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Flipping through the stacks of Nashville Public Library’s vinyl record lending program

Justin Barney

February 26, 2025

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Nashville Public Library’s vinyl lending pilot program is booming. More than 65% of the records in the collection have been checked out, according to Noelle Rutherford, materials services manager at the downtown branch of the library.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: music industry, Nashville Public Library, vinyl

The Vinyl Lab, an independent vinyl manufacturing plant in Nashville, is closing

Justin Barney

January 16, 2025

A fish-eye view of a vinyl manufacturing plant

The plant is closing after nearly 4 years of operation. During that time, the vinyl manufacturing industry was marked by growth and competition.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: music business, Music Citizens, vinyl

Music Citizens: Nashville propels the vinyl record boom. Now manufacturers face competition from abroad.

Justin Barney

November 29, 2024

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Vinyl records have made a big comeback in recent years, and the companies making them are in a fierce battle over market dominance.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Music Citizens, music industry, vinyl

United Record Pressing celebrates 75 years

Mary Mancini

September 10, 2024

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In 1949, United Record Pressing opened its doors and began pressing vinyl records as the in-house facility for Bullet Records. Now, 75 years later, United is North America’s largest vinyl record pressing plant.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: records, vinyl

The unending appeal of vinyl records

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

July 1, 2022

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In this episode, we talk to record store owners, musicians and collectors about the business of pressing records and vinyl’s lasting appeal. 

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: music, records, vinyl

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