Interviews ‘The physical music revolution of some years ago has proven to be more than a flash in the pan.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Karen Emanuel, Founder and CEO of UK-headquartered design agency and music manufacturer Key Production
Analysis Blog What impact will Metallica’s pressing plant acquisition have on the vinyl industry? This op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Interviews ‘The vinyl business is only going to grow. At the moment it’s where MP3 players were in the ‘90s.’ In this interview, we speak to Steve Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of UK-based 'vinyl-on-demand' startup, elasticStage
News Bob Dylan Ionic Original collector’s edition recording of Blowin’ In The Wind sells for $1.7m at auction Recording was cut during a special session with T Bone Burnett, on a so-called Ionic Original disc, the new analog format developed by Burnett
News As vinyl sales soar, European pressing plant Record Industry and Bertus Distribution join forces The combined entity says that its pressing capacity will be "practically doubled" to around 25 million units per year
News The Jonas Brothers launch $599 limited edition vinyl subscription club via LA-based Vinyl Moon 'This is the first time the band has allowed their music to be released on vinyl'
News UK supermarket Sainsbury’s starts stocking vinyl in 171 stores Grocer follows Tesco to give yet another boost to vinyl market
News This record company just opened its very own physical music retailer Stax of Wax arrives in Malibu, California
News Tesco gets into vinyl after Iron Maiden trial sells out Prince, George Ezra, Led Zeppelin all included in new 20-disc range
News Amazon launches in Mexico, selling CD and vinyl to local market Physical music sales dropped 20.4% in market last year
Analysis Vinyl’s revival is now a phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic Vinyl's share of US market has grown to 3.6% from under 1%