Vinyl sales hit a 25-year high: John Maytham talks to Stephen “Sugar” Segerman

http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/239026/vinyl-sales-hits-a-25-year-high Deloitte expects double-digit growth in the sales of vinyl records for the seventh consecutive year, passing the $1 billion mark for the first time since the 1980s. The professional services company expects 12-inch records to generate between 15% and 18% of all physical music sales. According to the Entertainment Retailers Association, vinyl outsold digitalContinueContinue reading “Vinyl sales hit a 25-year high: John Maytham talks to Stephen “Sugar” Segerman”

The Mabu Vinyl Blue Trommel Basement aka “The Basement”

The Mabu Vinyl Blue Trommel Basement, to give it its full official name, is a section of the Mabu Vinyl Storeroom, which is situated in Oranjezicht, just a short distance from the Mabu Vinyl shop in Gardens.   While Mabu Vinyl’s well-known shop in Rheede Street will always be filled to the rafters with lotsContinueContinue reading “The Mabu Vinyl Blue Trommel Basement aka “The Basement””

Ingrid Jonker: Die Kind Is Nog Jonger available at Mabu Vinyl

INGRID JONKER”Die Kind Is Nog Jonger”(The Child Is Still Younger)36-artist double tribute album a Flamedrop Productions & Sound Action Promotions release “Die Kind Is Nog Jonger”, the much anticipated multi-artist tribute album to acclaimed South African poet Ingrid Jonker is seeing the light of day on Friday 3 June!It will be released on double CDContinueContinue reading “Ingrid Jonker: Die Kind Is Nog Jonger available at Mabu Vinyl”

Record Store Day – Cape Town, 16th April 2016

Record Store Day is an annual event, founded in 2007, held on the third Saturday of April each year to celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store. The day brings together fans, artists, and thousands of independent record stores across the world” . We are creating an area that allows our customers toContinueContinue reading “Record Store Day – Cape Town, 16th April 2016”

For The Love Of Vinyl … | Atlantic Sun, 24 March 2016

There’s something about carefully placing the needle into the groove of a record, then carefully having to lift it again to turn the record around and listen to the other side. It’s the kind of interaction with music you just don’t get when listening to a CD in the front-loader of your car or aContinueContinue reading “For The Love Of Vinyl … | Atlantic Sun, 24 March 2016”

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