Recycling Western overproduction. African buyers still pay import prices either way.
Warner Music Group and GZ Media have completed a pilot project demonstrating that unsold vinyl records can be reprocessed and reused in the manufacture of new commercial-grade vinyl pressings without reducing audio quality.
While Warner Music celebrates "innovation" in recycling unsold vinyl, the real story is how major labels continue flooding markets with overpriced pressings that African artists rarely benefit from, meanwhile, the continent's booming vinyl scene relies on expensive imports and secondhand finds. This recycling breakthrough should prioritize pressing affordable records for African markets, not just cleaning up Western overproduction.
While Warner Music celebrates "innovation" in recycling unsold vinyl, the real story is how major labels continue flooding markets with overpriced pressings that African artists rarely benefit from, meanwhile, the continent's booming vinyl scene relies on expensive imports and secondhand finds. This recycling breakthrough should prioritize pressing affordable records for African markets, not just cleaning up Western overproduction.
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