POSTMARK

Vinyl Records

Record shops, listening bars, and the craft of the press.

Shelves of vinyl records behind a counter

The Tokyo Listening Bar Where Nobody Speaks

One turntable, four hundred records, and a rule that the music comes first. An evening at a jazz kissa in Shibuya.

March 30, 2026
Crates of records in a basement shop

Crate-Digging in the Back Rooms of Berlin

Past the obvious shops and down a flight of stairs, where the good records hide and the owner remembers everything.

February 19, 2026
A vinyl record on a pressing machine

The Pressing Plant That Refuses to Die

Hot wax, heavy machines, and the people keeping a hundred-year-old craft alive one record at a time.

January 22, 2026