Only 1 Lacquer producer left, in a garage in Japan?

Sounds legit...

"In an interview with Pitchfork, Third Man Records co-founder Ben Blackwell said the Apollo fire “will present a problem for the vinyl industry worldwide.” He noted that Apollo was one of just two companies that make lacquer discs, and that the other, MDC in Japan, “already had trouble keeping up with demand before this development.”

Totally legit
https://www.analogplanet.com/content/abbey-road-mastering-engineer-miles-showell-comments-apollotran...

Most new pressings suck any how. Buy good well cared for used records, they will sound better than most anything pressed today. You can still find original first pressings still sealed or In near mint condition at a premium (but worth it) price. All my own opinion of course.....😁
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^I guess that’s an option if you only derive happiness from “old” music.

Personally, I probably derive the deepest enjoyment from music I’ve listened to for years. At least the majority of depth, that is. But at the same time, I think the majority of enjoyment, as a whole, comes from experiencing new music. Or, new to me at least.
Consider all the other chemical engagements that come with the purchase, unwrapping and discovery of new stuff and it pains me to consider a future, however temporary, that doesn’t include the process of sitting down with a new, maybe even unknown, album of music and the ethereal quality of that experience can bring.
Oh crap ..almost forgot. I can just Spotify that Crap. . Nevermind.

And old successful artists with no bills to pay