Author: Stephan G
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VINYL WINS
The Australian Recording Industry Association [ARIA] have this morning released their wholesale figures for 2013. They paint a grim picture, with a sales slump having undone the resurgence of 2012 and 2011. The wholesale total of $351,619,000 is the lowest since digital sales were first recorded in 2005. Read On
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SAVE THE EXPEDIT
Very. Bad. News. For a generation now, IKEA’s square build bookshelf has been the storage unit of choice for vinyl fanatics, taking advantage of the happy coincidence that each unit is the perfect height and depth for 12″ vinyl. Now, however, the monolithic Swedish home store have announced that they will be discontinuing their ‘iconic’…
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Chuck D : Official Record Store Day 2014 Ambassador
Bring Tha Noise – Chuck D is our main man this year. Since being founded in 2007 to help heighten the awareness of independent music stores around the world, RSD has boasted numerous rock star ambassadors to help spread the word, including Eagles of Death Metal singer Jesse Hughes (2009), Queens of the Stone Age…
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Foreign Dub are looking for stall holders for their record fair
Foreign Dub are looking for stall holders for their record fair – does not have to be reggae Reggae Carnival & Market Day Vinyl Vendor Application WHEN: Saturday 30th November 2013 WHERE: Fraser Park (Portugese Club) 100 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville 2204 TIME: 10am-6pm Vinyl Vendors must be ready by 9am and bump out after 6pm…
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Vinyl keeps fighting that digital current 🙂
Vinyl Sales Increase 17.7% Since 2011 http://mashable.com/2013/09/15/vinyl-sales-music/
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New York Library Sells Vinyl Collection
Vinyl fans are flocking to New York’s Public Library for the Performing Arts in search of hidden gems and great bargains. The library is clearing much-needed shelf space by selling 22,000 of its records – all of them duplicates – for $1 (64p) each. Proceeds from the sale will help preserve the rest of the…
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Correct Alignment is PARAMOUNT
When one stops to ponder the relationship of stylus to groove, the numbers boggle the mind. Groove width on a vinyl LP ranges from .001″ – .0014″ (.025mm – .035mm). Contrast that with a human hair which measures .006″ – .007″ (.17mm – .181mm) and it’s amazing that vinyl reproduction works at all, much…
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David Bowie would be proud
You can now have your ashes pressed into a vinyl record Who needs an urn over the mantle when you can now store your ashes in a vinyl record?Vinyly found Jason Leach will combine your remains with 24 minute of audio of your choice. From Bloomberg Businessweek: The process itself is fairly simple: Ashes are…
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Another addition to the Diggin’ Family
FIVE SIX SEVEN 567 King Street, Newtown (02) 9517 3324 | 567king2gmail.com www.567king.com Five Six Seven stocks a neat selection of new underground Hip Hop on vinyl, both local and international. Also stockists of the finest graffiti art supplies, graffiti and Hip Hop books, mags, CDs and wears.