The Resurgence Of Vinyl Records

It just sounds better on vinyl.

The resurgence of vinyl records.

Build or expand your collection with popular pre orders new releases and best selling vinyl. 09 25 2017 07 30 am et updated sep 25 2017 photo credit. The analogue format made of polyvinyl chloride had been the main vehicle for the commercial distribution of pop music from the 1950s until the 1980s and 1990s when they were largely replaced by the compact disc cd. Being able to see touch hold and smell a vinyl record plays into the resurgence.

Although vinyl records made up 4 percent of total music revenues in the first half of 2019 this resurgence can not be overlooked. Like comic books lps are a sexy cool product that represents an. The resurgence of vinyl records interview with kaneshii vinyl press. Getting started with vinyl.

Music industry watchers know that vinyl records have been enjoying a resurgence since their near death in the mid 2000s and the market continues to grow. Explore our selection of records by price point by genre more. With vinyl records you get the opening sleeve the disc you must handle with care the inner sleeve the cover to pack the record away after using it and the feeling of displaying your. The vinyl revival is the renewed interest and increased sales of vinyl records or gramophone records that has been taking place in the western world since about 2007.

Last year vinyl lp sales. With streaming many users feel that music offers a disembodied connection. This revival contrasts starkly with sales of cds and downloads which are plummeting. Vinyl records have seen a recent.

Vinyl has undergone a resurgence that few in the music industry were fully prepared for with year on year sales growing by 53 per cent in 2016 to total more than 3 2 million according to the bpi. Vinyl record sales have surpassed cds sales in the us for the first time since the 80s and music enthusiasts in north bay are not surprised. A short 12 minute documentary looking at the recent resurgence of vinyl records in the united kingdom in the past few years. Vinyl records which is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity that s outstripping digital music growth proves the adage that everything old is new again.