Description

Making Vinyl Magazine
From presses to pages — connecting makers, listeners, and the stories behind every record.

Born out of motion, heat, and human craft, Making Vinyl Magazine is the voice of the global vinyl ecosystem.

What began as a conference guide has evolved into something far more essential: a platform that keeps the vinyl community connected between gatherings, across continents, and throughout the entire production chain.

Vinyl is more than an object of desire. It is cultural infrastructure — an industrial, logistical, and economic system that carries music through very real, physical means. Records are pressed, cut, printed, shipped, sold, and collected by people whose knowledge shapes not only sound, but value.

This magazine places the making of vinyl at the center of the conversation. From pressing plants and mastering rooms to compound suppliers, printers, distributors, labels, artists, and retailers — we explore the full ecosystem that makes music tangible. We dive into technical expertise, historical context, production insights, and the economic impact of vinyl worldwide.

Published three times per year and distributed freely through labels, record stores, and Making Vinyl events in Europe and the U.S., the magazine is designed to circulate — as a shared reference point, a connector, and a living dialogue.

At a time when surprisingly little sustained attention is given to the full scope of the vinyl industry, Making Vinyl Magazine provides clarity over nostalgia and context over hype. It documents the system, the craft, and the community that continue to shape how music is made, valued, and shared.

Vinyl is not a side story. It is a living system.
And this is its magazine.

CONTENTS in this issue:

Welcome – Vinyl, In Print, In Your Hands
Making Vinyl Heads to Washington, DC
Built on the Road: The Artwork of Conny Ochs
The Resurgence of Vinyl: Nostalgia Meets Sustainability – Musings after the 2025 Making Vinyl conference
10 Years And Still Counting – MINT Magazine
Value Gained, Value Lost – What we don’t talk about when we talk about records
Ayo Ke Disco – A Zine By Norsicaa on South-East Asian Music
Groove Geometry, Not Minutes – Why playing time was never a vinyl standard – and why that still matters
An Original Remains An Original – Back catalogue deserves more ambition!
Good Enough For Jazz – The importance of the tonearm and cartridge setup
Test Pressings: What They Are Made For
HIGH END 2026 in Vienna: Where Analog Passion Meets Audiophile Innovation
Public Record Co., Ltd. – Japan’s Unsung Heroes of the Vinyl Revival
Collaboration and Compromise: The search for ‘future-proof’