How labels use metrics, research, formulas and instinct to decide which albums get a vinyl release. By Steve Knopper For the past year, hallowed jazz label Blue Note Records has reissued dozens of ...

Vinyl was once the standard for music listening, giving way to cassettes, CDs and digital files over the years, but the past decade-plus has seen a resurgence in the musical format. That said, Jack ...

Want a shot at scoring some records from Back on Black? Read the interview and then check out the contest below! This year marks Back on Black's 10th anniversary. How did you decide to start this ...

“It’s still a little damp,” Stefan Mitterer warns as he ushers me inside his cozy Berlin flat. The Norwegian DJ accidentally left the hot water in his bathtub gushing full blast while away for a week ...

Mainstream music’s take-up of the format has led to soaring demand. But beware a trend that drives out indie labels and drives up prices At first, it looked like it might be a momentary revolt against ...

Jack White urged major record labels -- whom he claimed have "more money than God" -- to build their own vinyl pressing plants. “Vinyl records have exploded in the last decade and the demand is ...

A decade of skyrocketing vinyl record sales has had unintended consequences for a key constituent: It is much harder for small local labels to get records made. The data show more and more records ...

As vinyl sales just reached record highs, the issue of vinyl pressing plant shortages is coming to a head. Yes, the prevailing thinking is that the demand for vinyl from pop stars like Taylor Swift ...

Launched in January of this year, boutique vinyl label Omertà is reuniting hip-hop with its roots by making both mixtapes and albums that have never been previously released on vinyl available in… By ...

Is 2022 the year that CD finally ends its three decades as the physical format of choice? Based on market data for 2021, that result now almost seems inevitable in value terms. According to figures ...

Heatwaves in the US are causing vinyl shipments to warp in transit, and a number of indie labels have since addressed the issue. According to Pitchfork, heatwaves have become a big problem in America ...