• The move to the new server is done. There are some software and database maintenance updates in process. This has us passing the hat around to help out. We appreciate any donations. Seriously, even a dollar helps. The payment page may be found here - https://www.audiokarma.org/support.html

New Vinyl making a great come back

CharlieBee

CharlieBee

Super Member
Wall Street Journal Stated 3-1-2019
" Vinyl, which hit its highest revenue level since 1988, now makes up more than one-third of the physical format total.
Overall revenue from physical products was down 23% to $1.15 billion, buoyed by a lift in vinyl records of 8% to $419.
Compact-disc sales tumbled 34% to $695 million, marking the first time since 1986 that revenue for the format fell below $1 billion."

Bottom line, Vinyl sales are up with compact-disc sales falling. Also revenue of vinyl are higher now but vinyl prices are higher than compact-discs prices.

Charlie
 
Register to hide this ad
I guess it's following the same trend it has been. Hopefully it will mean more attention to quality for records, possibly more selection as well. Personally, if the record is not that much more expensive than the CD, I'll get the vinyl.
 
CharlieBee said:
Wall Street Journal Stated 3-1-2019
" Vinyl, which hit its highest revenue level since 1988, now makes up more than one-third of the physical format total.
Overall revenue from physical products was down 23% to $1.15 billion, buoyed by a lift in vinyl records of 8% to $419.
Compact-disc sales tumbled 34% to $695 million, marking the first time since 1986 that revenue for the format fell below $1 billion."

Bottom line, Vinyl sales are up with compact-disc sales falling. Also revenue of vinyl are higher now but vinyl prices are higher than compact-discs prices.

Charlie
Click to expand...

If current trends continue, dollar volume of vinyl albums (~$452) and CDs (~$458) should be nearly equal in 2019, with records passing compact disks in 2020.

Who could have seen that coming 30 years ago when CD sales eclipsed record sales in 1988?
 
They don’t have a clue about sales.

If you look at how many records are pressed every year in the US, it is about three times reported sales. That’s because most sellers don’t report sales.
 
I bought my first record in a few years the other day, Leon Bridges - Coming Home. It had a link and code for free digital download like they have in dvd and blu Ray now. I think that is genius. Unfortunately the code must only be good for like 1 year after pressing
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom