The Vinyl Factory

Record label

The Vinyl Factory record label collaborates with musicians and artists to produce and release limited edition vinyl, as well as create accompanying exhibitions, events and audiovisual shows. The Vinyl Factory label roster includes Massive Attack, Dinos Chapman (Jake and Dinos Chapman), Florence and the Machine. Christian Marclay, Pet Shop Boys, Martin Creed, Bryan Ferry, The xx, Duran Duran and Jeremy Deller.

Manufacturing

The Vinyl Factory manufacturing division, is based at their vinyl pressing plant, located on the site of the century-old EMI plant at Hayes in Middlesex. Part of the British music industry, it is the plant that produced records by The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Sex Pistols.

Galleries

The Vinyl Factory galleries include two spaces in London, The Vinyl Factory Soho and The Vinyl Factory at 180 The Strand. The enterprise curate their own exhibitions and events in these spaces, including recent audio-visual shows with Lazarides, and The Moving Museum as well as celebrations of the vinyl aesthetic of Kraftwerk, David Bowie and Punk. In 2013 The Vinyl Factory also partnered with the British Council to host the opening party for Jeremy Deller at the Venice Biennale and presented Dinos Chapman’s first live music show at Sónar and subsequently during Frieze Art Fair in London.

Fact and Phonica

The Vinyl Factory publishes FACT music website, which developed from FACT magazine, and owns Phonica Records in London.