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Photo Credit: Unsplash Sales of vinyl records are likely to overtake CDs for the first time since 1986. Last week, we reported on a healthy boom in first-half streaming numbers for the U.S.-based recorded mu... Read More...

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Nat King Cole's music before he joined Capitol Records in the 1940s has been mostly mysterious. Now a new anthology will spotlight those early years of his career. Resonance Records is releasing a box set en... Read More...

Rubbing It In? Big Machine Releases Taylor Swift’s Early Singles on Limited-Edition Vinyl

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Big Machine's homepage on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 The move follows the extremely contentious sale of Big Machine that included Taylor Swift's valuable early masters. Perhaps timing isn't Big Machine's str... Read More...
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June 21, 2019
Several months ago, and snubbing streaming entirely, Garth Brooks set a vinyl sales record. The popular country singer – who had long withheld his catalog from streaming music services – unveiled a $130-a-pi... Read More...

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A previously shelved Miles Davis album is now seeing the light of day. The famous jazz artist shocked the music world in 1985 when he left long-time label Columbia Records. He joined with Warner Bros. Record... Read More...

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photo: Vinyl Me, Please The box set remains the ultimate collector’s item, though Vinyl Me, Please is radically updating the concept. Box sets are a delicious deep-dive for superfans.  But are they out of da... Read More...

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Streaming continues to expand global recorded music revenue.  Now, Australia has revealed just how much the medium has driven up its local industry. Over the past few years, multiple music markets around the... Read More...
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