Groovy! Vinyl records will soon outsell CDs for first time since 1986

[longknife]

My question is, how many people still have turntables to play them on. There are a dozen or so stores here in Vegas that sell them and they have an amazing variety available.

Hit that needle-scratch sound effect. Sales of vinyl records may soon start generating more annual income than compact discs for the first time since 1986, Rolling Stone reported on Friday.

1986? Yep, 1986, the year when top-selling albums included Madonna's True Blue, Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, and the Top Gun soundtrack. Take my breath away, indeed.

Not only have vinyl albums enjoyed constant growth in recent years, Rolling Stone reports, but CD sales have plummeted, according to the Recording Industry Association of America's 2019 midyear report.

CD sales are still ahead of vinyl sales, but barely, and dropping fast. Vinyl records earned $224.1 million over the first six months of 2019, selling 8.6 million units. CDs earned $247.9 million, selling 18.6 million units. Rolling Stone says last year's RIAA report shows CD sales are declining three times as fast as vinyl sales are growing.

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[Billy_Kinetta]

Better sound.

You can buy a record cleaner pretty cheap. Drop it in, wipe it down with cleaner and its sucks any crap out of the grooves.

The only disadvantage in playing them is you have to change or turn them over every 20 minutes.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

^^^ Another thing to consider is how much bigger a record is compared to a CD, not to mention the fact that leaving a record in hot enough heat for a long enough period of time will then ruin the record. Therefore, the good thing about CDs is that they are much easier to take care of and also not as expensive which is the thing that I will most definitely never get about records.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Wintw]

The only disadvantage to them is that you have to turn them over?! Are you kidding me?! The disadvantage is that that they scratch by the slightest nothing and then they are fucked up permanently. That and they are NOT convertible in terms of being well, compact where you can take them and play them places such as the car (if for no other reason they are way too big) or in a walkman/phone. So, yeah, this is coming from a 41 year old who has been convinced to buy HUGE amounts of new releases in recent years and box sets...which are phenomenal...BUT I don't play them. Why? Because they scratch too easy. They are sources of documentation for what they once were.

What the music industry needs is a new physical format such as blu-ray audio (which has already failed) which can include 5.1, unreleased songs, unreleased versions of songs, demos, outtakes, instrumentals, remixes (old and new), acepellas, previously released edit versions, re-recordings, short promotional film (a.k.a. "music videos"), behind the scenes of "short promotional films", new filmed interviews, old filmed interviews, audio only interviews, a gorgeous hardcover book on great quality paper with at least one essay, liner notes, photos old and new, old and new artwork, and a 3d cover. See what everyone are missing out on? But so far everyone in the human race have decided nope don't want anything exciting or interesting like this. Only want to play music through our phones or some sort of digital device...assuming that they want to hear any music at all in the first place. Of which most people have no interest in any more at least in comparison to just a few years ago back. Very sad. I pray to God this changes in upcoming years some how some way.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

What is really unfortunate is people everywhere have lost the true beauty of music.
Listening to music with ear buds, from even the "good ones" is no where near the rich quality of speakers.
Then there is sound bars. They sound pretty good, until you hear the same song played on a real amplified system. It's not even close.
A lot of kids listen to music from the speakers of their phones. Which sounds horrible.

 

[hjmick]

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My question is, how many people still have turntables to play them on. There are a dozen or so stores here in Vegas that sell them and they have an amazing variety available.

Hit that needle-scratch sound effect. Sales of vinyl records may soon start generating more annual income than compact discs for the first time since 1986, Rolling Stone reported on Friday.

1986? Yep, 1986, the year when top-selling albums included Madonna's True Blue, Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, and the Top Gun soundtrack. Take my breath away, indeed.

Not only have vinyl albums enjoyed constant growth in recent years, Rolling Stone reports, but CD sales have plummeted, according to the Recording Industry Association of America's 2019 midyear report.

CD sales are still ahead of vinyl sales, but barely, and dropping fast. Vinyl records earned $224.1 million over the first six months of 2019, selling 8.6 million units. CDs earned $247.9 million, selling 18.6 million units. Rolling Stone says last year's RIAA report shows CD sales are declining three times as fast as vinyl sales are growing.

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This cool. What was once old is new again.

There is something about records that you just don't get with cds or the digital format. I think there is a deeper, richer sound... or maybe it's just nostalgia...

Properly cared for, a record can last more than a lifetime.

My daughter is very much into vinyl these days and I still have an Acoustic Research belt driven turntable.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I sure do miss the Sanyo system I had in the mid 80's.
A lot like this one... big 3 ft tall speakers that must have weighed 40 lbs. each.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

The only disadvantage to them is that you have to turn them over?! Are you kidding me?! The disadvantage is that that they scratch by the slightest nothing and then they are fucked up permanently. That and they are NOT convertible in terms of being well, compact where you can take them and play them places such as the car (if for no other reason they are way too big) or in a walkman/phone. So, yeah, this is coming from a 41 year old who has been convinced to buy HUGE amounts of new releases in recent years and box sets...which are phenomenal...BUT I don't play them. Why? Because they scratch too easy. They are sources of documentation for what they once were.

