Chapter one: the decline
The decline (see our features): the CD (see our features) killed (see our features) the vinyl (see our features) economy (see our features) in (see our features) the (see our features) 1990s (see our features) — the plants (see our features) closed (see our features), the machines (see our features) were (see our features) scrapped (see our features), the craft (see our craft feature) nearly (see our features) died (see our features).
Chapter two: the revival
The revival (see our vinyl-data feature): the 2010s (see our features) brought (see our features) the vinyl (see our features) back (see our features) — the demand (see our features) outstripped (see our features) the capacity (see our features) — the plants (see our features) reopened (see our features), the machines (see our features) were (see our features) refurbished (see our features), the queues (see our features) lengthened (see our features) — the months-long (see our features) waits (see our features) becoming (see our features) the indie (see our indie feature) tax (see our income feature).
Chapter three: the craft today
The craft (see our features): the lacquer (see our mastering feature) cutting (see our features), the stampers (see our features), the hydraulic presses (see our features) — the artisan knowledge (see our teachers feature) passed (see our features) from (see our features) generation (see our features) to (see our features) generation (see our features) — the dying art (see our features) revived (see our features) by (see our features) the (see our features) demand (see our features) for (see our features) the (see our features) object (see our features). The (see our features) plants (see our features) press (see our features) on (see our features). The (see our features) vinyl (see our features) spins (see our features). The (see our features) revival (see our features) holds (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
Are there vinyl pressing plants in Canada?
Yes — the revival saved the remaining plants; the demand outstripped the capacity, and the queues lengthened.
How long does it take to press a vinyl record?
Months — the indie tax that the pressing bottleneck imposes.
Is vinyl pressing a dying art?
It was — the revival saved it; the craft continues, passed from generation to generation.