Ultimate Chart (a/o June 1st):
We've seen some conflicting data on vinyl sales this year, especially from indie stories. But this is looking pretty bullish: according to stats just released by Nielsen Soundscan, vinyl sales in the US topped 3.9 million in 2011, a 39.3 percent gain over 2010. The modern-day LP resurgence now looks like this...
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@matidiot Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Save the music industry the old fashioned way.
@timchan Wednesday, January 04, 2012
People digging the big hard copies!
@BrianCook_WHY Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Wow! We should really release the next WHY album on vinyl.
@nickdawg Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Now that's what I like to hear!
@jacobtell Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Go audiophiles, go!
@johnpaul Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Digital Schmigital...
@eddiecointreau Wednesday, January 04, 2012
something something something vinyl. something something mp3s and cds. something something wankers.
Wanker Friday, January 06, 2012
LOL funny :)
And, I love vinyl.
Sincerely,
Wanker
Wanker 2 Tuesday, January 10, 2012
i seconds that
@kylesbarnett Wednesday, January 04, 2012
The trend continues.
@DangerousNewAge Wednesday, January 04, 2012
I think the digital age is now here. RIP VINYL.
vinyl collector Thursday, January 05, 2012
dangerous age,cds are dead .kids are buying vinyl over cds,cds ' won't last 100 yrs like vinyl.itunes is keeping cds alive dude.not just djs and collectors kids are buying classic rock lps over crummy cds.
ajleece Thursday, January 05, 2012
I don't even know what to say to that. CDs are not dead. Vinyl has never been dead. And believe it or not, you can buy thinks other than classic rock on vinyl. Like, Jazz, Trip Hop, Alternative, Classical, Melodic Death Metal, Post Hardcore. You are stupid, good sir.
hags Tuesday, January 10, 2012
uh, cds are DEAD, and have been, vinyl and downloads are in.
Mathieson Monday, March 05, 2012
Im 18 and like a quite a few mates I spend over 60quid a month on Drum and Bass vinyl! Soo much nicer to own it and play it and mix it on my 1210s.
CHARDBEAR Friday, January 06, 2012
Cool people prefer vinyl
Rick Mage Friday, January 06, 2012
Real men spin vinyl. ;)
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
official troll is official
durruti Monday, January 09, 2012
Vinyl has never been dead. Vinyl sales are up because of the digitalization of music. MP3 (et al) makes the portability of CD's obsolete. But music fans and stereophiles aren't satisfied with just files, we want A) something to collect and B) something we can interact with during actual listening sessions. Since most vinyl albums come with an mp3 code now and mp3 can serve your portability needs, then there's really no reason to not use vinyl if you want to.
In addition, upwards of 50% of recorded music has only ever been released on vinyl. You can get tons of old records on the cheap, and you or people you know probably have a large cache of records hidden away somewhere waiting to be heard again.
sigsaly_transmissions Wednesday, January 04, 2012
I wonder if it's mostly DJ's and colllectors?
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
It wouldn't be remarkable if it was. There's a reason they are collectible, folks are actually listening to 'em :)
Bobby Rainmaker Monday, January 16, 2012
I think that IS a big selling point, collector or DJ or not... They're highly 'cherishable'... If they didn't have that sound, likely they'd just gone away, but they do plus the other things that make you do stupid stuff just to have a particular one or a couple thousand or more... and nobody can effectively convince anyone of the "benefits" from a distance and convince them their worth of appreciation... That's an experience unto itself and only gained from it... Thing is... You don't actually have to know what the format is to be naturally attracted to see what "it" is... A good record just naturally draws you in... Then you have to look... Ah! That's all it really takes... I have several frames that I've not yet used and others I have - hanging them on the wall like a picture or other framed art... I don't pick the 'best' but anyway... several unused that I hadn't selected for and the other day i saw the little stack and got sad for a moment... thinking about how all the mp3's I've sourced over the last few years - well - there's some great sounds in there, but nothing, like i mentioned, to really cherish... Unlimited in nature... feeling the effects translated of 'that being all there is to 'show' for the track.. in the music I find today, mostly NOT on vinyl. And yeah... I'm a DJ... and I do feel its disposable nature, regardless the quality or creativity in the sound or track itself... It's just not enough for me to "love" or love on... :-) it's just not cherishable... that's really it for me...
fisherlandco Friday, January 06, 2012
Versus Saturday, January 07, 2012
Isn't anyone who buys vinyl a vinyl collector? Just wondering....
Unless you mean those "collectors" who never play their records, or even seek out sealed copies which they never open. That becomes a fetish. Records are meant to be played!
