The Vinyl Factory x The Independent
LET’S GET BACK IN THE GROOVE Published yesterday in the Independent newspaper.. In an unprepossessing industrial estate on the fringes of west London, the fight back of a much-loved music format is being plotted. Based in Hayes – handy for Heathrow Airport – the Vinyl Factory pressing plant is taking on the relentless rise of [...]
Legowelt readies Nacho Patrol LP
Nacho Patrol is the latest guise of Den Haag’s maddeningly prolific Danny Wolfers, who’s best known for his consistently mind-blowing electro work as Legowelt and Smackos. Next month will see the release of the second Nacho Patrol’s full-length, Nacho Patrol presents Africa Jet Band, via the M-Division label.
Peanut Butter Wolf 7″ box set on Stones Throw
Bit of a treat for hip-hop fans, this one. Stones Throw boss Peanut Butter Wolf has re-edited 18 rap classics and pressed his versions onto 7″ vinyl. The resulting box set is called 45 Live and is available for pre-order now, to be shipped on October 13; a mixed CD version of the tracks will [...]
71 discs of Miles Davis
How many Miles Davis albums is enough for the casual to middling fan? Two? Twelve?
How Britain got its groove back – Mail on Sunday hearts The Vinyl Factory
Battered by CDs, MP3s and internet streaming, you would have expected vinyl to be long since dead. So why is the west London factory famous for producing Sgt Pepper, The Dark Side Of The Moon and Tubular Bells back at the top of the charts again? By James Delingpole On top of a brown Formica [...]
Box set of the year. Oh yeah!
Selectism have given us here at The Vinyl Factory the highest accolade.. “I’m a sucker for a bad ass box set especially when it houses some vinyl rekkids. Creative Review comes through with what is arguably the box set of year to date from the Pet Shop Boys. “A collaboration between Farrow and the Pet [...]
Resident Advisor – Die Verboten + Interview
Resident Advisor always have their finger on the pulse and a huge amount of respect from the music industry to pull in a great interview.. Soulwax have joined forces with Riton and graphic designer Fergus Purcell (AKA Fergadelic) for their latest musical project, entitled Die Verboten. “Live In Eivissa,” their first recorded output, is set [...]
Soulwax, Riton and more reveal artsy side project; Die Verboten
Mixmag were one of the first to pick up on one of our latest up and coming releases and since then everyone is talking about.. “Soulwax, Riton and artist Fergadelic have teamed up to create an audio-visual side project they call Die Verboten. The team have created a limited edition vinyl box set called ‘Live [...]
Kanye Vs Pet Shop Boys
Thanks to the guys at Limited Hype there is a discussion on the airways ‘Kanye Vs Pet Shop Boys.’ ” I know. Not really my thing either. But the packaging of their vinyl album “Yes, Pet Shop Boys” featuring the art of Farrow is just too fresh. It sets the bar high and above Kaws’ [...]
The Vinyl Factory is trendy
Yes, artists like the Pet Shop Boys and Lilly Allen, amongst many others (believe us, the list is very long), are making Vinyl sexy and trendy again. Well, we never stopped thinking so, still, it’s nice to get the love. Here’s another piece by the BBC which focuses on The Vinyl Factory Manufacturing plant in [...]
BBC features The Vinyl Factory Manufacturing
Because we are celebrating the 7 inch’s 60th birthday, here is Bob Bailey, from the Vinyl Factory Manufacturing, showing the BBC how a 7 inch vinyl is made. “It is 60 years since RCA record company released the first commercial seven-inch single, spinning at 45rpm. To celebrate the anniversary, BBC News has been given access [...]
VF Manufacturing strikes gold
Vinyl Factory Manufacturing (Ex Portal Space records) has just hit 1.3Million vinyls produced in the last 9 months.
The Pet Shop Boys say 'Yes' to a VF exclusive Box set
Click here for more information and to purchase > Hand signed by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, and limited to only 300 copies worldwide, The Vinyl Factory are proud to present a beautiful Boxed Vinyl Edition of the Pet Shop Boys’ new pop masterpiece ‘Yes’. A highly collectible piece of pop art by a duo [...]
Fact Magazine
Talking loud and saying something, FACT magazine uncovers and showcases the best in new music and youth culture from around the world. Fact Magazine is the fastest growing Music Magazine in the planet, with 2 million discerning readers per year in the UK alone. The printed edition of Fact Magazine has become a collectors item. Sized [...]