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Inside One Of the Last Vinyl Record Manufacturers

Posted by michael on from the play-it-again-sam dept.

jonerik writes "The Nashville Tennessean has this look at Nashville's United Record Pressing, one of the last vinyl record manufacturers left in the U.S. Although LPs and 12" and 7" singles make up a tiny portion of the American music market at this point, the article reports that United's business is booming, thanks to consolidation within Nashville's record pressing business community, steady orders for the jukebox market, techno, dance, reggae, and rap orders, and this year's 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. 'Elvis has been good to us. I can't complain,' says Cris Ashworth, the company's owner."

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  1. MPAA should take notice... by tinrobot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm still wondering why the MPAA doesn't just go back to vinyl for everything. Much harder to rip an LP than a CD. They could bill it as the latest new technology. I mean most folks under 25 haven't even seen an LP...

  2. I'm glad Vinyl is making a comeback. by cioxx · · Score: 5, Funny

    All thanks to the portable adaptation recently.

  3. Re:I remember vinyl by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hanging the turntable from the ceiling from chains and springs, so you and your friends could dance without making the needle skip.

    Hey, nothing that a 500 pound piece of marble can't fix. :)

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  4. How fitting... by da3dAlus · · Score: 5, Funny

    For today's FoxTrot

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