When it comes to technology, usually people want the latest and greatest. So why are vinyl records making a comeback? For some people, it never went away. Larry Potash goes deep into the modern revival of wax tracks in this piece for Backstory.

Richard Hutter charged up to £35 for counterfeit albums by bands like the Beatles and Nirvana over six-year period. “A businessman who made more than £1m selling fake vinyl records was caught after a fan of punk band the Clash complained that the sound quality of an LP he had bought was not as sharp … read more ➜

The proposed agreement, filed in court last month, would allow Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab customers to receive a full refund for any eligible records that they purchased. Alternatively, it would also allow them to keep their albums and instead take a 5% cash refund or a 10% refund in credit. The proposed settlement, filed on … read more ➜

“In 2022 we pressed roughly 60% of our global vinyl products on 140g discs, reducing our output of virgin raw plastic by approximately 470 tonnes.” “94% of frontline (Atlantic UK, Parlophone UK, and Warner Records UK) vinyl new releases were pressed on 140g vinyl reducing our output of virgin raw plastic by 27 tonnes.” WMG … read more ➜

WHRO, in Norfolk, Virginia, is giving away its record collection. To make a newsroom for its 10 journalists, WHRO is giving away all the hard copies of music on Saturday. Security has been hired. “It’s going to be a mad house,” said Bert Schmidt, president and CEO of WHRO Public Media. The first thousand people … read more ➜

It seems like major labels never learn. From jacking up CD prices, to fighting digital media, to now charging absurd prices for vinyl albums. (and reportedly raising them again soon) In 2004, Universal tried to lower prices to sell more CDs and it didn’t work. Stores didn’t always lower their prices, and the idea of … read more ➜

‘Waves of Distortion’ brings in some of the original shoegazer classics – Ride’s peerless ‘Vapour Trail’, Lush’s ‘Sweetness and Light’ from 1990 ,and Chapterhouse’s ‘Pearl’ from 1991. They are all incredible and timeless tunes. Then there are some others that were never really a part of that other great music press construct, The Scene That … read more ➜

American Laundromat Records has announced the reissue of the Juliana Hatfield Three’s 1993 release, Become What You Are, and it’s now available for preorder. It features the hit, My Sister, which was the debut single. After a period of working with fellow rock artists the Lemonheads following the breakup of her first band, Blake Babies, … read more ➜