Cheers,
- Versus
@AlbertaMusic Wednesday, January 04, 2012
A few months ago the Alberta Music Industry Association held a panel discussion on how things have changed in the music industry over the past 20 years. Someone made a really good point to say that a person will buy vinyl if they want to keep the album as a collectors piece... something they plan to hold onto and value down the road... Where as someone who only wants the music will simply download the mp3.
Not really relevant to the discussion on sales of vinyl increasing... but interesting how those who really do value the artist's work are willing to purchase the vinyl versus the mp3.
Visitor Wednesday, January 04, 2012
So glad to hear it! Digital music is great on the go but the warm sound of vinyl is what I want to hear at home.
More and more, the albums I buy come with a digital download which is the best of both worlds. Goodby cd's!!
@AlbertaMusic Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Now that is smart of them!
@PimvdB Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Heel goed nieuws!
@DrJapes Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Cool Beans.
@ossmanm Wednesday, January 04, 2012
#spintheblackcircle
@chinasyndrome Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Yay vinyl!
@miaverko Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Nice.
#VinylIsKillingtheMP3Industry
@theSPcollective Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Lookin' good!
@gauzne Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Real DJs are back...
@jpxxraggles Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Hipsters...
@falsereactions Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Yesss!
Visitor Wednesday, January 04, 2012
It sounds like shit, you dickheads!
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
get a better system, or develop taste.
nice subject Wednesday, January 04, 2012
I would be interested to read an interview with the CEO of a vinyl manufacturer.
Paul, can you do it?
Bryan Wednesday, January 04, 2012
What do you think the average price of an LP is?
ajleece Thursday, January 05, 2012
Depends on what you get.
Most of my Vinyl cost $2.
But you can also buy collecter items like Kind of Blue (Miles Davis) for over $50.
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
Most new, non-audiophile vinyl hovers around the 12 to 20 dollar range.
@harmonicconcept Wednesday, January 04, 2012
interesting!
@matt_north_88 Wednesday, January 04, 2012
hell yeah!
@Pearband Wednesday, January 04, 2012
We were part of that percentage!
Visitor Friday, January 06, 2012
the 33 1/3% ;)
@thesimmer Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Scratch ya the right way! Sales have doubled since '08.
@seandonegan Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Started buying them myself.
@usioneill Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Good news retro fans, now what about wax cylinder sales?
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
It's anything but retro. It's about how it sounds/feels/looks.
@RobertMeijerink Wednesday, January 04, 2012
mooie piek!
@AlexiaL Wednesday, January 04, 2012
go vinyl!
@LivingstonCo Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Would be nice if this brings prices down.
@reddevilsf Wednesday, January 04, 2012
... no word on leather or latex.
@TypicalStudent Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Very happy about this!
@alligoldberg Thursday, January 05, 2012
Nice. Maybe more re-releases to come this year.
@ferhatalbayrak Thursday, January 05, 2012
Bull Shit!!!
COMMENET Friday, January 06, 2012
TROOOOLLLOLOLOOOOO!!!
@grapevinegroove Thursday, January 05, 2012
Who is buying vinyl out there ;) ?
@honestamenteno Thursday, January 05, 2012
Ahí está ese espíritu camaradas! Resistamos!
@e_jem Thursday, January 05, 2012
ya me dijo: "El vinilo sobrevivirá al CD"
@rafaespada Thursday, January 05, 2012
Hace muchos años, muchos años
@YolandMoutama Thursday, January 05, 2012
Shout to the real heads who are still buying vinyl in 2012!
@lsrMichael Thursday, January 05, 2012
And that's only NEW, Soundscanned vinyl.
@lsrMichael Thursday, January 05, 2012
Where's the ceiling on this, do we think?
beep boop Thursday, January 05, 2012
If you want a physical format, what reason is there to buy anything other than vinyl? MP3's have their place, they're super convenient, great for traveling but what good are CDs when you can play mp3s about anywhere and vinyl lasts longer and sounds better.
London Music Mapp Thursday, January 05, 2012
Same trend seems to be taking place in Europe.
There may have been more physical CD's sold last year but at what price. Revenue has fallen and streaming income is not making it's way through to artists.
Not to mention the ongoing legal action on Digital downloads being sales and not licenses which could cripple the recorded music giants.
All that and the purchase of EMI by Universal 2012 will be another landmark year in the music industry
www.londonmusicmapp.com
lazy Thursday, January 05, 2012
«the ongoing legal action on Digital downloads being sales and not licenses which could cripple the recorded music giants»
You can't be bothered to read the Terms Of Use of your music store (Amazon, iTunes e.t.c.)?
