Supply and demand for vinyl LPs

The World

There’s been a major resurgence in vinyl the past few years and heading into the holiday season, major recording acts are releasing their music on vinyl. That’s putting a strain on not only the few record plants left to press them, but also on the chemical used to make the vinyl. Daniel Knowles is an international correspondent for The Economist.

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