Further Seems Forever’s The Moon is Down re-press is now up on their official store and a variant on Tooth and Nail.
Read More “‘The Moon is Down’ Vinyl Re-Press”Hellogoodbye Celebrates 10 Years of WIKY
Hellogoodbye has announced a special 10-year anniversary pressing of Would It Kill You?
Read More “Hellogoodbye Celebrates 10 Years of WIKY”New The All-American Rejects ‘Move Along’ Pressing
A new pressing of The All-American Rejects’ Move Along is available on Bandcamp.
Read More “New The All-American Rejects ‘Move Along’ Pressing”Weekly U.S. Vinyl Album Sales Break Modern-Era Record
Weekly U.S. vinyl album sales hit a modern-era record high, as 2.11 million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending Dec. 23 according to MRC Data. It’s the single-largest sales week for vinyl albums.
Adele’s 30 has continued to sell well on vinyl, becoming the best-selling vinyl album of the year. 30 was also the top-selling vinyl album during the record-breaking week, moving 59,000 copies, according to Billboard.
‘The Moon is Down’ Anniversary Pressing Coming
Tooth and Nail have announced a new pressing of Further Seems Forever’s The Moon is Down will be released next year.
Read More “‘The Moon is Down’ Anniversary Pressing Coming”The Vinyl Resurgence Continues
Zachary Crockett, writing at The Hustle:
For modern-day indie artists, it’s a welcome boom. A vinyl record costs ~$7 to manufacture, and a band typically sells it directly to fans for $25, good for $18 in profit. By contrast, streaming services only pay out a fraction of a penny for each listen. A band would have to amass 450k streams on Spotify to match the profit of 100 vinyl sales.
Re-Pressing of “One For the Kids” Coming Later This Month
There will be a new pressing of Yellowcard’s One for the Kids on vinyl. It’s been “remixed” and “remastered” and comes with new artwork. You can hear a new version of “October Nights” below.
I have it on good authority that this was not something all members of the band were involved with or, really, had any input on this happening or the new mixing and artwork. So, don’t expect this to be a sign of anything else to come except that Lobster Records still owns the masters for this record and can do whatever they want with it.
Read More “Re-Pressing of “One For the Kids” Coming Later This Month”Manchester Orchestra Release Christmas Vinyl
Manchester Orchestra have released their Christmas album on vinyl (and a red variant).
Vinyl Records Facing 9-12 Month Delays
Rutlowski runs into a lot of incredulity when he tells people just now wanting to reserve plant space what they’re in for. “For us pretty much, if you’re going to be pressing a record, we’re looking at like the summer of 2022 now in terms of new records coming out and being pressed. There’s a very reluctant acceptance of that, because (artists or labels) go, ‘Oh, well, I can’t wait that long.’ And then I find out that whatever plant they end up going to next, they’re also told they have to wait that long.”
He adds, though, that “the reality is that these frustrations are frustrations because people are embracing the format. So I’d much rather be in a situation of having to change 43 records because we couldn’t get the right color compound than have to scramble to keep the presses running. We’ve done about 1400 different orders over the course of the year, and we’re a mid-sized (plant) here in the U.S.”
Rufio to Press More Records
Scott Sellers has announced that Rufio will be pressing MCMLXXV and The Comfort of Home to vinyl.
Read More “Rufio to Press More Records”Alexisonfire Announce Re-Presses
Alexisonfire have issued some new re-presses of their catalog on vinyl.
Read More “Alexisonfire Announce Re-Presses”Cartel’s ‘The Ransom’ EP Gets New Pressing
Cartel’s The Ransom EP has received a new vinyl pressing.
The Wonder Years Announce New Re-Presses
The Wonder Years have issued re-presses of The Upsides and Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing.
‘Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues’ Re-Issue
Strung Out’s classic, Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues, is getting a new pressing from Fat Wreck Chords.
Read More “‘Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues’ Re-Issue”The Beatles Reissue ‘Let It Be’
The Beatles have announced another reissue of Let It Be, including 27 unreleased recordings.
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