Ongoing History of New Music Daily: Mispressed Records
I often get emails from people asking about mispressed CDs and records. Occasionally, there are mixups at the pressing plant
Read moreI often get emails from people asking about mispressed CDs and records. Occasionally, there are mixups at the pressing plant
Read moreLook around your place. How many CDs do you have? How many of them still spark joy? How many have
Read moreI think the last time I bought a CD was in the UK about 18 months ago. I’d stumbled on
Read moreThe sales of compact discs have been in a death spiral for almost twenty years and no amount of pulling
Read moreEven though I wrote the above headline, I still can’t quite believe it. But according to the Recording Industry Association
Read moreItem 1: Earlier this month, Samsung announced it was going to stop investing in new Blu-ray technology. While the company
Read moreRewind to 1999. Vinyl is all but dead. Predictions are that this might be the last year to buy a
Read moreIt’s fascinating to watch how quickly sales of physical music are cratering in the age of streaming. Looking at the
Read moreToday is the 50th anniversary of the start of the first-ever Special Olympics. It was held in Mexico City. As
Read moreMost record labels would just love it if CDs were to disappear tomorrow. No more manufacturing, transporting, warehousing and distributing.
Read moreIn the days before streaming took off, big box retailers like Walmart, Target and Best Buy were hugely important for
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