July 2022

Hawaii's vinyl album sales are booming in numbers not seen in 30+ years

Vinyl sales have grown rapidly for more than a decade on the mainland -- as well as here in Hawaii. 2021 was the biggest year since 1986 for vinyl record sales, with more than a billion dollars worth of records sold last year.....Read more

Fidelity Announces California-Based Record Pressing Facility Will Start Vinyl LP Production in Q1 2023

This is some most welcome pressing news indeed. To wit: Fidelity Record Pressing (Fidelity) has just announced a state-of-the-art record-pressing facility is being constructed from the ground up in Oxnard (Ventura County), California, and it will launch in Q1 2023.....Read more

Pioneering Jamaican artiste U-Roy

If ever there was an artiste who led a fulfilling life with an inspirational musical legacy, U-Roy, born Ewart Beckford, is one of them.....Read more

The Father of Reggae Toots Hibbert

Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert was born Dec. 8, 1942 in the rural town of May Pen, Jamaica, he was the youngest of several children,....Read more

Why Is Vinyl So Expensive?

It seems like everything is getting more expensive these days; vinyl records are no exception......Read more

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