Why Vinyl Has Made a Comeback: “In an era in which even digital album sales have fallen, vinyl has bucked the trend. In 2014, record sales grew by more than 50% to hit more than a million, the highest since 1996—and the upward curve has continued in 2015.”
12 of the best vinyl test records: “Some records are more use than others when it comes to really finding out how good your system can sound. And, obviously, some records come with better songs on them than others…”
With vinyl sales on the rise, this startup lets anyone press their own LP: Qrates is a unique mix of vinyl pressing, crowdfunding, and digital store.
“Analogue Seduction are a hi-fi retailer that have been open for 10 years. With a recent resurgence in vinyl record sales, I met up with them to find out more about their business, and how the surge in record sales is helping them as a business.”
Vintiques Market offers antiques, other items downtown: “…she feels the sum of every vinyl record and Victorian tea set for sale at the boutique thrift store, 219 W. Main St., is greater than each individual item.”
Learning the truth about music at 33: “By the time we’re 33, we’ve heard a lot of noise. Most of my friends still listen primarily to music they were familiar with in their 20s and early 30s…”
