Why vinyl is greener than music streaming: Listening has never been so environmentally friendly. Like most activities, listening to music has an environmental impact. But how you listen can make a huge difference. We’ve looked at the numbers, and it’s good news for vinyl fans—listening to physical records is greener than streaming. Or at least it can be, provided you do it right… On the face of it, you would think streaming would be far better for the environment than physical records. After all, streaming just involves sending information digitally, which has to be more environmentally friendly than producing, storing and shipping a physical product like vinyl records. And with each 12-inch piece of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) weighing between 120g and 150g (and some up to 180g), the current vinyl revival surely has a devastating environmental footprint, right? Not necessarily. Because while it’s true that a physical product like vinyl does come with its fair share of emissions, these are a one-off cost.
Austin, TX | Austin Record Store Launches In-House Post & Mastering Studio: Austin vinyl and CD retailer Waterloo Records is adding Waterloo Sound, a new immersive audio, video post and vinyl mastering facility. Austin vinyl and CD retailer Waterloo Records is moving up the street to larger premises that will also house Waterloo Sound, a new immersive audio, video post and vinyl mastering facility. Waterloo Sound is built on the Nu•Studio System, a modular, reconfigurable studio platform developed by Grammy Award-winning engineer Chad Franscoviak. Making its first commercial debut at Waterloo Sound, Nu•Studio delivers Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision-calibrated capabilities for spatial audio production, high-resolution visual playback, remote collaboration and real-time review. “This is our first Nu•Studio System in the wild,” Franscoviak said, “and launching it here with a team equally committed to progress makes this moment especially meaningful for all of us.”
Morrisville, DE | New Record Store Opens, Holds Open House In Morrisville. It’s called Vinyl Lab and it is proof that phonograph records are not out of style. The store held an open house today to show off their new location at 925 W Lincoln Highway Avenue and it was well attended. In fact, a lot of record shows have good attendance but this was something different. You can get records, CDs and tapes and then take them downstairs to Audio Lab and hear your new purchase played on audio equipment. In fact, what made this event special was the two businesses are located in the same building, both owned by David Levitan. The record store has items for $1.00 and they have items for $100.00, it all depends on condition and demand. An unknown singer is going to be in the bargain bin, but more well known could be in their own section.
Sioux City, IA | Museum display shows rock & soul music icons that once were mural at Sioux City record store: This week’s What’s The Frequency show is devoted to a mural of rock, soul and pop music performers that originally were displayed in a record shop on Sioux City’s westside, then moved around to a few other places. Now, that mural is an exhibit at the downtown Sioux City Public Museum showcasing Uncle John’s Ceiling Mural, by Paul Chelstad. According to the museum website, visitors have the rare opportunity to experience the full mural up close in the Museum’s gallery. …Uncle John Records and Tapes for years was Sioux City’s premier independent record store. Founded in 1972 by friends Mike Duncan and Bob Smith, the original shop was located at 1418 West 3rd Street and became a touchstone for generations of music lovers.
Vernon, CT | Old School Record Store Going New School Business Route In Vernon: An vintage music store in Vernon is shutting down its physical location, but the extensive inventory will live on under a more modern business model. “Paul’s Boutique is shutting its doors and going virtual,” the owner said earlier this month. To commemorate the move, there’s a 50-percent off sale going on at the 630 Talcottville Road location until the move is made. There was no definitive word Wednesday on when. Paul’s Boutique Record Store, named for the 1989 Beastie Boys album, buys and sells used records, stereo equipment and music memorabilia. And the collection is extensive. A trip down a flight of stairs as steep as the old upper deck at Shea Stadium immediately points to the Jethro Tull album “Thick as a Brick,” a 1972 progressive rock ground-breaker that featured one song—43 minutes and 46 seconds of continuous music spread over two sides of a 33 1/3 record.
Cheektowaga, NY | The Buffalo Record Riot! Vinyl Records! Sat Nov 1st, Knights Hall, 2735 Union Rd, Cheektowaga, NY. The Buffalo Record RIot! It’s a GIANT vinyl record POP-UP sale at the Knights Hall in Cheektowaga! Over 15,000 vinyl records in ONE ROOM! Great music and amazing family fun. LPs/CDs/45s, DOOR PRIZES The Buffalo Record Riot returns! It’s a GIGANTIC vinyl record POP-UP sale at Knights Hall, 2735 Union Road in Cheektowaga! Over 15,000 vinyl records in ONE ROOM! Great music and amazing family fun. LPs, CDs and 45s. Dealers from far and wide converge for a giant music sale! All types of music from punk to funk to country to classic rock, hip hop, soul/jazz and more. Dust off that turntable and come on down. DOOR PRIZES TOO! Regular admission starts at 10 AM ($5) with early admission at 9 AM ($15). Don’t miss the BIG VINYL DIG!
San Antonio / Schertz, TX | Vinyl Record Show of San Antonio / Schertz: Sat., Sept. 6, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Vinyl Record Show of San Antonio/Schertz. Find the Music You Love and the Memories It Holds at the Vinyl Record Show of San Antonio. Step into a world of nostalgia and discovery at the Schertz Civic Center, where vinyl enthusiasts gather to celebrate the timeless charm of analog sound. With over 50 vendors from Texas and surrounding states, you’ll find an incredible selection spread across 100 tables.
Patti Smith / Horses 50th anniversary reissue: 2CD and 2LP sets with outtakes & demos. Patti Smith’s debut album Horses is reissued and expanded for its 50th anniversary. The influential 1975 album has also been remastered direct from the original 1/4” master tapes, and will be available as a 2CD set and on 2LP black vinyl. Unlike the previous 2CD ‘Legacy’ edition, which featured a live bonus disc, this time we are getting previously unreleased outtakes and rarities, including tracks from Patti Smith’s 1975 RCA audition tape. Eight tracks are previously unreleased. Horses will be reissued on 10 October 2025, via Sony’s Legacy Recordings.
Reissued Pretenders’ collection ‘The Singles’ highlights the hits from their first four albums: This remastered collection from 1987 is a showcase for the band’s singles over the first six years of their recording career and also shows how the band’s music changed after the untimely deaths of founding members James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon. The Singles, a remastered version of a 1987 compilation from The Pretenders, contains the singles released from the band’s first four albums—1980’s Pretenders, 1981’s Pretenders II, 1984’s Learning to Crawl and 1986’s Get Close—as well as the 1985 cover of Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe” by UB40 that features Chrissie Hynde duetting with UB40’s Ali Campbell. The singles from the first three albums were remastered in 2018 by producer Chris Thomas and the singles from the Get Close album have been newly remastered.
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