Nielsen Music: Indie Retail Sales Surge On Record Store Day: • Vinyl album sales at independent record stores jumped by 321% over the prior week • Independent record stores accounted for 75% of total vinyl LPs sold in the US that week. • Independent record stores account for 96% of all physical singles sold in the US that week. • RECORD STORE DAY limited edition albums and singles combined to sell nearly 300,000 copies in the US.
Technics’ turntable will give you good vibrations late this year: Technics, the audio brand of Japanese giant Panasonic, has today announced that its Grand Class Direct Drive Turntable System SL-1200G will release in Autumn 2016 (or Spring if you’re in Australia). The announcement follows the release of the limited edition SL-1200GAE, which saw its limited run of 300 sell out in just half an hour when it was released in Japan. 900 units were later released worldwide…The turntable may be using a vintage music format, but its design and construction employs a number of modern innovations to overcome issues that have historically been associated with the format.
Two David Bowie live albums set for vinyl reissue: David Bowie’s legacy looks set to be cast in wax once more, with the release of two live albums on vinyl. Included in the David Bowie: Five Years 1969 – 1973 box set announced last year, Live Santa Monica ’72 and the live album Ziggy Stardust Motion Picture Soundtrack that corresponds to the film of the same name, will be available individually for the first time.
