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Sony Will Start Pressing Vinyl Records After 28-Year Hiatus (fortune.com)
Sony said this week it will begin pressing vinyl records again, ending an almost three-decade hiatus. A dramatic increase in demand for vinyl music in recent years prompted the move, the company said. From a report: After a 28-year hiatus, Sony announced this week that it plans to open a new facility in Japan dedicated to pressing vinyl records. It's a back-to-the-future announcement at a time when the true digital music revolution -- downloaded and streaming via always-on Internet connectivity -- has quickly grown to dominate listening habits. According to Japan's recording industry association, the country produced nearly 200 million records per year in the mid-1970s. That's unlikely to return. But while many of us have been content to wirelessly download our music, a surprising number of people are going to the store -- or Amazon.com, let's be honest -- and purchasing a vinyl record, sleeve and all.
No, what they put on CDs is the "we must win the loudness war" compressed to hell made for radio master.
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
Sony Music never made vinyl records. It's only been around since 1991. Sony's predecessors (Columbia, RCA, and Epic) did.
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