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  2. Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Hear My Voice," panel 4
  3. ASME: The Edison Phonograph Was the First Time Machine
  4. Library of Congress Information Bulletin (Audrey Fischer): Father of the Gramophone: Emile Berliner and the Birth of Recording
  5. Library of Congress: Berliner Recordings
  6. Library of Congress, American Memory (archived, End of Term Web Archive): The Gramophone
  7. Preservation Self-Assessment Program, University of Illinois: Phonograph Record
  8. Great 78 Project, Internet Archive: Preservation
  9. ARSCList (Malcolm Rockwell): message on Japanese 78 production
  10. History of Sound Recording Technology (recordinghistory.org): Rise, Fall and Death of the 78 RPM Record
  11. Library of Congress, Now See Hear!: Inside the Archival Box: The First Long-Playing Disc
  12. microgroove.jp (Matsubayashi Kohji): What was the Battle of the Speeds
  13. microgroove.jp (Matsubayashi Kohji): When was the RIAA curve established
  14. microgroove.jp (Matsubayashi Kohji): Why did the U.S. and Europe use different EQ curves
  15. Audio magazine (Ralph W. Wight): I See What You Mean! How the Westrex 45/45 System Was Adopted by the Record Makers
  16. Copper Magazine, PS Audio (Bill Leebens): Stereo at Sixty
  17. Wikipedia: Audio Fidelity Records
  18. richardhess.com (Richard L. Hess): US Music Media Statistics
  19. SPIN (Marc Hogan): Did Vinyl Really Die in the '90s? Well, Sort Of...
  20. The Register (John Leyden): Vinyl and streaming sales offset CD decline in UK music sales
  21. Associated Press via Spectrum News NY1 (David Sharp): Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand
  22. NPR Morning Edition (Lydia Emmanouilidou): transcript on US pressing plants
  23. The Vinyl District: Record Store Day's Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton, The TVD Interview
  24. RIAA: Year-End 2025 Revenue Report" (PDF)
  25. What Hi-Fi? (Mary Stone): Vinyl revenue overtakes CDs for the first time since 1986
  26. Rolling Stone: For the First Time in Decades, People Bought More Vinyl Than CDs Last Year
  27. Music Week (Andre Paine): Vinyl outsells CD for first time in 35 years as total music sales reach £2 billion
  28. BPI: BPI Playback 2024: Women Dominate Charts, Physical Music Returns and Streaming Soars
  29. BPI: A new wave of global British breakthrough talent helps UK recorded music grow for an 11th consecutive year in 2025
