This shit practically brought a tear to my eye...
Jan 17, 2008
VINYL REVISITED
The large format record is making a comeback
While technology may be hurting the music industry in some ways, it appears an old school trend may in fact be helping it. Vinyl records are growing at an impressive rate and industry professionals are taking note. According to Nielsen SoundScan, vinyl sales were up 15.4% in 2007 (from the year before) and qualitatively many independent music retailers are reporting that vinyl has become a big hit with their niche consumers. Speaking to this trend, this past fall Amazon.com introduced a vinyl-only store and now offers a lineup of 150,000 records.
Now I'm pretty sure 14% of that was me...but still....sweeeeeet.
Full article at Trend Central:
http://www.trendcentral.com/WebApps/App/SnapShots/Article.aspx?ArticleId=7267