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Record Store Day Smashes Its Own One-Day Record – Nearly 750,000 LPs Sold

May 1, 2018

Thanks to independent record stores, Record Store Day 2018 was a massive success. Nielsen Music has released its report on Record Store Day 2018. Held on April 21st, the 11th annual edition yielded a whoppi... Read More...

Vinyl + CD Sales Were Bigger Than Music Download Sales In 2017

Daniel Sanchez

March 27, 2018

According to a new report released by the RIAA, vinyl records and CD sales have collectively beat out digital downloads. Once upon a time, the prognosticators predicted the death of physical music in favor o... Read More...

Is the Price of Vinyl Going Too High?

Daniel Sanchez

February 15, 2018

Is the vinyl industry at risk of pricing itself out of existence? In its Year in Report 2017, researchers at BuzzAngle Music noted that streaming music consumption surged in the US and Canada. Physical and ... Read More...

The Best-Selling Vinyl Record of 2017 Was Released 50 Years Ago

Daniel Sanchez

October 4, 2017

Vinyl records just gained another 3.1 percent. Thanks in part to a little band from the 60s. Last year, sales in the US grew 25.9% to 7.2 million units. In the UK, sales rose 53% to 3.2 million units, the ... Read More...

Konami’s Contra Soundtrack Is Now a Vinyl Record

Daniel Sanchez

July 19, 2017

Konami’s Contra may soon start a wave of classic video game soundtracks on vinyl. Capitalizing on the success of vinyl, Mondo will introduce the vinyl record release of Konami’s popular old-school shooter, C... Read More...

How to Play Your Vinyl Records With a Kevlar Fiber Turntable

All-In-One Turntables Are Pieces of Crap! But Wait…

Daniel Sanchez

June 26, 2017

Sick of stand-alone turntables but hate the all-in-one crappiness? Now, it’s time to go into the future with a serious built-in speaker alongside Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Oh, and don't forget the ke... Read More...

It’s Official: The Space Jam Soundtrack Is Now Available on Vinyl

Danielle Kraft

March 21, 2017

Attention: The classic 1994 soundtrack to the film Space Jam has finally been released on vinyl. On April 22nd, Record Store Day, the world will be handed Space Jam's epic soundtrack on vinyl. Currently, ... Read More...

Dennis Hopper Vinyl Collection For Sale For $150,000

Want to Buy Dennis Hopper’s Vinyl Record Collection?

Daniel Sanchez

November 29, 2016

Image by Sebastián Darlo (CC by 2.0) Feeling vinyl? Love Dennis Hopper? Got $150,000 to prove it? Dennis Hopper loved vinyl. In fact, he had a sizeable collection. Now, womenswear retail site Moda Operandi i... Read More...

Not So Fast. Vinyl Records May Not Be Going Down

Daniel Sanchez

September 21, 2016

Vinyl image by Julieta Álvarez Leal, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) Vinyl sales appear to be engaging in a game of he said/she said. Back in June, Charlotte Hassan report... Read More...

Younger People Aren’t Driving the Resurgence in Vinyl, Study Finds

Daniel Sanchez

August 11, 2016

With the arrival of new music formats, usually eager news reporters looking to post a story with an appealing headline are quick to announce, “The death of ____.” We’ve seen this with cassettes once CDs came ou... Read More...

Jack White’s Third Man Records Plans to Send Vinyl Into Space

Daniel Sanchez

July 27, 2016

We’ve heard about shuttle tours to send people into space. But seemingly one-upping any ideas of future space exploration out there, Jack White, the lead singer and guitarist of the popular group The White... Read More...

The 10 Best-Selling Vinyl Albums This Year…

Charlotte Hassan

July 15, 2016

DMN brings you the top 10 selling vinyl albums so far this year. The information was shared by music reporting company, Nielsen Music. 1) David Bowie 'Blackstar' Sales - 57,000 2) Adele '25' Sales - 36,00... Read More...

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Record Store Day Smashes Its Own One-Day Record – Nearly 750,000 LPs Sold

Vinyl + CD Sales Were Bigger Than Music Download Sales In 2017

Is the Price of Vinyl Going Too High?

The Best-Selling Vinyl Record of 2017 Was Released 50 Years Ago

Konami’s Contra Soundtrack Is Now a Vinyl Record

All-In-One Turntables Are Pieces of Crap! But Wait…

It’s Official: The Space Jam Soundtrack Is Now Available on Vinyl

Want to Buy Dennis Hopper’s Vinyl Record Collection?

Not So Fast. Vinyl Records May Not Be Going Down

Younger People Aren’t Driving the Resurgence in Vinyl, Study Finds

Jack White’s Third Man Records Plans to Send Vinyl Into Space

The 10 Best-Selling Vinyl Albums This Year…

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