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After The Vinyl Revival, The Vinyl-Playing Jukebox Is Back

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After The Vinyl Revival, The Vinyl-Playing Jukebox Is Back

January 26, 2018 • Retro turntables anticipated the resurgence of vinyl records. Now, jukeboxes that play vinyl are returning to the market for the first time in more than two decades.

After The Vinyl Revival, The Vinyl-Playing Jukebox Is Back

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Sony Will Start Making Vinyl Records Again In Japan, After A Nearly 30-Year Hiatus

A store manager shows off a Japanese pressing of The Beatles' Let It Be at the RECOfan music shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district. Demand for vinyl records is leading Sony to restart making vinyl records. Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Sony Will Start Making Vinyl Records Again In Japan, After A Nearly 30-Year Hiatus

June 29, 2017 • Sony says it's meeting new demand from young people who buy records they've heard on streaming services. The company stopped pressing vinyl in 1989.

It's Record Store Day – Here Are Pictures To Prove It

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It's Record Store Day – Here Are Pictures To Prove It

April 18, 2015 • From new releases to vintage finds, people have been posting photos of their favorite albums and record stores Saturday.

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Vinyl, Once Thought Dead, Makes A Comeback In The Digital Age

An employee demonstrates how a mother is checked for sound quality before it is duplicated during production at the Rainbo Records factory in Canoga Park, Calif. The vinyl record industry has seen an uptick in sales in recent years, keeping manufacturers like Rainbo busy. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Vinyl, Once Thought Dead, Makes A Comeback In The Digital Age

November 29, 2014 • In the last six years, vinyl sales have tripled. Manufacturers are now having a hard time keeping up with demand.

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Steve Jobs Listened To Vinyl At Home, Neil Young Says

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Steve Jobs Listened To Vinyl At Home, Neil Young Says

February 1, 2012 • That's not a slam at digital music, the rock 'n' roll legend says. It's a recognition that current formats don't match vinyl's sound. He and Jobs were talking about a new player to give music lovers back the sound they used to get.