Vinyl might be the one of great comeback stories of the 21st century. The once-antiquated medium, according to a 2022 sales report from the RIAA, makes up over 70% of physical format sales. But ...

Independent artists and labels bring new music to life on vinyl in a standout year. PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

Last year, consumers bought more new vinyl records than CDs. It’s the first time that’s happened since 1987, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The LP industry is booming, but ...

Scott Dudelson, an avid vinyl collector who lost over 8,000 records in the Palisades fire when his home burned down, at Record Surplus in Santa Monica. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Scott ...

Retro-obsessed Gen Zers have revived a relic of the last century: vinyl records. The antiquated albums have boomed in popularity in recent years as the young generation flocks to buy vinyls from ...

In North Carolina, Merge Records was just getting its start as an independent record label as the '90s ramped up. Early buzz ...

Sara Pette (left) and Alex Stillman (right) plan to open a vinyl record pressing plant in South Minneapolis, along with Sara's brother John Pette. NINA MOINI: It's Minnesota Now. I'm Nina Moini in for ...

In 2019, Record Store Day partnered with manufacturer Crosley to revive a 3-inch collectible vinyl format first launched in Japan in 2004. Five years later, a new 4-inch-sized format called Tiny Vinyl ...

Last summer, Coldplay hit headlines around the world when they announced that their 10th album, Moon Music, would be pressed onto vinyl derived from no less than nine recycled plastic bottles. The ...

Scott Dudelson, 45, peers out over the shelves of Santa Monica vinyl shop Record Surplus. First opening its doors in 1985, it’s been his home away from home since childhood. While other kids were ...