Still vinyl accounted for just 4 of all u s.
The old vinyl factory cinema.
The venue will feature a cinema live music venue and interactive exhibitions celebrating the site s history as a key part of the global industrial and music trade.
The site was originally purchased by the gramophone and typewriter company and the buildings were designed by wallis gilbert and partners in the early 20th century.
The mix of uses creates a campus like atmosphere throughout the day and night.
The old vinyl factory is a special place with an incredible architectural cultural and industrial history.
And the gramophone will also include what s being called an affordable cinema adding to entertainment options in the area.
The old vinyl factory sessions.
Restaurants cafés a cinema and a live music venue are soon line the groove the old vinyl factory s mainline avenue into the town centre.
The old vinyl factory is a complex of buildings formerly owned by the british music company emi in hayes within the london borough of hillingdon.
Vinyl sales grew by 14 5 part of a decade plus uptick for a total 18 8 million records.
It spreads out over nearly 17 acres in hayes west london and was built originally as the headquarters of emi and his master s voice in 1907.
The old vinyl factory is a mix of re imagined art deco office buildings new homes innovation and educational hubs restaurants shops gym cinema and a live music venue.
This is the old vinyl factory reimagined remastered.
The demand for a rebuild is there.
The vinyl factory is the world s foremost vinyl enterprise.
A whole new neighbourhood is starting to make some noise.
While the old vinyl factory will include new homes restaurants and shops the history of the area means many will be most excited by the idea of a new live music venue on the site.
Known as the gramophone the venue will sit within the old vinyl factory development and will be a new world class cultural and creative hub for hayes.