Sofia, Dec 23 (GNA/BTA) – No vinyl records have been produced in Bulgaria since 1994. This is about to change in the coming months, as in 2025, the first vinyl pressing plant in the country since Balkanton will begin operations. It will be the only one in the Balkans.
In an interview with BTA, one of the people behind the factory, Iliya Grigorov, explained why now is the time for the revival of this business in the country, the interest from other Balkan countries, and the concept behind the project.
The plant, located in a village near Sofia, will start working on orders from February, with a capacity to produce up to 20,000 vinyl records per month. ‘There is a lot of interest from the Balkans, and I am not even sure how we will manage at the beginning – we will give our best. Many Bulgarian artists also want to work with us,’ Grigorov said.
When trends reversed and vinyls started to come back into fashion, Bulgarian and Balkan artists who wanted to release their music in this format were forced to work with factories in Western Europe. Something that not only takes more time and money, but also harms the environment through constant shipments.
“We believe that Bulgaria and the Balkans should have such a place so that people can be one step away from their final product. We have spoken to many people from the Balkans who want to come and see the factory. Somehow that has been missing here for the last 30 years,” Grigorov stressed.
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