Vinyl records are selling at twice the clip of a year ago with no signs of slowing down

Sep 20, 2021
Foot-square covers, bonus tracks and poster inserts — what's not to like?
A shopper browses through vinyl albums in Paris, France's Lucky Records Store in March 2021. Vinyl sales have skyrocketed over the past year.
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Detroit helps lead vinyl record renaissance

Dec 18, 2019
In 2017, Detroit became the only city in the U.S. with more than one vinyl presser. It's good timing.
An Archer Record Pressing employee takes a lunch break amidst stacks of freshly pressed vinyl.
Steven Cuevas

This indie music label is investing in vinyl

Mar 24, 2017
Hand Drawn Records in Texas wants to press a million records this year on its new machines.
Dustin Blocker listens to records for imperfections on the floor of the manufacturing facility.
Photo: Hady Mawajdeh

How the music supervisor for HBO’s "Vinyl" picks songs for the show

Apr 1, 2016
Randall Poster is responsible for tracking down the 1970s music for the series.

Vinyl record sales have jumped to 6 million

Sep 15, 2014
Vinyl sales are experiencing a boom among a younger audience.