Popularity Of Vinyl Records

Promotional or promo copies of a record are often identified in some way and they often have a special label that indicates that the particular records was made for.

Popularity of vinyl records.

Recent statistics popular statistics. She currently writes for soundstage direct her go to place for all turntables and vinyl equipment including vpi turntables. Jessica is a music connoisseur and an avid record collector. The mid year 2019 report from the recording industry association of america concluded that vinyl is on track to.

This is a guest blog written by jessica kane. Vinyl records top the popularity charts. Most expensive vinyl records sold on discogs june 2020 sales volume of vinyl record in finland 2010 2019. The demand for vinyl records from hipster millennials retro fans and musicians is spinning up faster than ever.

Whether it is audiophiles an older listener trying to recapture their youth or younger listeners searching for an authentic experience vinyl. 05 july 2019 the official top 40 bestselling vinyl releases of 2019 so far a mix of brand new and classic records make up the top selling vinyl albums and singles of the year so far. The analogue format made of polyvinyl chloride had been the main vehicle for the commercial distribution of pop music from the 1950s until the 1980s and 1990s when they were largely replaced by the compact disc cd. One factor that can affect vinyl records value is if the record in question is a promotional issue as opposed to a commercial or stock copy of the record.

Vinyl records earned 224 1 million on 8 6 million units in the first half of 2019 closing in on the 247 9 million on 18 6 million units generated by cd sales.