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.
Is vinyl really coming back.
Bob boilen bob.
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.
You can t really blame these callow souled kids though.
Vinyl didn t die when jimi hendrix did.
That is until now.
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.
That really depends on your perspective.
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.
The vinyl resurgence is nice.
Why vinyl isn t really coming back.
Until the 1940s the primary material to press discs was shellac.
Vinyl sales keep rising but it s complicated.
It s very much alive and is much more preferable than listening to music in a digital format.
From kiss to foreigner ozzy journey rush led zeppelin and many many more.
Why vinyl isn t really coming back.
Last year vinyl revenues hit an astounding 422 3 million in the us alone according to the recording industry.
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.
With some insisting that the classic format is coming back.
Serious record collectors are helping drive the rebirth of the medium.
After all a vinyl record often sets the purchaser back a not very cool 20 30.
How strong is the vinyl records comeback.
The term vinyl revival has been floating around for years now but vinyl is no longer on the cusp of being something big.
Actually vinyl does not extend back to the 1880s.
T here are two key markets.
In 2017 vinyl sales in the u s.