Is Vinyl Really Coming Back

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.

Is vinyl really coming back.

With some insisting that the classic format is coming back. It s very much alive and is much more preferable than listening to music in a digital format. In 2017 vinyl sales in the u s. Play a song and you can immediately identify the year your grade and maybe even your girlfriend.

How strong is the vinyl records comeback. Last year vinyl revenues hit an astounding 422 3 million in the us alone according to the recording industry. Rose for the 12th straight year according to nielsen music what the latest gains mean has spurred some. Why vinyl isn t really coming back.

The vinyl resurgence is nice. 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. 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.

Why vinyl isn t really coming back. T here are two key markets. Until the 1940s the primary material to press discs was shellac. That really depends on your perspective.

Actually vinyl does not extend back to the 1880s. That is until now. Bob boilen bob. Vinyl sales keep rising but it s complicated.

From kiss to foreigner ozzy journey rush led zeppelin and many many more. 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. Vinyl didn t die when jimi hendrix did. The term vinyl revival has been floating around for years now but vinyl is no longer on the cusp of being something big.

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.