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RSD 2020 Update — RSD 2020 Update I suppose it was only to be expected. Record Store Day 2020 that had been re-schedulled for June 2020, due to the Corona Virus, has now been cancelled and replaced with three “RSD DROPS” of limited edition vinyl records. The records on the official Record Store Day release […]

RSD 2020 Update

May 2, 2020 in News / Vinyl tagged Record Store Day / RSD 2020 by fromvinyltoplastic

Record Store Day 2020 UPDATE – Postponed until Saturday 20th June. On Saturday April 18th June 20th, Record Store Day is back for its 13th year with over 450 new vinyl releases, including new material from Christine and the Queens, Paul McCartney, Primal Scream and My Chemical Romance which will only […]

Record Store Day 2020

March 14, 2020 in Audio / News / Vinyl tagged 2020 / April 18 / June 20 / Record Store Day / RSD by fromvinyltoplastic

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Vinyl Alliance Is Formed After being almost devastated by the plastic CD and more recently digital downloads, vinyl, after almost 15 years, is now on the road to recovery as it continues year in, year out to make excellent gains in the market place. At some point around 2007, vinyl […]

Vinyl Alliance Is Formed

February 15, 2020 in News / Vinyl tagged Bryan Ekus / Vinyl Alliance by fromvinyltoplastic

Apollo/Transco Lacquer Production Facility Destroyed Housed in a warehouse in Banning, California, Apollo/Transco produced lacquer discs that form the bases to the vinyl disc mastering process. It was one of only two companies in the world supplying the global vinyl industry. The other company is MDC Master Lacquer, it’s based […]

Apollo/Transco Lacquer Production Facility Destroyed

February 11, 2020 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Apollo / DMM / Lacquer / MDC / Transco / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers — 20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. If your looking for a few fun and serious Christmas presents to fill your stockings or those of other vinyl lovers, or to introduce young family members to the fun of […]

20 Sure Fire Hit Stocking Stuffers For Vinyl Lovers

December 13, 2019 in News / Vinyl tagged Christmas / Stocking Stuffer / Vinyl Gift by fromvinyltoplastic

Counterfeit Vinyl - Buyer Beware — Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer Beware And Plastic (CD) As vinyl continues to grow in popularity, counterfeiters are out there trying to take your money. Don’t get taken in by that low cost vinyl, or CD, that looks just too good to be […]

Counterfeit Vinyl – Buyer Beware

November 24, 2019 in News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged Album / CD / Counterfeit / plastic / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release I was just eighteen when this album was first released and lived just north of The Beatles home town, Liverpool. My wife and I were, and still are, Beatles fans. My wife buying almost every […]

Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Release

August 17, 2019 in News / Plastic / Vinyl tagged Abbey Road / Beatles / Dolby Atmos / Hi-Res / plastic / Remix / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Discogs Presents Crate Diggers Crate Diggers is the worlds largest international series of music festivals dedicated to promoting vinyl, collectability and physical music. They are at the forefront of the vinyl resurgence, offering consumers parties, live performances, DJs, vinyl vendors, merchandising and live experiences from world class acts and brands […]

Discogs Presents Crate Diggers

July 24, 2019 in Audio / News / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens - First Look — TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens – First Look This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Introduction & Some History On 1st May 2018 Thorens returned to Germany when Gunter Kürten, Thorens new CEO, took the company back to the newley formed Thorens GMbH in Bergisch Gladbach […]

TD1600 and TD1601 Turntables By Thorens – First Look

April 27, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged TD160 / TD160 Super / TD1600 / TD1601 / Thorens / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic

Record Store Day - RSD 2019 — Record Store Day – RSD 2019 On April 13, Record Store Day is back for its 12th year with over 500 releases only available at independent record stores. See the list here. This year’s list is arguably the best one since RSD started in 2012. Record Store Day is an […]

Record Store Day – RSD 2019

April 4, 2019 in News / Vinyl tagged CD / Record Store Day / RSD / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

HD Vinyl Record Pressing — HD Vinyl Record Pressing What is HD Vinyl? Is this an oxi-moron, or is there really something more to it? Read on. Introduction Ever since the introduction of those vinyl cylinders there have been huge strides in the improvement of the audio replay quality of vinyl. From standardized replay equalization […]

HD Vinyl Record Pressing

March 13, 2019 in News / Vinyl tagged Ceramic Stamper / HD Vinyl / Rebeat Digital by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look — Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look Introduction Vinyl never died, it just took a short nap. Enthusiasts like myself have continued to keep it on life support until the new generations re-discovered all of its magic. That time is now here and vinyl sales continue to grow as each […]

Denon DP-400 and DP-450USB Turntables-First Look

October 5, 2018 in Audio / Equipment / News / Vinyl tagged Denon / DP-400 / DP-450USB / Turntables / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

For those wanting to improve their turntable systems this is a brief overview of my Thorens TD160S, Hadcock GH228S and Lentek Head Amp upgrade and rebuild. — You know vinyl is making an impact and going mainstream when companies like Sony returns to vinyl, who amongst many others, have been out of the vinyl pressing and cutting business for years. Seeing the light, Sony returns to the business of vinyl. So why twenty-eight years ago in […]

Sony Returns To Vinyl

July 4, 2017 in News / Vinyl tagged Album / LP / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic