The Biggest Music Comeback of 2014: Vinyl Records

Nearly eight million old-fashioned vinyl records have been sold this year, up 49% from the same period last year, industry data show.

Record labels are waiting months for orders that used to get filled in weeks. That is because pressing machines spit out only around 125 records an hour. To boost production, record factories are running their machines so hard—sometimes around the clock—they have to shell out increasing sums for maintenance and repairs.