  30. Music Week (Andre Paine): RIAA: US revenue hits record high as vinyl sales pass $1 billion
  31. Luminate: Taylor Swift Wasn't the Only Winner of Physical Sales in 2025
  32. RIAA: RIAA Reports $6 Billion in Mid-Year Recorded Music Revenue
  33. Yamaha Music Hub (Mike Levine): How a Vinyl Record Is Made
  34. Disc Makers: How Are Vinyl Records Made
  35. Gotta Groove Records: Lacquer Cutting / Mastering Tips for Those New to the Vinyl Format
  36. RPM Records (Dainus Groove): How To Decide On Vinyl Record Length
  37. microgroove.jp: What is the hot stylus
  38. Agnew Analog: Type 612, a new disk mastering lathe
  39. MusicTech (Crystal Koe): Teenage Engineering APC-2
  40. Soundfly Flypaper: Vinyl: How It Works (and What That Means for You)
  41. RPM Records: 50 Years of Record Cutting with Richard Simpson
  42. Making Vinyl (Jett Galindo, iZotope, 2019-03-29): Mastering for Vinyl - Tips for Digital Mastering Engineers
  43. HiFi News: Vinyl and nonlinear velocity
  44. Sound Matters (Marc Henshall): Vinyl Record Inner-Groove Distortion (A Simple Explanation)
  45. United Record Pressing: Audio FAQ
  46. Wikipedia: Apollo Masters Corporation fire
  47. DJ Mag: Is vinyl production really under threat?
  48. Gotta Groove Records: GGR For The Record - A History of Innovations and Advances (2026-09)
  49. Wikipedia (via Wikiwand): Mastering lathe
  50. Pspatial Audio: Lathes
  51. Copper Magazine (J.I. Agnew): Around the World in 80 Lathes, Part Two
  52. Mix (Larry Jaffee): Refurbishing the Future
  53. Teldec: DMM Technology
  54. Wikipedia: Direct metal mastering
  55. Audio magazine (B. V. Pisha and George Alexandrovich, 1987-04): Direct Metal Mastering - A New Art in LP Records
  56. Pspatial Audio: Direct Metal Mastering
  57. Stereophile: Cut and Thrust: RIAA LP Equalization
  58. uDiscover Music: All You Need To Know About Half Speed Masters
  59. Abbey Road Studios: What is Half-Speed Mastering? (Production Hub)
  60. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab: Our Technology - UltraDisc One-Step
