The Resurgence Of Vinyl Records

The resurgence of vinyl records interview with kaneshii vinyl press.

The resurgence of vinyl records.

It just sounds better on vinyl. 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. 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. 09 25 2017 07 30 am et updated sep 25 2017 photo credit.

With streaming many users feel that music offers a disembodied connection. Getting started with vinyl. 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. And business was booming because the popularity of music was burgeoning.

A short 12 minute documentary looking at the recent resurgence of vinyl records in the united kingdom in the past few years. Being able to see touch hold and smell a vinyl record plays into the resurgence. 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. Explore our selection of records by price point by genre more.

Vinyl records have seen a recent. Build or expand your collection with popular pre orders new releases and best selling vinyl. 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. But vinyl sales are actually much larger.

Although vinyl records made up 4 percent of total music revenues in the first half of 2019 this resurgence can not be overlooked. This revival contrasts starkly with sales of cds and downloads which are plummeting. Like comic books lps are a sexy cool product that represents an. Care and maintenance.