Is Vinyl Coming Back

Here are five possible reasons why vinyl is making a comeback.

Is vinyl coming back.

Nielsen music reports that vinyl sales for 2017 reached their highest level since 1991 with around 14 million records sold in the united states. Last year more than 4 million chart eligible lps were sold in the uk alone a remarkable increase from the 3 2 million records sold in 2016 and this is expected to rise to around 4 5 million in 2019. 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. Sony was the biggest producer of vinyl records through the 1980s.

Yet it s still here and still growing. But as 2018 begins the business and culture of vinyl stand at an unlikely juncture. Usps is experiencing slower than normal shipping speeds and packages are not being scanned in promptly. Over the past few years analog goods including physical books board games and of course vinyl records have experienced a surprising resurgence despite the fact that these technologies are.

Cds out vinyl sees continue reading vinyl revival. For details click here. We highly recommend using ups ground. The company decided that the cumbersome pieces of plastic were rendered obsolete by the cassette player and cd.

Why record albums are coming back. Vinyl has been consigned to the garbage heap of history more than once. As more and more stores drop cds they are bringing back vinyl records that many people had given up for dead. Why record albums are coming back.

Vinyl revival the term vinyl revival has been floating around for years now but vinyl is no longer on the cusp of being something big. Back on record the reasons behind vinyl s unlikely comeback april 17 2015 1 24am edt. They are bringing back vinyl records that many people had given up for dead. Remember when compact discs better known as cds put the vinyl record industry out of business in the 1990s.

But there s something about the 12 inch glossy black disc that keeps people coming back for more. Vinyl is at the heart of record store day. After a 28 year hiatus sony announced that it was bringing back vinyl records. Our brick mortar store will be closed on 9 26 10 24 for the rsd drops.

As best buy drops cd s vinyl sales heat up. Comeback vinyl is open for in store shopping curbside pickup and online order fulfillment. Record production has set a record and made a comeback in 2017.