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Manufacturing Memories At Sound Leisure


Sound Leisure are the longest continuous manufacturer of Jukeboxes and have been manufacturing high quality Jukeboxes in Yorkshire since 1978.


Set up by Alan Black in 1978 the company is still family owned and run by the original family. Sound Leisure remain one of only two traditional Jukebox manufacturers in the World and are the only manufacturer in Europe to be producing classic styled Jukeboxes.


Originally launching their first vinyl playing Jukebox in 1980, Sound Leisure was the first manufacturer to re-engineer a vinyl 45 playing Jukebox in 2016 and in 2018 launched an LP playing version to celebrate the companies 40th and the LP’s 70th anniversary. In addition to the vinyl playing machines Sound Leisure also produce a wide range of CD and digital machines. Working alongside some of the world’s best known brands they export up to 75% of their machines. Their Jukeboxes are sited in some of the World’s most prestigious locations with many famous personalities boasting a Sound Leisure Classic Jukebox in their home.


The Sound Leisure team takes great pride in the quality of their machines and their craftsmen and women have been refining the iconic machines of yesteryear for over 4 generations. The machines not only look as good as the originals, they are built to last!


Every machine is built to order and can be tailored to personal specifications – each Sound Classic Jukebox can be totally unique.


Watch the insight with Chris Black, Managing Director at Sound Leisure who shares his insight into the family business and the challenges and opportunities that it currently has to address.

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