December 2nd, 2014

Time to dust off an old favourite

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Good news for all vinyl lovers. Vinyl sales in the UK is at an 18-year high. Everyone though that vinyl was dying and Compact Disks was taking over. Now the CD is the format that seem to be dying.

“In the US, vinyl sales increased by 32 per cent in 2013 (Nielsen Soundscan), and in the UK, they increased by 101 per cent in 2013 (BPI).” Source.

Further reading:

BBC: Vinyl record sales hit 18-year high
Arstechnica.com: Largest vinyl record pressing plant in the US is expanding

Photo credit: Todd Hryckowian


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