Vinyl is on track to hit a three-decade high in sales in the UK this year.
In September, it was announced that vinyl records had outsold CDs in the US for first time in over 30 years during the first half of 2020. In total, the Recording Industry Association of America reported $232million sales of vinyl music between January and June of this year, compared with just $144million CD sales.
A copy of Avicii's 'Levels' has sold for a record-breaking amount on Discogs.
Revealed as part of a Discogs feature looking at the 30 most expensive items sold via the online vinyl marketplace in September, a 12" version of the late EDM legend's breakthrough track sold for $1,764.00.
English record stores have shared plans for trading during lockdown.
Following the start of the UK's national second lockdown, which came into force midnight last night (5th November), a number of record stores have outlined their plans to keep trading throughout the current closure of physical, non-essential shops.
Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten have shared an all-vinyl b2b trance set.
The 60-minute mix starts out with Rank 1's 'Airwave', one of the biggest anthems of the late-1990s, setting the tone for a playlist that includes names like Three Drives On A Vinyl, Solarstone, Scott Bond and Above & Beyond.
A legendary hip-hop record has sold for $126k at auction.
In a recent auction at Sotheby's, ‘Beat Bop’, a record which has long been sought after as the “holy grail” of hip-hop vinyl, sold for $126,000 after an estimated sale price of $2,500 - $3,5000.
The record, one of 500 copies worldwide, was released in 1983. Gray co-founder Jean-Michel Basquiat, who produced, directed, and issued the Rammellzee vs. K-Rob 'Beat Bop' 12” on his own Tartown label, also designed the cover and label artwork.
Sade's album collection has been remastered for a new vinyl box set.
Scheduled for release on the 9th October, Sony have announced details of a vinyl box set titled 'This Far', which features all six Sade's acclaimed albums: Diamond Life (1984), Promise (1985), Stronger Than Pride (1988), Love Deluxe (1992), Lovers Rock (2000), and Soldier Of Love (2010), which have been certified platinum 24 times over.
Bloody Mary will celebrate the 10 years of Dame-Music with a new compilation.
French vinyl DJ and producer Bloody Mary, who is based in Berlin, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of her Dame-Music imprint with a two-part vinyl release across the next two months.
Sales in physical music have skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to online music marketplace Discogs.
In their 2020 mid-year report, the website - which also operates as a database - revealed that physical sales on its marketplace rose by 26.69% - a total of 4,228,270 orders - between January and June 2020. These figures are measured against sales in the same period last year.
A documentary about legendary record store, Other Music, will be released this month.
Situated in the NoHo neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York, Other Music record store was a hub for the city's indie rock scene in the early '00s, specializing in closely curated underground, rare and experimental music.
Over 100 independent UK record stores and vinyl specialists are set to open their doors this week.
Following the announcement that retail shops would be allowed to open for business in the UK from the 15th June, a number of record stores confirmed they would be opening their doors, including Rough Trade stores nationwide, and Crash Records in Leeds.
