CBS News: Vinyl sales at record high

[Whatmore]

Actually you couldn't be expected to know this since you haven't bought a record since 1980. But the vast majority of records being released, whether they're rock, jazz or classical today, are 180 (not 80) gram because it's sexy. Even ordinary LPs today are 180 and at least 140 gm, not the floppy, dynawarp discs of yesterday.

I suspect the vast majority of records being released today come from digital masters

 

[MylesBAstor]

I suspect the vast majority of records being released today come from digital masters

What is your definition of "the vast majority?" 90%? 80%? 60%?????.

 

[Whatmore]

Pure speculation based on gut feel but I reckon more than half of the "audiophile" releases and more than 90% of the rest

 

[Phelonious Ponk]

Actually you couldn't be expected to know this since you haven't bought a record since 1980. But the vast majority of records being released, whether they're rock, jazz or classical today, are 180 (not 80) gram because it's sexy. Even ordinary LPs today are 180 and at least 140 gm, not the floppy, dynawarp discs of yesterday.

I was rather late to the digital party. Bought my first CD in '92.

Tim

 

[scouter]

Five years ago we finally moved to a location where I could unpack the hi if and break out the albums in storage. My daughter, 14 at the time, was and has always been an avid music lover (and musician, classically trained violinist). I brought out the Rega Planar 3 with Sumiko Talisman cartridge, threw an album on, and as she passed the music on the way to her room, stopped dead in her tracks, sat down, listened to the rest of the album, slack jawed. When she went off to college, she stole the Rega, along with my old Rauna Tyr speakers and several 100 albums. The movement going on may well involve the "cool indie look" for many of that generation, but trust me, many are also THE future audiophiles. She has set her eyes on her favorite speakers to date, Wilson Sophias, and plans on purchasing some used ones with her first paychecks down the road. (After hearing VPI's classic series, the rega's days are numbered also). I suspect vinyl will outlast all of us on this forum, with good reason.

 

[Asamel]

The future will bring what it will bring, in the meantime vinyl, and tape, have made me upgrade my entire system. I love listening to music the way I used to in high school and college - perhaps even more!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

The future will bring what it will bring, in the meantime vinyl, and tape, have made me upgrade my entire system. I love listening to music the way I used to in high school and college - perhaps even more!

Same for me. It wasn't for my love of vinyl I'd probably never upgrade as I really have no interest in exploring digital the way I do vinyl. Don't take that the wrong way, please...it's not a bash against digital. It's more a question of being involved with the medium.

 

[DaveyF]

Same for me. It wasn't for my love of vinyl I'd probably never upgrade as I really have no interest in exploring digital the way I do vinyl. Don't take that the wrong way, please...it's not a bash against digital. It's more a question of being involved with the medium.

Agreed, but for me it's more of being involved with the music than the medium. The music is for me more realistic with analog than digital.

 

[cpp]

I don't know if the resurgence in LP sales is a fad or not, but our local "record" stores have new LP's coming in daily.

Found these charts on sells




I own both LP and digital and I like setting an LP on the platter and lowering the stylus to the record while I set back and read the back cover of the LP. I guess it's my old age or just my enjoyment of music.

 

[FrantzM]

I don't know if the resurgence in LP sales is a fad or not, but our local "record" stores have new LP's coming in daily.

Found these charts on sells

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I own both LP and digital and I like setting an LP on the platter and lowering the stylus to the record while I set back and read the back cover of the LP. I guess it's my old age or just my enjoyment of music.

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I hesitated mightily to voice my views but this being after all a discussion forum ... I must say that according to these statistics, LP/Vinyl represent less than 1%... of the total of music on this planet .. It takes a devoted optimist to rejoice about that percentage ...

 

[rbbert]

That's only for the UK. I think in the USA it's more like 2%

Edit: And before someone points out that many LP sales aren't reported to Soundscan, I've previously mentioned that that is even more true for digital downloads and CD's than it is for LP's. OTOH, the RIAA's numbers (from which royalties are calculated) are probably as accurate as any survey can be.

 

[cpp]

That's only for the UK. I think in the USA it's more like 2%

Edit: And before someone points out that many LP sales aren't reported to Soundscan, I've previously mentioned that that is even more true for digital downloads and CD's than it is for LP's. OTOH, the RIAA's numbers (from which royalties are calculated) are probably as accurate as any survey can be.

Shame we can't find valid data on digital downloads from all the sites that do offer downloads.

 

[rbbert]

I'm sure they each keep figures, it's a question of compiling them all.

 

[sombunya]

There is also a suggestion that true sales are underestimated since small labels and Indie stores may not be accurately counted.

Which is pretty much all I buy. Maybe 20-30/month.

I did pick up a release on Reprise last week though.