Vinyl record packaging at makkipak, helping the vinyl revival.
When Oasis recently announced it was re-forming for live gigs later this year, vinyl sales went up by more than 500% in a week. There is clearly still a great demand for vinyl records, some fetching many thousands of pounds. The reason for this demand is simply that many vinyl albums are not produced anymore and therefore there is a massive demand to own these precious pieces of music history. For example, Ringo Starr owned the first printing of the White Album from 1968. This became the second most valuable vinyl record in history when it was sold at auction for a whopping $790,000.
So why are vinyl records still popular ?
Nowadays Spotify offers much easier access to your music with just a couple of swipes on your mobile phone. Streamed music is infinitely easier to carry with you. Vinyl records can certainly not be listened to at the gym, carrying your turntable and a set of speakers onto the treadmills would surely be frowned upon by your gym manager. The resurrection of vinyl records is driven by nostalgia, sound quality and artist engagement. How often have you listened to a track on your playlist and have no idea what band it is ? Some people don’t care, they like a tune and then quickly move on to the next. Many people however miss the connectivity to the band that vinyl records provide.
The album sleeve would often provide lyrics and photographs of the band, we would often read the lyrics and question their meaning only to be disappointed when the artist is interviewed drunk on MTV and can’t ever recall writing the song. But nevertheless, we had some sort of artist engagement that seems to have disappeared with streaming services. The sound quality on vinyl is regarded as superior with the correct set up. A good quality vinyl turntable and speakers will feel like the band is playing in your living room.
Vinyl record packaging solutions at makkipak
At makkipak we have seen a steady increase in demand for vinyl record packaging and over the years we have introduced new packaging products to help protect your valuable vinyl records either in transit or in storage.
The 12 and 7 inch mailers are particularly popular, combined with the cardboard stiffeners they offer excellent protection. All our vinyl record packaging is manufactured at our site in Northamptonshire so you are going straight to the source. All our boxes are made from corrugated board which offers excellent cushioning and absorbs shock effectively therefore providing the best possible protection for your vinyl records in the dreaded courier system.
If you need any further information on our vinyl record packaging or any other products please call a member of our experienced sales team on 01604 812755. Remember, when you call makkipak you will speak to an actual human being, not an automated voice messaging service. Like vinyl records we like to keep things old school.