What the music industry needs is a new physical format such as blu-ray audio (which has already failed) which can include 5.1, unreleased songs, unreleased versions of songs, demos, outtakes, instrumentals, remixes (old and new), acepellas, previously released edit versions, re-recordings, short promotional film (a.k.a. "music videos"), behind the scenes of "short promotional films", new filmed interviews, old filmed interviews, audio only interviews, a gorgeous hardcover book on great quality paper with at least one essay, liner notes, photos old and new, old and new artwork, and a 3d cover. See what everyone are missing out on? But so far everyone in the human race have decided nope don't want anything exciting or interesting like this. Only want to play music through our phones or some sort of digital device...assuming that they want to hear any music at all in the first place. Of which most people have no interest in any more at least in comparison to just a few years ago back. Very sad. I pray to God this changes in upcoming years some how some way.

I have records from the 60s and 70s that play like the day they came from the store. Just a matter of care.

 

[the other mike]

....no static at all....

 

[Wyatt earp]

Better sound.

You can buy a record cleaner pretty cheap. Drop it in, wipe it down with cleaner and its sucks any crap out of the grooves.

The only disadvantage in playing them is you have to change or turn them over every 20 minutes.

Lol I agree was just using one a few months ago, it's like I just sat down and oh crap got to get up and flip it over.


It's the internet that's making CDs obsolete.


But vinyl will still be around.


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[the other mike]

Better sound.

You can buy a record cleaner pretty cheap. Drop it in, wipe it down with cleaner and its sucks any crap out of the grooves.

The only disadvantage in playing them is you have to change or turn them over every 20 minutes.

Lol I agree was just using one a few months ago, it's like I just sat down and oh crap got to get up and flip it over.


It's the internet that's making CDs obsolete.


But vinyl will still be around.


.

CD's won't be obselete. People have huge libraries of them - in fact you can rent them and dvd's at most public libraries. Although you may want to wear rubber gloves if you go there....there always seems to be a homeless center nearby.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

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My question is, how many people still have turntables to play them on. There are a dozen or so stores here in Vegas that sell them and they have an amazing variety available.

Hit that needle-scratch sound effect. Sales of vinyl records may soon start generating more annual income than compact discs for the first time since 1986, Rolling Stone reported on Friday.

1986? Yep, 1986, the year when top-selling albums included Madonna's True Blue, Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, and the Top Gun soundtrack. Take my breath away, indeed.

Not only have vinyl albums enjoyed constant growth in recent years, Rolling Stone reports, but CD sales have plummeted, according to the Recording Industry Association of America's 2019 midyear report.

CD sales are still ahead of vinyl sales, but barely, and dropping fast. Vinyl records earned $224.1 million over the first six months of 2019, selling 8.6 million units. CDs earned $247.9 million, selling 18.6 million units. Rolling Stone says last year's RIAA report shows CD sales are declining three times as fast as vinyl sales are growing.

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MP3 songs are better than both because they do not take any space to store, you can't scratch them and they are easy to search for in a data base.
I have over 60,000 MP3 songs.
Including the top 100 hits per year starting from 1940.
It all fits on a little jump drive.
You can make play lists for different occasions.
I have road trip play lists that are 48 hours long.
I vacation play lists.
You can send a MP3 file through email.
You can play them on your computer, car or phone.
MP3s have a lot of advantages.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Better sound.

You can buy a record cleaner pretty cheap. Drop it in, wipe it down with cleaner and its sucks any crap out of the grooves.

The only disadvantage in playing them is you have to change or turn them over every 20 minutes.

Lol I agree was just using one a few months ago, it's like I just sat down and oh crap got to get up and flip it over.


It's the internet that's making CDs obsolete.


But vinyl will still be around.


.

CD's won't be obselete. People have huge libraries of them - in fact you can rent them and dvd's at most public libraries. Although you may want to wear rubber gloves if you go there....there always seems to be a homeless center nearby.

So did I , what's the point of buying more? I haven't bought a CD in like 20 years.

 

[Kilroy2]

I have a box of vinyl records someplace in the house. I was tempted to buy a turntable but in the end

How can you beat a audio file that you load on your phone and have all the music you need in the palm of your hand or in your car

Trips down memory lane well can be convenient or inconvenient

it might work with old videos and you really want to embarrass you kids but then they take you to grandpa's house and he will play some older videos for them

Its all about who gets the last laugh

 

[konradv]

I was an early adopter of CDs and never missed the snap, crackle and pop of vinyl. Some say they can hear the difference in fidelity, but I can't. Given their size and resistance to heat, they've always been a winner to me.

 

[Wintw]

There is no question that there are positives to digital downloads. Only one problem. Are you stealing your music or paying for it? Why is it this escapes the point of discussion in the equation? I guess people feel they have a right to do as they please, huh? If Troglocrats wants us to be believe that he paid for any of those songs and you all want to believe him that's your business. I don't want anything to do with that. I am not willing to pay for too much and get less or nothing back for it.

If you don't own a physical copy of something then you don't really own it. It's like socialism...or more like communism since those who sell it aren't allowed to make money...or too much of it without the hoards of mobs stealing it. If you think this has helped the music industry in the past twenty years then keeping intoxicating yourselves with your chemical substances. I'd be willing to bet that is not working out for the lot of you either.

Besides...at some point...machines break. It used to be said computers have a lifespan of seven years. I certainly don't know that to be the case for everyone and every machine but I wouldn't put all of your faith in them. Just like I wouldn't put all of my faith in physical formats as they can be lost multiple ways as well. I also certainly don't want someone taking my shit away if I think I own it and especially if I paid for it as well