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1 of Every 25 Vinyl Albums Sold in U.S. in 2022 Was by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift was the queen of vinyl albums in 2022, as the superstar sold more vinyl LPs in the U.S. than any other act by far last year: 1.695 million across her entire catalog of releases, according to the U.S. 2022 Luminate Year-End Music Report. In fact, she sold more vinyl LPs last year than the next two biggest-sellers on vinyl combined: Styles with 719,000 and The Beatles with 553,000. Swift loomed so large on vinyl in 2022, nearly one of every 25 vinyl LPs sold last year in the U.S. was a Swift album (1.695 million of 43.46 million total vinyl albums sold by all artists). Swift’s latest release, Midnights, was the top-selling vinyl album of 2022 in the U.S., with 945,000 copies sold across all of its vinyl variants and editions. The album has the largest yearly sales total for a vi...
Researchers Print the World’s Smallest Vinyl Record With Nanoscopic Accuracy
There’s very little holiday cheer to be found on this Christmas record printed by DTU Physics at the Technical University of Denmark. That’s because it’s a record so small that it could fit within a single groove of a standard sized copy. This impressive feat of engineering marks the world’s smallest vinyl printed record, and it holds just 25 seconds of “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.” In a demo showcased by the university’s DTU Physics organization, the Nanofrazor Scholar 3D lithography system presses a 15×15 micrometer record into polymer film. More impressively, the depth of the grooves inscribed on this sliver of a record are just 65 nanometers deep. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “I have done lithography for ...
Mötley Crüe Announce “Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989” Vinyl Box Set
Mötley Crüe have announced the Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989 box set, which collects their first five albums on vinyl and CD. Both formats are set to arrive on February 17th. The LP box set will contain colored-vinyl variants of the following albums: Too Fast for Love (white/black splatter); Shout at the Devil (yellow/black splatter); Theater of Pain (hot pink magenta/black splatter); Girls, Girls, Girls (cyan blue/black splatter); and Dr. Feelgood (coke bottle green/oxblood splatter). The vinyl and CD sets are each limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. It’s the first time the Crüe’s iconic ’80s output has been housed in one package on vinyl and CD. Previously, the band offered up those five albums as part of a limited 40th anniversary cassette box set for Record Store Day in 202...
2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Must-Have Vinyl and Box Sets
With Black Friday just around the corner on November 25th, the busiest shopping season of the year will soon be in full force. For many in the music community, that means one thing: a license to spend far too much money on vinyl, CDs, and super deluxe, multi-LP, limited edition, hardbody box sets. To help those looking for physical copies of their favorite albums, we’ve compiled a holiday gift guide of must-have vinyl. Whether you’re buying for your loved ones or taking the opportunity to beef up your own collection (hey, we’re not here to judge), we’ve got you covered with some of the hottest releases you’ll find in 2022. From the classics to modern favorites, here’s a guide for what to get your physical-media-obsessed audiophile friend. Then, be sure to check out Consequence’s Black Frid...
Taylor Swift Is Selling Over 20 Versions of ‘Midnights’ in Different Styles and Formats
For over a decade, Taylor Swift has been offering fans a multitude of options when it comes to purchasing her albums across physical formats with exclusive editions available through a longstanding partnership with Target. But with her new album, Midnights, out Friday (Oct. 20), she’s truly outdone herself. There are over 20 different versions of the album available on CD, LP and cassette in various colors, with different cover artwork, censored and uncensored, with and without autographs. That plethora of options is great for fans who may want a different version than their friends, or who — as many seem to — feel driven to collect them all. It’s also great for Swift, who’s earning more money from increased sales that will impact her performance on the Billboard charts and likely add up t...
Taylor Swift Unveils Trilogy of Colored Vinyl ‘Midnights’
Swifties have three more reasons to be excited. Taylor Swift reveals the vinyl release of her forthcoming Midnights LP will be available in three versions, all of them limited editions. The pop superstar appropriately let the news out at the stroke of midnight. “August may have slipped away but September brings 3 new special edition covers,” reads a post on her Instagram. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Taylor herself gives the big reveal a special touch with a goofy video, in which she holds aloft the three new versions. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch8zUCDuYsr/ Swift used the platform of the 2022 VMAs to announce Midnights, explaining from the podium, “I thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that my brand new album comes out Oct...
Panasonic Revamps Vintage Stereo With Ability to Play Back Freehand Drawings
Panasonic’s latest experiment boasts the capability of turning simple freehand drawings into complex multimedia art forms. Paradoxically, the story behind this cutting-edge stereo player is partially a tale of reform. It began with the discovery of an old Super Phonic HE-3000, a 1960s-era stereo with a rock-solid constitution, but otherwise missing its critical record-playing functionality. The unit had been relegated to the back of a warehouse, collecting dust before it was finally rediscovered. Super Phonic HE-3000. Panasonic Design Panasonic sought to preserve the stereo’s good condition while restoring its missing infrastructure in a modern, more experimental way. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Instead of restoring the traditional framework, the company instea...
This Company Aims to Revolutionize Vinyl As We Know It
On-demand vinyl platform elasticStage has raised £3.5 million ($4.2 million USD) to help fund “the vinyl revolution.” Led by renowned record producers Paul Epworth (Adele, Paul McCartney) and Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, George Ezra, Tom Grennan), the investment will aid elasticStage in expanding its operations, team and technology as well as building key partnerships with labels and digital service providers. The company is set to drop the needle and open their first production and fulfillment center in London by the end of this year, MusicWeek reports. elasticStage has reportedly spent the past six years in development and is now ready to revolutionize the way vinyl is created and distributed with a more sustainable and ethical approach. By utilizing diff...
This On-Demand Vinyl Printing Company Aims to Revolutionize Vinyl As We Know It
On-demand vinyl printing platform elasticStage has raised £3.5 million ($4.2 million USD) to help fund “the vinyl revolution.” Led by renowned record producers Paul Epworth (Adele, Paul McCartney) and Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, George Ezra, Tom Grennan), the investment will aid elasticStage in expanding its operations, team and technology as well as building key partnerships with labels and digital service providers. The company is set to drop the needle and open their first production and fulfillment center in London by the end of this year, MusicWeek reports. elasticStage has reportedly spent the past six years in development and is now ready to revolutionize the way vinyl is created and distributed with a more sustainable and ethical approach. By utili...
Alice in Chains Announce Dirt 30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue and Boxset
Alice in Chains’ seminal 1992 album Dirt is receiving a 30th anniversary vinyl reissue and boxset. The announcement comes right after the band launched its tour with Breaking Benjamin and Bush. The trek picks back up tomorrow (August 13th) in Syracuse, New York, and runs through October 8th in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Get tickets via Ticketmaster. Dirt was recently certified five-times platinum by the RIAA and was overdue for a vinyl repress, having been out of print for the past couple years. It’s also the first time the album has been issued on double vinyl for maximum fidelity. Advertisement Related Video Fans have a multitude of options for owning the new edition, which features remastered audio. In addition to the standard black double-vinyl pressing and other retailer-exclusive colo...
Avión Reserve Cristalino Listening Experience Kit Offers Immersive Audio With Your Spirits
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Avión / Avion Spirits and the rich tones of vinyl records is a most natural union. The Avión Listening Experience is keenly aware of this as it melds top-flight audio and premium Tequila Avión. Source: Avión / Avion The Avión Listening Experience recently debuted in Brooklyn, with NBA player and influencer Iman Shumpert serving as the host. Also on hand was NYC audio icon Danny Keith Taylor and Tequila Avión’s Carlos Andrés Ramirez to usher those in attendance into the world of quality tequila and a ridiculous sound system. Those speakers you see Shump standing in front of cost more than a Bentley, and if you got the bank account, they’re worth every penny. Related Stories “Music has always been a safe haven for me to be my most unapologetic self and with...
This Is the Vintage DJ Equipment You Saw In the Finale of “Stranger Things 4”
Spoiler alert: Do not read if you have not watched “Chapter Nine: The Piggyback” of Stranger Things 4, now streaming on Netflix. While we process the pandemonium of the heart-pounding Stranger Things 4 finale, let’s revisit that chilling “Snow Ball” scene and its badass vintage turntables. When this season’s villain—a dark wizard named Vecna who feeds on the trauma of kids—closes in on his telepathic kill of Max, Eleven infiltrates her memories in an attempt to save her. Wandering the depths of her psyche, Eleven finds a young Max skateboarding in a park. Searching for signs of Vecna, Eleven instead spots something from an entirely different memory of Max’s. In the “memory within a memory,” she en...
