The Old Vinyl Factory Record Store

The vinyl factory is the world s foremost vinyl enterprise.

The old vinyl factory record store.

On the site of the 18 acre emi record plant where groundbreaking records by the beatles and pink floyd were pressed a one of a kind neighbourhood is taking shape. Each of the six storeys with flexible floorplates of up to 15 000 sq ft offer floor to ceiling heights of over 3 5 metres. 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. 84 705 sq ft of high spec space originally designed by wallis gilbert and partners and reimagined by ahhm.

The old vinyl factory. There s nowhere else quite like this. Architects studio egret west reimagine the factory buildings for the digital age while retaining the site s incredible heritage. It encompasses a record label pressing plant and online magazine and collaborates with artists and musicians to create stunning audio visual shows.

The vinyl renaissance the factory is acquired by u i and renamed the old vinyl factory in honour of its enviable heritage beginning a new chapter for hayes. Luna record shop is located in downtown franklin tn within the factory at franklin. While used by emi the site was responsible for the production of many well known vinyl records by popular musicians of the 20th century as well as radios and other broadcasting equipmen. 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.

Playing a significant role in this evolution since it opened in 1982 is waterloo records a record shop and vinyl hub that has itself expanded from a 1 200 sq ft space to the spacious 6 400 sq ft the main store enjoys today. The record store s vast open plan factory floors have been reinvented by award winning architects allford hall monaghan morris ahmm. 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. 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.

Bringing new life to where vinyl was born.