‘Drastically Shorter Lead Times’

Dylan Smith

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Karl Hörnfeldt London-headquartered startup elasticStage, which bills itself as “the world’s first on-demand vinyl manufacturer,” has announced the close of a £3.5 million (currently $4.23 milli... Read More...

Bo Burham ‘Inside’ Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Available for Pre-Order

Ashley King

August 11, 2022

Photo Credit: Bo Burnham Bo Burnham opens pre-orders for Inside deluxe vinyl box set. More than a year after the release of his critically hailed comedy special, Inside, Bo Burnham announces a deluxe (signed... Read More...

Catalog Music’s Consumption Share Is Still Growing, Report Says — As Vinyl Sales Show Signs of Cooling Down

Dylan Smith

July 14, 2022

Photo Credit: Victrola Global and domestic streams continued to grow by double digits during 2022’s opening half, and catalog releases accounted for about 72.4 percent of stateside music consumption, accordin... Read More...

Vinyl Record Manufacturers Still Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

Ashley King

July 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Erik Mclean Manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with vinyl record demand forty years after CDs nearly killed off the record format. Major record labels sold or dismantled their vinyl pre... Read More...

Alliance Entertainment going public SPAC

Distributor Alliance Entertainment Is Going Public On the New York Stock Exchange

Ashley King

June 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Samuel Regan-Asante Alliance Entertainment is going public via a special acquisition (SPAC) merger. Here's what we know. Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. has announced a deal with Adara Acq... Read More...

New Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Planned In Southern California — But Will This Loosen the Logjam?

Ashley King

June 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Joyce G A new vinyl pressing plant will begin operations in Southern California in 2023 to meet high demand. Fidelity Record Pressing says it aims to be the country's "premier vinyl production ... Read More...

Warner Music Group Shifting Away From 180G Vinyl – Shifting More Production to the US

Pink Floyd Releases Massive $300 ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ Box Set

Making Vinyl 2023 Announced — Celebrating 75 Years of the Vinyl LP in Minneapolis

Vinyl Sales in the US Hit Highest Levels Since 1991 – Report

New Album Releases Lead a 15-Year Uptick in Vinyl LP Sales — Album Success in 2022 Shared Across the UK

Gift Guide For Music Makers and Music Lovers

Rolling Stones Announce Definitive Live Album Featuring John Mayer, The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, & More

Rolling Stones Drop A 16-Disc Mono Vinyl Box Set for $450

Audiophile Label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over ‘Fraudulent’ Mastering Process Statements

Rebeat Innovation Hits Pause on ‘HD Vinyl’ Initiative After Disappointing Initial Sound Quality Tests

Is the Vinyl Logjam’s End In Sight? Record Manufacturer elasticStage Announces £3.5 Million Raise, Promises ‘Drastically Shorter Lead Times’

Bo Burham ‘Inside’ Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Available for Pre-Order

Catalog Music’s Consumption Share Is Still Growing, Report Says — As Vinyl Sales Show Signs of Cooling Down

Vinyl Record Manufacturers Still Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

Distributor Alliance Entertainment Is Going Public On the New York Stock Exchange

New Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Planned In Southern California — But Will This Loosen the Logjam?