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As promised, Crystal Pepsi is back. Originally released in 1992, the clear soda looked to capitalize on the era's marketing fad equating clarity with purity before swiftly disappearing from shelves the following year. Thanks to #BringBackCrystalPepsi, however -- which was started by competitive eater Kevin Strahle, aka L.A. Beast, on Twitter earlier this year -- the soda is back 23 years later for a limited time. No longer caffeine-free, the soda is being offered to loyal fans by way of a contest. Simply enter the Pepsi Pass! sweepstakes from December 10 through December 11 for your chance to win one of 13,000 six-packs of the long-defunct soft drink.

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For the first time in 30 years, vinyl production capacity is on the up.

Jack White’s new Third Man pressing plant in Detroit will be kitted out with eight brand new presses, when it opens doors in Spring 2016.

Built by German start-up Newbilt Machinery, the new presses update the existing workhorses with new features like an electronic control system and a hydraulic power supply to squeeze the molds made by Record Products of America (RPA).

The company claims that material and energy loss during stand-by times will improve although the multi-step, labour-intensive process that goes into pressing a record won’t actually change.

“We haven’t invented anything new. We’re just making old manual pressing machines with new parts,” RPA technical sales manger Dan Hemperly told Plastic News.

Newbilt’s double system featuring two presses and an extruder, hydraulic power supply and a trimming machine costs $161,250 while a single-press system will set you back $100,000. The company added that it hopes to develop a method of automating the machines in the not too distant future.

With old machinery proving rarer than hen’s teeth, tales of serendipitous entrepreneurs stumbling upon record presses in abandoned warehouses have taken on near-mythical status. Independent Record Pressing in N.J. reportedly bought six used presses for $1.5 million and paid $5,000 to make and replace an obsolete screw on a press. Difficulties in press capacity is creating one of several bottlenecks in the chain, contributing to distressing lead times and an anti-majors sentiment.

“It’s a world wide epidemic. You can’t get a record made quickly,” Hemperly said. “That’s why there’s so much interest in getting vinyl pressing machines. It’s a good time to be in the business of making those machines and making vinyl records.

In September, Newbilt invited guests to experience the very first new vinyl presses in almost three decades. “I can’t tell you exactly where those presses are going because the customers want to keep it confidential until they open their doors. Detroit was hush-hush until now,” Hemperly added.

White opened a Third Man record store and retail area in Detroit a few weeks ago. Only last week was it revealed that within that space, a 10,000 square-foot plant will start pressing records in the new year. Via a viewing window, the entire pressing operation will be on showcase to the public.

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