Is Vinyl Really Coming Back

With some insisting that the classic format is coming back.

Is vinyl really coming back.

How strong is the vinyl records comeback. Until the 1940s the primary material to press discs was shellac. From kiss to foreigner ozzy journey rush led zeppelin and many many more. The vinyl resurgence is nice.

Vinyl sales keep rising but it s complicated. Why vinyl isn t really coming back. Placing that needle on the black vinyl brings back memories of putting on a big pair of headphones and listening to entire albums for hours at a time. In 2017 vinyl sales in the u s.

Why vinyl isn t really coming back. Several companies most notably capitol records began issuing vinyl 78s in the 40s but it with the introduction of 33 1 3 and 45 rpm records late in that decade that use of vinyl really took off. Vinyl didn t die when jimi hendrix did. Serious record collectors are helping drive the rebirth of the medium.

You can t really blame these callow souled kids though. Last year vinyl revenues hit an astounding 422 3 million in the us alone according to the recording industry. It s very much alive and is much more preferable than listening to music in a digital format. That is until now.

Let s take a trip to a record store and i ll tell you the four reasons why 12 vinyl records are better than digital mp3. Actually vinyl does not extend back to the 1880s. Rose for the 12th straight year according to nielsen music what the latest gains mean has spurred some. There s something to be said for the thrill of finding a rare lp in a random cardboard box at the back of a tiny record store and being able to add it to your personal collection at home.

T here are two key markets. Turntables are overtaking cd players in terms of most used sources though digital files still have a stranglehold and with vinyl events like record store day getting bigger every year vinyl culture is once again fully fledged and mature. All songs considered the vinyl resurgence is nice but it will always be more like souvenir collecting than a real revival all songs considered host bob boilen. After all a vinyl record often sets the purchaser back a not very cool 20 30.

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