Is Vinyl Records Coming Back

Remember when compact discs better known as cds put the vinyl record industry out of business in the 1990s.

Is vinyl records coming back.

That should come as no surprise since collecting records is a means for people who grew up with vinyl to reconnect with their youth. 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. Cds out vinyl sees continue reading vinyl revival. According to the latest u s.

Why record albums are coming back. 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. Why record albums are coming back. 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.

The new player will launch on record store day saturday april 13 with four collectable singles each from third man and punk stalwarts epitaph records. In australia vinyl album purchases increased by 70 from 2012 to 2013 and the national sales on the whole doubled. Shop rsd rsd drop 1 8 29 20 rsd drop 2 9 26 20 rsd drop 3 10 24 20 rsd faqs. As more and more stores drop cds they are bringing back vinyl records that many people had given up for dead.

A couple of decades later vinyl is finally getting its revenge. But there s something about the 12 inch glossy black disc that keeps people coming back for more. Sony was the biggest producer of vinyl records through the 1980s. The company decided that the cumbersome pieces of plastic were rendered obsolete by the cassette player and cd.

Record production has set a record and made a comeback in 2017. How people listen to music has definitely changed thanks to the popularity of streaming music. Record sales have been on the rise since 93. Cds out vinyl sees revival.

Sony brings back vinyl. As more and more stores drop cds they are bringing back vinyl records that many people had given up for dead. Record industry figures vinyl averaged 24 98 at retail in 2016 up more than 20 percent from a decade earlier adjusted for inflation. What s more musicwatch reports that 27 percent of vinyl buyers are 36 or older.