Sony to renew production of vinyl records after 30-year hiatusJune 29, 2017 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three decades after it abandoned vinyl production, Sony says it will start making records again on the back of surging demand for the retro music format, AFP reports. A factory southwest of Tokyo will be churning out freshly pressed records by March next year, Sony Music Entertainment said Thursday, June 29. The Japanese giant stopped making vinyl records in 1989, a company spokesman said, as consumers flocked to compact discs and other emerging music technology. Major music market Japan produced nearly 200 million records a year in the mid-seventies, according to the country's recording industry association. Sony was a major global player in the development of CDs, which have since taken a back seat to downloads and music streaming. Vinyl has been making a global comeback as it attracts not only nostalgic older consumers but also younger generations. Japan's sole record maker Toyokasei is struggling to keep up with the resurgence in vinyl demand, the influential Nikkei newspaper reported. Sony is now scrambling to find older engineers familiar with how to make records, it added. Panasonic relaunched its legendary Technics SL-1200 turntable several years ago as the market picked up. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |