ihmeauto wrote:Since this is reddit, its not 100% reliable by any stretch, but interesting quote nonetheless if true:
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/n677pi/new_release_speculation_thread/They’re finishing up some work on a few records then it will go to production but production of vinyls is backlogged and still working at a slower rate than normal - could be 3 months, 6 months 9 months more! That’s all the information I’ve got.
the user is based in Scotland though, so you never know
Background info on the vinyl backlog:
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/mu ... king-pointSome quotes from this article to put things in perspective and adjust our expectations:
Over the past 18 months in particular – since the start of the pandemic – “it’s just got unmanageable”. Even an artist as powerful as Taylor Swift had to wait months for her vinyl to be produced: her album Evermore was available digitally on 11 December 2020; the vinyl release followed on 28 May 2021.
But the world’s record needs are served by fewer than 100 pressing plants worldwide, and New Statesman data shows that these plants are meeting just half the estimated global demand for vinyl. “You asked, ‘Is it going to get to breaking point?’” Morrison says. “I’m wondering if we’re there already.”
Major labels have the market power to push up prices on records they know will sell – huge pop releases such as Eilish’s, or classic reissues by acts such as Fleetwood Mac or Madonna – but Morrison can’t be so confident. “As prices rise, people will be less likely to pay for more indie, risky music, the stranger stuff – and that’s the area I work in,” he said.
As an independent musician, Tweeddale relies on her fans buying physical merchandise to support her career, particularly after 18 months of limited touring opportunities. “How do you explain to your fanbase that they have to wait two or three months to listen to your music, when they can go onto a streaming site and play it instantly?” she said. She too is worried that fans might not be able to afford vinyl as prices increase.
Vermeulen suggested that to return to “normal” lead times at the current demand, at least 300 extra presses would be required globally. But the manufacture of vinyl is a complicated operation that requires specialist workers; the process of setting up enough new presses will not be a quick one. Progress is being made in the UK, albeit slowly: a new facility, Press on Vinyl, is due to open in Teesside, reportedly creating 30 new jobs by the end of the year.
A vinyl record has twice the environmental impact of a CD
Estimated plastic used and greenhouse gas footprint of vinyl as compared to other analogue music storage formats, grams per unit
Let's also take into cosinderation Flying Lotus his latest album got a digital release in April and it took until September for the physical release...
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