Category: Vinyl
Vinyl Record Sales Generated More Money This Year Than Free Streaming Music
Posted on Gizmodo, October 1 2015 The vinyl resurgence is real, but artists are still getting screwed. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported that U.S. consumers bought $322 million worth of vinyl records in the first half of the year. Contrast this to $231 million in revenues from ad-supported streams from the likes of Pandora … continue reading
18 Documentaries About Vinyl And Record Collecting
Posted on coloredvinylrecords.com, July 9 Although there are numerous great shorts floating around on YouTube focusing on vinyl culture, digging and record collecting, here is a list of some must-see feature length documentaries and mini-series that capture all that it means to be a vinyl fanatic and look at record collecting from every possible angle. RECORDS … continue reading
For the record, vinyl still rocks over digital and CDs
Posted on Northernstar, by helen Hawkes GROOVY TIMES: Nick Barovsky, owner of The Audio Room, Lismore, has seen a positive swing back to analogue technology and vinyl. EVERYTHING old is new again, at least on the music front. On the back of figures from the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA), which reports vinyl sales jumped … continue reading
Beatles’ mono vinyl brings fans back to the start
Curled up on the couch, sprawled across the floor or dancing around the bedroom, Baby Boomers can likely remember the first time they heard a Beatles record blaring from a popping, skipping turntable. With its distorted but full-bodied sound, vinyl is the preferred method of many for listening to music and, as part of a … continue reading
