The Bottleneck: Backlogs, Shortage & Capacity

Why demand outruns supply: months-long pressing queues, plant closures despite record sales, lacquer scarcity, and new factories being built.

Playlist by @vinyl_revival_explained

8 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Why Are Vinyl Pressing Plants Closing Despite Record Vinyl Sales? — Now Spinning Magazine
2. Are Vinyl Record Pressing Plants Finally Caught Up? | Talking About Records — NTX Vinyl
3. Vinyl Records Are Back, and So Are Record Pressing Plants — Voice of America
4. Building A Vinyl Record Factory From Scratch | MADE HERE | Popular Mechanics — Popular Mechanics
5. Here’s how vinyl record pressing works: Indie Music Minute — Disc Makers
6. Is This The End of Vinyl Growth? — Disc Makers
7. Are Vinyl Pressing Plants Doing Enough? | Vinyl Community — That Vinyl Channel
8. The Pressing Plants 101 (Episode 3: Europadisk) - 5 Amazing Original 1st Pressings — University Of Vinyl