Popularity Of Vinyl Records

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Popularity of vinyl records.

Vinyl revenue grew by 12 8 in. The demand for vinyl records from hipster millennials retro fans and musicians is spinning up faster than ever. Most expensive vinyl records sold on discogs june 2020 sales volume of vinyl record in finland 2010 2019. Promotional or promo copies of a record are often identified in some way and they often have a special label that indicates that the particular records was made for.

We may be in the age of streaming but records are experiencing a resurgence. She currently writes for soundstage direct her go to place for all turntables and vinyl equipment including vpi turntables. Whether it is audiophiles an older listener trying to recapture their youth or younger listeners searching for an authentic experience vinyl. 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.

Vinyl records top the popularity charts. 05 july 2019 the official top 40 bestselling vinyl releases of 2019 so far a mix of brand new and classic records make up the top selling vinyl albums and singles of the year so far. Vinyl records earned 224 1 million on 8 6 million units in the first half of 2019 closing in on the 247 9 million on 18 6 million units generated by cd sales. This is a guest blog written by jessica kane.

One factor that can affect vinyl records value is if the record in question is a promotional issue as opposed to a commercial or stock copy of the record.