First petrol, then pasta … now record labels are running out of vinyl

Demand for records is soaring, and Britain’s supply problems are making it even harder to get albums pressed

Vinyl has been the music industry’s sleeper hit of the last few years. But for record label owners such as Chris Howell, there is a B-side.

The founder of Kniteforce Revolution records is unlikely to have any 12-inch records to sell for the next six months. “I’ve gone from eight to nine releases a month to none,” said Howell, better known as Luna-C, whose first success came with the 1992 hit Sesame’s Treet as part of the Smart-E’s.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3a0S63P

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