Guardian Vinyl Comeback

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.

Guardian vinyl comeback.

Sales of vinyl in 2016 reached a 25 year high as consumers young and old have once again embraced physical formats of music. After books and vinyl board games make a comeback this article is more than 2 years old tabletop games join trend for the real thing over digital and for having fun with other people. These shops sell vinyl instead to djs to those who want to fulfil a nostalgic need and to younger patrons trying to bolster their retro cache. Microplays from the royal court and the guardian love loss and mixtapes.

More than 3 2m lps were sold last year a rise of 53 on last year and. Find some piece of good news however minuscule and then claim some sort of revolution is under way. Analogue makes a comeback on vinyl. The boasting about vinyl s comeback is a music industry con trick.

None of these roles is currently filled by cds.