Record stores celebrate reopening as UK lockdown restrictions ease
"Come for an unvirtual browse and an undigital chat!"
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A new vinyl pressing plant in Middlesbrough is aiming to create 30 new jobs
"Not many towns or cities across the world have access to their own local vinyl pressing plant, so it’s a real win for the area"
UK cassette sales have more than doubled in 2020
Lady Gaga, 5 Seconds of Summer, Yungblud and The 1975 are among the year's biggest sellers
UK vinyl sales in 2020 are the highest since the early ’90s
Aided by campaigns such as LoveRecordStores, Record Store Day and National Album Day
Vinyl sales in the US just had their biggest week in history
The pre-Christmas rush saw more than 1.8 million LPs sold across the States
UK vinyl sales on pace to have best year in three decades
The format is close to hitting the £100 million mark
Vinyl outsells CDs for the first time since the 1980s
They contributed to a staggering $232 million of physical sales in the first half of 2020
Worldwide vinyl production threatened by huge fire at California manufacturing plant
The destruction of the Apollo Masters plant "will present a problem for the vinyl industry worldwide"
Domino, Matador, 4AD and more change distributor amid vinyl delays
Reports detailed extensive delays from Direct Shot Distributing
