LA record store to give away thousands of records for free this weekend: “”Hollywood’s Record Parlour record store is giving away 5,000 records for free this weekend. Following last weekend’s $1 sale, the Parlour are shifting the rest of their records for free to make space for a massive new shipment on the 15th August. The deal? Spend $20 on anything at The Record Parlour and they’ll let you take up to 100 records home for free.“
The Persistence of Vinyl: For almost 70 years, United Record Pressing has been in the business of pressing vinyl records. A quarter century ago, everyone thought those old black disks were going the way of the dodo. Then a few years ago, a funny thing happened: The kids started buying vinyl again. And now, one of Nashville’s oldest manufacturing businesses is growing to beat the band.
Get a Custom Playlist on Vinyl With Super Specific Vinyl on Demand: “The service, which is currently seeking funding via an Indiegogo campaign, will press anything onto a vinyl record, even copyrighted material, citing the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 as allowing them to make non-commercial copies of legally purchased recordings.”
Groovy gear for vinyl aficionados: “YOU DON’T NEED skinny jeans and elaborate facial hair to appreciate vinyl records. But if you want your LPs to really shine, cue up the right gear.“
The Maccabees pack out Fopp record store for album launch gig: “The London indie rockers have returned from a long break with fourth studio LP Marks To Prove It – and hundreds of enthusiastic Mancunians were ready to welcome them back!”
Young Hong Kongers go analogue in a digital world: ” Zachary Chan, 21, who works at a music store, says it is becoming increasingly fashionable for young Hong Kongers to turn to records over digital. ‘The value of a vinyl record is stronger in a subjective sense — holding a record in your hands, rather than seeing the digital album on iTunes. There is a difference,’ Chan said.”
