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"2014's Biggest Shocker - Vinyl Making Huge Comeback"
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| DJ RANN |
interesting to see this on the Yahoo home page today.
apparently, vinyl sales this year will be the highest in the UK since 1997. Also more interesting is that digital downloads have seen a sharp decline since 2013, with streaming and subscription services now where the money is at.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/2014-b...-213026314.html |
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| MSZ |
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| kevin shawn |
| I still buy vinyl but it's old records from the 50s-70s at Goodwill for $1-$2. |
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| Oakenshield |
| i used to love shopping for records omg i would spen hours in places looking for 90's prog trance i still have alot now though i dont miss the prices :D |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Robotrance
id guess that in 97 basically 100% of vinyl sales was techno/trance/house or club mixes of top10s pop tunes. and thats it, it was a dj niche. now its more a hipster thing. this isnt shocking at all really as CD is dead, mp3 is dead, streaming isnt really all that good (sound+interface) so everyone that are fairly interested in music have probably bought a Pro-Ject entry level Turntable.
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I think you're right about the figures; Dance music was the main driver of vinyl sales then but don't forget it was still incredibly niche, compared to to say overall format sales, say the number of people who bought phil collins or Celine Dion CD's that year.
The fact 1997 was a big year for vinyl sales is actually testament to EDM's popularity then. Don't forget it only took 50,000 sales tog et a number one hit in the UK in the late 90's, Gamemaster sold something like 14,000 copies on vinyl in 1998 which was a huge deal for EDM but really nothing compared to any boyband of the time.
What's happening now is a little different; sure EDM labels are releasing on vinyl again but it's actually people buying existing records (beatles, pink floyd, the stones etc) but wanting them on vinyl.
It still makes me happy as the more people buying vinyl, the more corporations will want to get in involved and that again pushes the price down of vinyl (which is at an all time high funnily enough). Turntables are cheaper than they have ever been. Go figure. |
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