Melting plastic pellets into chunky discs then squashed flat, a worker presses records in what claims to be the first vinyl plant to open in India in decades. "The retro look of the cover... just feeling it and listening to it. it really makes a huge difference," says Saji Pillai, a music publishing veteran in India's entertainment capital Mumbai, who began pressing in August. The vinyl revival among Indian music fans mirrors a global trend that has seen sales explode from the United States to Britain and Brazil. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES N°36KP6A3