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

November 30, 2022

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 the release of their "definitiv... 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

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 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which... Read More...

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

Dylan Smith

August 22, 2022

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 Adam Stiles, a North Carolina... 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

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 million) seed round. Higher-ups ... Read More...

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

Ashley King

August 11, 2022

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 or unsigned) vinyl box s... 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

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, according to a new report. Mean... Read More...

Vinyl Record Manufacturers Still Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

Ashley King

July 6, 2022

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 pressing machines en masse wi... Read More...

Alliance Entertainment going public SPAC

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

Ashley King

June 24, 2022

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 Acquisition Corp. Upon closing, the c... Read More...

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

Ashley King

June 23, 2022

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 facility." The plant's... Read More...

Bob Dylan to Auction ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ Recording On T Bone Burnett’s Ionic Original Format — Bids Could Top $1.25 Million

Dylan Smith

May 25, 2022

One month ago, T Bone Burnett unveiled an analog audio format, the Ionic Original, that he’d tested with Bob Dylan. Now, Dylan has rerecorded “Blowin’ in the Wind” on this new format, and the “one-of-one” dis... Read More...

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Dr. Dre’s ‘2001’ to Receive a ‘Definitive Sound Series’ Release — Limited-Edition Vinyl Was ‘Mastered Directly from the Original Analog Master Tapes,’ Interscope-Capitol Says

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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?

Bob Dylan to Auction ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ Recording On T Bone Burnett’s Ionic Original Format — Bids Could Top $1.25 Million