Mumbai, Nov 20, 2024 (AFP) - India's vinyl revival finds its groove

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2024-11-20
Melting plastic pellets into chunky discs then squashed flat, a worker presses records in what claims to be the first vinyl plant to open in India in decades. Warm music with a nostalgic crackle fills the room -- a Bollywood tune from a popular Hindi movie. "I'm like a kid in a candy shop," grins Saji Pillai, a music publishing veteran in India's entertainment capital Mumbai, who began pressing in August. The revival of retro records among Indian......
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