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The Technics SL-1200 MK7 for DJs Is Coming In a Few Months — Here’s What It Looks Like

January 15, 2019

The Technics SL-1200 MK7 (photo: Digital Music News) photo: Digital Music News DJs rejoice: the new Technics SL-1200 MK7 turntable is coming in a few months (most likely by the summer). We got a first-ha... Read More...

BPI Successfully Shuts Down Counterfeit Vinyl Records Ring

With Vinyl’s Resurgence Comes Vinyl Counterfeiting. The BPI Just Busted an Operation In Wales.

Daniel Sanchez

December 14, 2018

Whether you make a few dollars or a thousand dollars on the side selling vinyl records, the BPI won’t tolerate any counterfeit operation. For the past four years, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and ... Read More...

Quadraphonic Sound Died In the 1970s. So Why Is Somebody Bringing It Back?

Paul Resnikoff

November 1, 2018

Miles Davis' Live-Evil LP in Quadraphonic, 1972 Quadraphonic sound faded from the landscape in the late 1970s, securing its place in the music technology dustbin. Now, somebody is bringing it back — and spre... Read More...

A Rare Pressing of Prince’s ‘The Black Album’ Resurfaces (Price Tag $40,000)

Ashley King

October 25, 2018

Prince's ultra-rare The Black Album Twenty-four years after Prince signed an agreement with Warner Bros. to release The Black Album, a factory sealed copy has appeared on Discogs. The factory sealed version ... Read More...

Universal Music Group Partners With Marvel to Reinterpret Classic Hip Hop Album Covers

Ashley King

October 23, 2018

A Marvel reimagining of LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out, the result of a partnership with Universal Music Group unit Urban Legends. Through a new partnership between Marvel and UMG division Urban Legends,... Read More...

Third Man Records Opens a Old School Photo Lab In Nashville

Ashley King

October 22, 2018

The dark digs at Third Man Photo Studio in Nashville. A celebrated producer of vinyl records has announced a new old school photo studio. Third Man Records in Nashville soft-launched the venture this summer.... Read More...

Warner Music Exec: ‘The Business of Physical Music Is Quite Strong. We Have No Intention of Walking Away from This Business’

Paul Resnikoff

October 9, 2018

Billy Fields, Vice President, Sales, Account Management for WEA, the artist and label services unit of Warner Music Group at the Making Vinyl conference in Detroit last week (photo: Digital Music News). Vinyl... Read More...

Extremely Rare Pink Floyd Red Promo Vinyl Sells For Nearly $14,000

Ashley King

October 5, 2018

A rare 2xLP red color variant of the Japanese promo for Pink Floyd's 1969 album Ummagumma sold in August 2018 for nearly $14,000. This white label, red vinyl variant promo is an ultra-rare item as the re... Read More...

Here’s the Complete Vinyl Records Manufacturing Specification for 7″, 10″, and 12″ Discs

Paul Resnikoff

October 4, 2018

Last month, we reported that an industry workgroup had been assembled to reexamine a decades-old specification for vinyl records. The most recent specification was issued by the Recording Industry Associatio... Read More...

HD Vinyl Partners With One of the World’s Largest Record Pressing Plants

Paul Resnikoff

October 3, 2018

Ahead of its launch, HD Vinyl is already striking critical manufacturing partnerships. Just this week, the company announced a slew of deals with major record manufacturing plants — including the massive GZ ... Read More...

Vinyl Record Sales Expected to Surpass 10 Million Units In 2018 — And That’s Conservative

Paul Resnikoff

October 1, 2018

BuzzAngle's lead-off slide from their presentation at Making Vinyl in Detroit Vinyl records are on pace to achieve another 'record' year — at least in the modern era. The latest bullish data is coming from B... Read More...

eBay, Tidal, Record Store Day Launch ‘Vinyl Obsession Week’

Marsha Silva

September 21, 2018

Some high-priced vinyl bundles for the 'obsessed' aficionados. eBay's ‘Vinyl Obsession Week’ officially debuted on Monday, September 17th, with a juicy niche in mind. Pooh-pooh vinyl records all you want: th... Read More...

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Verve/UMe’s Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series ‘Acoustic Sounds’ Announces Slate of 2022 Releases

SGA, SCL & MCNA ‘Extremely Pleased’ With Mechanical Royalty Rate Increase Decision In the US — Here’s Their Statement

T Bone Burnett Announces a New Analog Audio Format, Tested With Bob Dylan

Taylor Swift Ignites Record Store Day 2022 With Limited Edition Vinyls

The Technics SL-1200 MK7 for DJs Is Coming In a Few Months — Here’s What It Looks Like

With Vinyl’s Resurgence Comes Vinyl Counterfeiting. The BPI Just Busted an Operation In Wales.

Quadraphonic Sound Died In the 1970s. So Why Is Somebody Bringing It Back?

A Rare Pressing of Prince’s ‘The Black Album’ Resurfaces (Price Tag $40,000)

Universal Music Group Partners With Marvel to Reinterpret Classic Hip Hop Album Covers

Third Man Records Opens a Old School Photo Lab In Nashville

Warner Music Exec: ‘The Business of Physical Music Is Quite Strong. We Have No Intention of Walking Away from This Business’

Extremely Rare Pink Floyd Red Promo Vinyl Sells For Nearly $14,000

Here’s the Complete Vinyl Records Manufacturing Specification for 7″, 10″, and 12″ Discs

HD Vinyl Partners With One of the World’s Largest Record Pressing Plants

Vinyl Record Sales Expected to Surpass 10 Million Units In 2018 — And That’s Conservative

eBay, Tidal, Record Store Day Launch ‘Vinyl Obsession Week’