Almost 30 years ago, music giant Sony decided that vinyl was dying, and that in future it would only release albums and singles in modern formats, such as cassette tapes and CDs.

But the company has now announced that, in response to rocketing vinyl sales in the past few years, it will again be producing records, with the first batch scheduled to be made in a factory southwest of Tokyo (according to the Washington Post).

It is currently unclear which artists will be selected for the newly-revived retro format, which the company hopes to get into production by March 2018.

In all fairness, Sony's original decision to cease making vinyl probably made sense back in 1989. With the advent of personal music devices, many customers were gravitating away from bulky records, and towards smaller, more easy to transport formats.