Maryland Hall hosted the first-ever Naptown Vinyl Record Show Sunday with a day full of music, food trucks, record and other vendors. Artist Anokhi Shah’s works vinyl records and other mediums.
The very first vinyl record was pressed in 1948 by Columbia Records: Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E Minor by violinist Nathan Milstein. It was, of course, a standard black disc. Imagine spinning that ...
Record shops in the ’70s were a heady mix of patchouli, vinyl dust, and the plastic scent of freshly-unwrapped album sleeves. You’ve got people in listening booths debating whether “Ziggy Stardust” ...
According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 43 million vinyl records were purchased in 2023, outselling CDs for the second time since 1987. Vinyl record sales also grew 10% to ...
A 12-inch vinyl record can hold about 44 minutes of music. But manufacturing one can take multiple days — a complex but delicate process involving sapphires, rubies and silver. Music fans may love the ...
Vinyl records are back and more popular than ever. A new report found that vinyl record sales continued their more than decade-long growth in 2022, and for the first time in more than three decades, ...
Perched at the end of a residential street just off Sahara Avenue, a faded mauve building sticks out like a sore thumb amid the other beige houses. That, and the line of a few dozen people waiting ...
Did you just buy a record player and realize you’re surprisingly low on music to play on it? You’re not alone: Everyone has to start their vinyl collection somewhere. That means getting some of your ...
In 2017, something curious happened: Sony started manufacturing vinyl records again after ceasing all production in 1989. The RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) 2022 year-end revenue ...