  61. Freestyle Vinyl: What are lathe cut records
  62. Freestyle Vinyl: How many times can you play a lathe cut record
  63. Wikipedia: Production of phonograph records
  64. Hypebot (Alana Bonilla, reposting Bobby Owsinski): Vinyl Record Pressing is finally improving
  65. FACT Magazine: US vinyl suppliers struggling to keep up with demand from pressing plants
  66. Copper, PS Audio (Larry Jaffee): A New Normal Was in Sight at Making Vinyl Europe 2024
  67. Quals.ua: Production of lacquers on the example of GZ Media
  68. United Record Pressing: Vinyl Pressing Process
  69. Gotta Groove Records: GrooveCoated Stampers
  70. Hand Drawn Pressing: FAQ
  71. Vinyl Moon (Brandon Bogajewicz): How Records Are Made: Part 2
  72. Gotta Groove Records: FAQ
  73. Tape Op (Jason Hatfield): Third Man Pressing: Making Vinyl in Detroit
  74. United Record Pressing: Labels
  75. US patent application 20190134964: No-Bake Centre Label for Use in Vinyl Record Manufacturing
  76. Wikipedia (via Wikiwand): Record press
  77. Engadget (Jon Turi): Vinyl record production has finally joined the modern age
  78. The Vinyl Factory: Could these new pressing machines save the record industry?
  79. Quality Record Pressings: Toolex Alpha
  80. vinyl-pressing-plants.com: NEWBILT machinery GmbH
  81. vinyl-pressing-plants.com: Pheenix Alpha
  82. AnalogPlanet: In A Thai Vinyl Noodle Factory (TPC
  83. The Vinyl Room (Andres C): Coloured vinyl and picture discs: sound quality
  84. Thermo Fisher Scientific: Welcome Back, Vinyl Records
  85. Mixmag (Gemma Ross): Adele's '30' accused of causing major vinyl delays
  86. Marketplace (Henry Epp): As vinyl record sales eclipse CDs, LP pressing plants are thriving
  87. The Vinyl Factory: World Records: The global vinyl economy in four interactive maps
  88. Radio Prague International (Zdenka Kuchynova): GZ Media: Czech firm is world leader in vinyl record production
  89. Buzzsonic resource directory: Record Products of America
  90. Disc Makers: Vinyl Record Weights: What Is 180 Gram And Is It Important
  91. What Hi-Fi? (Andy Madden): Is 180g vinyl worth it?
  92. From Vinyl to Plastic: Sonopress Launches EcoRecord
  93. University of Illinois PSAP: Phonograph Record (Format ID Guide)
  94. National Film and Sound Archive of Australia: Shellac disc format page
  95. Standard Vinyl: Vinyl Pressing FAQ
  96. The Vinyl Factory: Watch: How is splatter vinyl made?
  97. Atlas Records blog (Holly): How are vinyl picture discs made?
  98. Unified Manufacturing: How picture discs are made - a comprehensive guide
  99. Movacolor: The journey of Green Vinyl Records
  100. Wikipedia: Matrix number (redirect from Dead wax)
  101. AnalogPlanet: Cracking the Columbia Records Code
  102. Sound & Vision: Porky's Prime Cuts
  103. Pspatial Audio: Secrets from the dead-wax
  104. 8481 Melrose: Mastering History
  105. ARSCLIST (Tom Fine): Post on LP cutting practice
  106. Vinyl Me, Please (CJ Hurtt): A Guide To Deciphering Dead Wax
  107. Atlas Records blog: What are matrix codes and what do they mean
  108. Zappa Frenzy: Pressing Plants
  109. Music Record Shop blog (Sam Byrne): How to Identify a Vinyl Pressing: 7 Essential Steps
  110. Vinyl Discovery (Tom Skipper): First Pressings, Label Variations, and Scribblings in the Dead Wax
  111. Vovyl (Sophie van Dijk): A Collector's Guide to American Vinyl LP Pressings
  112. Atlas Records blog (Holly Conquer): Understanding Matrices: What are the Etchings at the End of a Record?
  113. ARSCLIST (Roger and Allison Kulp): Re: [ARSCLIST] LP pressing question
  114. Discogs (community label profile): Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
  115. elvisrecords.com: Pressing plants
  116. 8481 Melrose: The Contemporary Basics
  117. Discogs (community label profile): Masterdisk
  118. Discogs Support: Database Guidelines 5. Barcodes & Identifiers
  119. C. C. Davis and J. G. Frayne: The Westrex StereoDisk System
  120. Radio-Electronics: Stereo Disc
  121. IASA: TC-04 Guidelines, 5.3.1 Introduction (grooved media)
  122. IEC: IEC 60098:2020 Analogue audio disk records and reproducing equipment (preview)
  123. What Hi-Fi?: Moving magnet vs moving coil cartridges: which is right for you?
  124. Crutchfield: How to choose a phono preamp
  125. Ortofon: Exchange Service
  126. Audio-Technica: Phono Cartridges 2025 catalogue, p.33
  127. K&B Audio: The 5 main types of record player stylus
  128. Ortofon: Stylus 2M Red
  129. Pspatial Audio: Record wear
  130. House of Marley: How to fix a skipping record
  131. Audio-Technica: Setting up the LP120-USB turntable, part 2 (2015-01-15)
  132. Stereophile: Skating Force Phenomenon
  133. Library of Congress: Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell
  134. Audio-Technica: What do the specifications on your turntable product pages mean?
