Yes, their name is VÄG, and yes, they know what it means. But in Swedish, VÄG means road, which is the former name of this psychedelic rock band. Their double entendre name appears on band swag (most popularly on their t-shirts), and a gritty 70s sound was Snask’s inspiration for the logotype, identity, and album cover […]
Vinyl Pressing
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9 Clear Vinyl Records That Are Just So Stunning
Crystal-clear vinyl records look so neat that you’d want to show them off to your grumpy father-in-law so he’ll start loving you. It’s no wonder they’re usually the #1 choice for special editions. The clear disc has a bad reputation of having a lesser sound quality than the black vinyl, that is not true if […]
Elaborate Black and White Vinyl Packaging Designs
There are so many creative ways to release your vinyl today. You can have colored vinyl, splattered vinyl, metallic vinyl, vinyl with crazy stuff in them and picture discs. That is why it’s also a good idea to come up with a black and white vinyl. It will not only stand out, it is also […]
Colorful Vinyl Record Box Sets For the Avid Collector
You know we are madly in love with creative vinyl records and vinyl packaging that’s why we’re totally mind-blown when we saw these colorful vinyl box sets. They all look so fruity, we’d like to eat them all! WHAT IT IS: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (The Singles Collection) _______________________________________________________________ DOOM- Operation: Doomsday 7-inch vinyl box set […]
10 Music Business Predictions For 2018
Here are ten music business predictions that can affect the music business in ways big and small for the coming year from Bobby Owsinski and other experts compiled by Exchangewire. #1. Vinyl record sales plateau Vinyl remains a viable niche business but its growth slows to single digits. Many young vinyl buyers get frustrated with the […]
2018 Grammy Nominees for Best Recording Package
Record Package is not just something to be dismissed because it adds personality and branding to a record. Aside from the music itself, this is the reason why people actually buy the hard format. These records are worth collecting because they are in special packaging. If they’re just sold in regular-looking cases, I doubt it […]
The Most Stunning Vinyl Picture Discs Ever Released
Picture discs are records that appear to have pictures, images, or graphics on their playing surface. While most phonograph records are black, except for the label in the center, picture discs may display a photograph or artwork over the entire playing surface. We’re getting more and more orders for vinyl records since 2012 and that […]
Reasons Why Millennials Love Vinyl Records
[Written by Ben Schultz, is an award-winning journalist and music critic and is published in vinylloversunite.] Millennials may not have some things—decent job opportunities and pay, reliable social safety nets, a non-screwed-up ecosystem—but they do have plenty of options for consuming music. For the more technologically savvy, there are digital downloads and streaming. For the Luddites, there are […]
Meet The Dodds Sisters, Queens of CD Package Design
Shauna and Sarah Dodds, the creatively inclined badass sisters from central Texas whose focus is on roots music, have been nominated for Grammy Awards in four of the last five years. They joined forces in 2004 to form Backstage Design Studio. Concentrating their early efforts on design for the Texas Music Industry, they’ve grown their business to cross all […]
2016 Album Packaging We Can’t Stop Thinking About
Album artwork is a very crucial part in a music release because not only will it give the initial impression of what the music is going to be like, it also establishes the identity of the musician. And especially now that people prefer to stream or download, it’s an added bonus if you have a […]