Is Vinyl Really Coming Back

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.

Is vinyl really coming back.

Actually vinyl does not extend back to the 1880s. Serious record collectors are helping drive the rebirth of the medium. 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.

With some insisting that the classic format is coming back. From kiss to foreigner ozzy journey rush led zeppelin and many many more. 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.

In 2017 vinyl sales in the u s. Last year vinyl revenues hit an astounding 422 3 million in the us alone according to the recording industry. The vinyl resurgence is nice. Play a song and you can immediately identify the year your grade and maybe even your girlfriend.

Bob boilen bob. 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 term vinyl revival has been floating around for years now but vinyl is no longer on the cusp of being something big. Why vinyl isn t really coming back.

That is until now. Until the 1940s the primary material to press discs was shellac. 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. T here are two key markets.

It s very much alive and is much more preferable than listening to music in a digital format. Rose for the 12th straight year according to nielsen music what the latest gains mean has spurred some. How strong is the vinyl records comeback. You can t really blame these callow souled kids though.

Why vinyl isn t really coming back.