Nealy 6,5000 counterfeit vinyl records have been seized by police in an extensive police raid in Luton. Last month (April 22), the City of London Police’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) carried out the raid on an unnamed premises in the Bedfordshire town, with a total of 6,498 records taken, thought to be worth a retail value of £259,520. It is believed to be one of the UK’s largest ever crackdowns on fake LP production, with police working alongside the British Phonographic Industry’s Content Protection Unit. They have not confirmed whether any arrests have been made. PIPCU Detective Sergeant Jamie Kirk has said: “Counterfeit vinyl harms legitimate businesses and causes real losses for artists and the wider music industry.…