Is Vinyl Really Coming Back

The vinyl resurgence is nice.

Is vinyl really coming back.

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. Bob boilen bob. Actually vinyl does not extend back to the 1880s.

That really depends on your perspective. 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. It s very much alive and is much more preferable than listening to music in a digital format. With some insisting that the classic format is coming back.

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. 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. Play a song and you can immediately identify the year your grade and maybe even your girlfriend. From kiss to foreigner ozzy journey rush led zeppelin and many many more.

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. After all a vinyl record often sets the purchaser back a not very cool 20 30. Until the 1940s the primary material to press discs was shellac. Vinyl didn t die when jimi hendrix did.

T here are two key markets. Why vinyl isn t really coming back. Vinyl sales keep rising but it s complicated. In 2017 vinyl sales in the u s.

You can t really blame these callow souled kids though. That is until now. Serious record collectors are helping drive the rebirth of the medium. The term vinyl revival has been floating around for years now but vinyl is no longer on the cusp of being something big.

How strong is the vinyl records comeback.