| ABC News |
Vinyl: The last track |
| 5 March 2009 |
A news video about the resurgence of interest in vinyl,
including interviews with a radio DJ, a pressing plant
manager, and a record store owner. |
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| BBC News |
Revived 45 heads for 60th birthday |
| 5 January 2009 |
"'They're tactile, they have fantastic sleeves, they sound
great, they're concise. Pure pop.'" Full article (includes video) |
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| Computerworld |
Vinyl record sales double in '08, CDs down |
| 2 January 2009 |
"'There's nothing like a vinyl record. It's analog. It
sounds as close as you're going to get to the artist. If
you're that guy who sits in that optimum space in your
living room, you're definitely going to hear the
difference.'" Full article |
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| The New York Times |
You Say You Want a Revolution (at 33 1/3) |
| 1 December 2008 |
"Now she holds listening parties in her Brooklyn apartment,
introducing friends to the rich sound of vinyl. 'There is
something I like about the process of listening that way,'
she said. 'Having to listen to it in the order the musicians
intended, and turning it over. There is something social
about it.' Sales of new LPs show that Ms. Walker isn't the
only one rediscovering vinyl. While CD sales dropped last
year, sales of records were up 36 percent, although they are
still a minuscule part of the music market." Full article |
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| The New York Times |
Another Spin for Vinyl |
| 29 August 2008 |
"The ranks of vinyl devotees are growing. Lately, the
anachronistic LP has experienced an unlikely spike in sales,
decades after the mainstream music industry wrote off the
format as obsolete. Major labels are expanding their vinyl
offerings for the first time since they left records for
dead nearly two decades ago, music executives said." Full article |
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| The Independent |
The 7in. revival - fans get back in the groove |
| 18 July 2008 |
"As CD sales drop worldwide and download
sales rise, a much older format is thriving. Vinyl has stood
the test of time. With the advent of guitar bands in the
charts in recent years, led by Arctic Monkeys, the White
Stripes, The Killers and The Libertines, the 7in found its
popularity soar once again and vinyl sales have been on the
up ever since." Full article |
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| CBS News |
Vinyl Is Back in the
Groove |
| 10 February 2008 |
"Vinyl records, yes, the same kind of LPs
you listened to on a turntable, have become, well, cutting
edge again. True, the newer technology can put a thousand
digital songs in your pocket, but for a growing number of
music lovers, there's nothing like a real groove. Record
labels are re-releasing vinyl LPs; Amazon has inaugurated a
vinyl-only Web site; and the makers of vinyl records say
sales are up, enough to keep them in the black." Full article |
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| Financial Times |
Back in the Groove |
| 8 February 2008 |
"So people are buying vinyl for different
reasons. But one that refuses to go away is that many people
believe analogue simply sounds better. This belief has grown
only stronger as lifestyle changes and advances in
technology have, paradoxically, led to a decline in sound
quality — a retreat from hi-fi to lo-fi." Full article (includes video) |
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| Time |
Vinyl Gets Its Groove
Back |
| 10 January 2008 |
"Vinyl records, especially the full-length
LPs that helped define the golden era of rock in the 1960s
and '70s, are suddenly cool again. Some of the new fans are
baby boomers nostalgic for their youth. But to the surprise
and delight of music executives, increasing numbers of the
iPod generation are also purchasing turntables (or dusting
off Dad's), buying long-playing vinyl records and giving
them a spin." Full article |
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| Wired |
Vinyl May Be Final Nail
in CD's Coffin |
| 29 October 2007 |
"'For many of us, and certainly for many of
our artists, the vinyl is the true version of the release,'
said Matador's Patrick Amory. 'The size and presence of the
artwork, the division into sides, the better sound quality,
above all the involvement and work the listener has to put
in, all make it the format of choice for people who really
care about music.'" Full article |
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| The Independent |
New generation help vinyl
spin back to life |
| 24 June 2007 |
"Sales of old fashioned seven-inch singles
are surging as a new generation of music fans turns its back
on the digital download for the "romance" and solidity of
vinyl. When the White Stripes hit No 2 in the charts with
"Icky Thump" last week, more than two thirds of the single's
sales were on seven-inch vinyl, helping the format to a
15-year sales high." Full article |
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| The Guardian |
Plastic fantastic: Johnny
Dee is backing vinyl |
| 26 November 2005 |
"Vinyl today, particularly the vinyl
Transgressive and small labels like it put out, is better
quality than it was in the 1980s and early 1990s. And often
the album releases are an even higher standard. The Magic
Numbers' debut comes on two heavyweight slabs of thick black
stuff. It feels less like a record than something you can
use to tile a roof. It's wonderful. Vinyl is sexy, hip and
real, if slightly inconvenient." Full article |
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| The Times |
Vinyl spins on as CDs
fade away |
| 8 December 2003 |
"Members of many rock acts are themselves
vinyl aficionados and have also insisted that record
companies release their singles on the seven-inch format.
The music retailer HMV has devoted an increasing amount of
floorspace in its stores to vinyl singles and albums in the
past 18 months." Full article |
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| San Francisco Chronicle |
Into the Groove |
| 27 December 2002 |
"Vinyl, of course, isn't just worshiped by
men behaving madly who might fit comfortably into the cast
of 'High Fidelity.' Youngsters from the CD and MP3 era
request the latest from Coldplay and Oasis on vinyl at Mod
Lang Records in Berkeley. Hip-hop DJs sift through stacks of
wax of all sorts, having not figured out yet how to drop a
needle on a CD. Even Neiman Marcus this season is offering a
"Nostalgic Stereo System" with a turntable for $249." Full article |
