Lecture | The resurgence of vinyl and records made of sugar beets

One of this century's unlikeliest resurrections has been that of the vinyl record. Although assumed to be discarded by most at the end of the twentieth century, the report of its death was an exaggeration. Instead it has been steadily growing in popularity for the past two decades.

A record factory will soon rise in Iceland, the first one since the mid-1980s, by the name of Thermal Beets Records. What makes them unique is that the records will not be made from vinyl plastic, but actual sugar beets!

To discuss the resurrection of the vinyl record and this new innovative project, Larry Jaffee, co-founder of Thermal Beets and Making Vinyl, as well as the author of the 2023 book 'Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century' (Rare Bird Books, Los Angeles) will visit us and tell us all about it. For more info: https://larryjaffee.com

This exciting lecture will be in English.