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Watch Vinyl Records Being Made at Smashed Plastic

How do they make vinyl records? Jay brings you to a factory to see how it’s done.

03/24/2022

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Watch Vinyl Records Being Made at Smashed Plastic

Clip: Season 2022 Episode 6 | 3m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

How do they make vinyl records? Jay brings you to a factory to see how it’s done.

Vinyl records are being made in Chicago for the first time in 30 years. Go behind the scenes at Smashed Plastic to see how it is done, and meet the passionate vinyl lovers who made it happen. While vinyl records were long ago overtaken by CD’s and then digital files, they are making a big comeback, and are preferred by many audiophiles.

03/24/2022

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