A Deep Dive Into Vinyl Trivia

Published: Feb. 13, 2019, 5 a.m.

b'There are people who still believe that the resurrection of vinyl is a fad, a passing trend, something of which people will tire and we\\u2019ll all move on\\u2026\\n\\nThis, frankly, is insanity\\u2026total insanity\\u2026\\n\\nVinyl LP sales have been going up by double digits year-over-year since 2008\\u2026and that\\u2019s just new releases\\u2026these figures don\\u2019t include the sales of used records in record shops, at record sales, or online through eBay or sites like discogs.com\\u2026\\n\\nThe numbers also don\\u2019t include vinyl sold at the merch table at gigs\\u2026and it doesn\\u2019t include the millions of younger people who have been raiding their parents\\u2019 collections\\u2026\\n\\nPeople are deep into vinyl and are embracing (or re-embracing) the format more and more with every passing week\\u2026why?...maybe it\\u2019s a reaction to the digital age\\u2026people want something physical, tangible, something they can hold in their hands\\u2026\\n\\nMaybe it\\u2019s the idea that vinyl is inconvenient when compared to digital formats\\u2026listen to a vinyl record requires physical presence and care\\u2026or maybe it\\u2019s the warm, real sound of the audio\\u2026\\n\\nWhatever\\u2026I\\u2019m always getting email from people who want to know more about vinyl as people want to have a closer relationship with their music collections\\u2026okay\\u2026you asked for it\\u2026here\\u2019s more about vinyl that you ever need to know\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'