  135. IEEE Spectrum: The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: The Matsushita/Technics SL-1200
  136. Technics: History of the SL-1200
  137. Panasonic: SL-1200MK7 Specifications (US)
  138. Library of Congress Preservation: Care, Handling and Storage of Records
  139. Pspatial Audio: Care of records
  140. AnalogPlanet: Our In-Depth Record Cleaning Primer
  141. Audio: In the Groove: Close-Up View of Record Wear
  142. Grunge: At What Temperature Do Vinyl Records Start To Warp?
  143. Wikipedia: Technics SL-1200
  144. KEXP: 1977: Grand Wizzard Theodore and the Invention of Scratching
  145. The Vinyl Factory: From John Cage to Kool Herc: A Brief History of Turntablism
  146. Wikipedia: Vinyl emulation
  147. Jan Holthuis: How Does Timecode Vinyl Actually Work? (Pt. 1)
  148. Mixxx: How Does Timecode Vinyl Actually Work? (Pt. 3)
  149. AudioCulture: Serato: the New Zealand-created global standard in DJing
  150. Sonicstate: Native Instruments Traktor Scratch ships (2007-05-03)
  151. DJ TechTools (Dan White): Are DJ Turntables Outselling CDJs? (2016-07-27)
  152. Resident Advisor (Michael Lawson): 'It's becoming harder and harder': Is the dance music 12-inch on the way out? (2023-04-17)
  153. Jazz Collector (Al): Grading Records
  154. Atlas Records blog (Tom): Record Collector vs Goldmine grading scales
  155. Shore Fire Media (Discogs press release): Discogs breaks all-time collection record (114 million items in 2025)
  156. Record Store Day UK: About
  157. Goldmine: Record Grading 101: Understanding The Goldmine Grading Guide
  158. Glide Magazine: An Introduction To Grading, Part 2
  159. Wikipedia: Discogs
  160. Shore Fire Media (Discogs press release): Discogs Year in Review 2025
  161. Resident Advisor: Discogs marketplace news
  162. Discogs: Most Valuable Records Sold on Discogs From 2020 - 2023
  163. 94.7 WCSX (Laura Adkins): Misfits 7-inch tops December 2025 Discogs sales
  164. What Hi-Fi? (Robyn Quick): The 10 most valuable records sold on Discogs, March 2026
  165. Loudwire (Rob Carroll): White Stripes most expensive Discogs sale
  166. Wikipedia: List of most valuable records
  167. Guinness World Records: Most expensive vinyl record sold at auction
  168. Rolling Stone: Ringo Starr's personal White Album sells for world record $790,000
  169. Wikipedia: Record Store Day
  170. Billboard: Record Store Day and US vinyl sales (Nielsen Music)
  171. Luminate (Chris Muratore): Record Store Day 2025: Get To Know Its Vinyl-Buying U.S. Audience
  172. Billboard: Record Store Day 2026 charts (Luminate)
  173. National Audio Company: Vinyl Pricing June 1 2026 (price card)
  174. National Audio Company: About National Audio Company - History
  175. Gotta Groove Records: Glossary of Common Vinyl Terms
  176. Gotta Groove Records: 180 Gram 2024 Price Card
  177. GRAMMY.com: The Vinyl Shortage, Explained
  178. Gotta Groove Records: Fast Turnaround Vinyl Record Pressing (release date planning)
  179. University of Glasgow: Music consumption has unintended economic and environmental costs
  180. Digital Music News: Who Gets Paid What from Vinyl Album Sales At Indie Record Stores?
  181. ABC (6abc / AP): Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' makes history by selling 4M copies in first week
  182. Billboard: Artists Are Releasing More Physical Variants Than Ever. But a High Chart Position Isn't the Only Aim
  183. Northeastern Global News: Taylor Swift keeps releasing different vinyl editions of 'The Tortured Poets Department.' Is this wasteful?
  184. Hypebot: US music revenue hits record $11.5B as vinyl surpasses $1B
  185. Axios: Vinyl album sales in 2025 (Luminate data)
  186. Official Charts: The Official biggest albums of 2025
  187. Vermont Public: Burlington Record Plant Revives The Art Of Pressing Vinyl
  188. VRMA and Vinyl Alliance: Vinyl Record Industry - First Carbon Footprinting Report (2024, PDF)
  189. optimal media: Vinyl records: Production, pressing and packaging
  190. optimal media: BioVinyl
  191. CBS News: British company uses bioplastic in a bid to turn the booming vinyl industry green
  192. Stamp The Wax: A green future? Needs & Green Vinyl's eco-approach to vinyl production
  193. Vantiva: Vinyl Solutions
  194. Time Out Tokyo: Toyo Kasei
  195. The Japan Times: Fantastic plastic: last vinyl presser hosts exam on the record
  196. The Japan Times: Sony to crank out vinyl records for first time in 28 years (2017-06-29)
  197. Brutus: A look inside P-Vine's record pressing factory, VINYL GOES AROUND PRESSING - Part 1
  198. BVMI: Music Industry in Germany 2025 (press release)
  199. The Vinyl Factory: New pressing plant in Brazil set to quadruple vinyl production
  200. The Vinyl Factory: Argentina's only record pressing plant to open next month