Why Vinyl Is Coming Back

Why vinyl is making a comeback.

Why vinyl is coming back.

Here are five possible reasons why vinyl is making a comeback. 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. 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. Record production has set a record and made a comeback in 2017.

Since the turn of the millennium cds have been partially replaced by digital downloads and streaming services. Why record albums are coming back. Jacob osborn 4 jul 2018. Here s why they are suddenly red hot again.

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. Soon you re relishing the sound of light background static to the point that digital streaming can sometimes sound unnatural by comparison. The real problem with vinyl was that it made hbo look bad. 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.

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. Cnn money said that vinyl sales could account for nearly a fifth of physical music consumption a metric that doesn t include music downloads. These types of massive and costly releases often including material that s already available help explain why it s still so easy for many to question the sustainability of the vinyl recovery. As best buy drops cd s vinyl sales heat up.

After a 28 year hiatus sony announced that it was bringing back vinyl records. In the end it drew meager ratings because you ve seen the same plot 1 000 times already. Why record albums are coming back. But ratings have never been a huge concern for hbo.

Remember when compact discs better known as cds put the vinyl record industry out of business in the 1990s. As more and more stores drop cds they are bringing back vinyl records that many people had given up for dead. When you play streamed digital files through an app you don t own that music. Sure subscription streaming services provide unprecedented access and convenience but something is lost too.