CBQ Thursday, January 05, 2012
Visitor Thursday, January 05, 2012
shawesome Thursday, January 05, 2012
But we must remember that a CD is just a sample of the analog sound wave. Crackles aside, a good vinyl copy of a recording will sound better, warmer, and more natural than a CD (or mp3) in my opinion. That's because a digital sound wave is an approximation of the original and by definition is not capturing the complete analog sound wave.
mdti Friday, January 06, 2012
neither does vynil....
a music produced digitally sounds much better than vynil.
Even in the analog world, vynil is a copy on wax of an analog TAPE recording.
You want the sound of the (antique) studios? go buy an otari or a revox and get hold of the tape masters!
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
The sound of audio tape survives two, even three generations of transfers if done with care. That's the problem. Not a lot of people are willing to put in the time, effort and money to make a superior sounding, analog recording anymore. Convenience has out-weighed quality. The sonic thumb-print that digital imparts to the recorded material is wholly undesirable to the musical sounding distortion that audio tape provides, and can be better translated to a piece of vinyl, than to any and all digital formats...
Brookd. Thursday, January 05, 2012
I don't think the problem was with the sound of the vinyl. I think the problem may have been that you were listening to Yes.
corsairs Friday, January 06, 2012
zing
dobop Saturday, January 07, 2012
"I see no good people turn their heads each day, so satisfied I'm on my way"
@jonorberg Thursday, January 05, 2012
Extremely interesting info. Vinyl keeps growing and growing...
@KlaraLicht Thursday, January 05, 2012
Ooops...
@GravityRecords Thursday, January 05, 2012
Vinyl kills the MP3 industry.
Visitor Thursday, January 05, 2012
I tried explaining this point to my co-workers (we're audio engineering instructors) about cd sales & vinyl.
The cd was the last physical format. As teachers, we are taught that people have different learning styles, be it visual, aural, or kinesthetic. My theory is that a certain percentage of the population are kinesthetic, meaning that they feel more connected to a physical item, rather than a file. Not saying this is absolute science, but it will be interesting to see how physical sales play out now that we've reached the last development in physical formats.
I personally believe we'll always need physical formats, and the non-tangibility of files will never sit well with everybody, i don't think.
Steve-O Friday, January 06, 2012
I like CD's, I love Vinyl. MP3's are great for portability, but when I'm sitting at home, it's CD's or records for me.
I love 45 Thursday, January 05, 2012
Save it, and dig it!!!
@lunchboxrecords Thursday, January 05, 2012
We already knew this, but now it's confirmed!
becausesoundmatters Thursday, January 05, 2012
It definitely hasn't been a secret. It's nice to have the confirmation in what we're doing. We've not only been housing a fresh online store, but have a great selection of exclusive new releases. Please check out becausesoundmatters.com and keep hope alive.
@OohLaLaRecords Thursday, January 05, 2012
Woop Woop!
@Loudspeaking Thursday, January 05, 2012
This makes me want to hook up my turntable tonight.
Cygnus Thursday, January 05, 2012
I would be interested to see the same graph for UK sales....is that possible?
@WhyDanielWhy Friday, January 06, 2012
I want to see this data compared to CD's, 8-track, etc.
@ethandoesthings Friday, January 06, 2012
Super cool! Probably a good time to buy a player...
@Guestroom Friday, January 06, 2012
Thanks everybody for making 2011 the best sales year for vinyl since the 80s! Vinyl is killing the MP3 industry!
@kopiikat Friday, January 06, 2012
Huh. Neat.
@Marimo_Mags Friday, January 06, 2012
I contributed a lot to this phenomenon.
@GriffinRocksAU Friday, January 06, 2012
Keep it rolling and get down to Thornbury Records.
tsavchap Friday, January 06, 2012
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
Vintage technology, yes. But so is the water faucet.;)
Monica Friday, January 06, 2012
Arjan Friday, January 06, 2012
Vinyl is definitely very alive in the punk rock scene. Most bands bring vinyl when they tour through Europe, and old punk rockers (me, 36) and the youngsters (18-25) are buying and collecting the vinyl. A lot of people are even buying the same record in different colors. It is awesome and rekindled my love for collecting great music.
I went to a festival in October and came home with fourteen 12"-es (and even a few cassette tapes, yes they also still exist). What's cool about the vinyl is the free download code so you can get the files to go on your mp3-player as well. Best of both worlds!
It's so much fun to collect vinyl, and have a tangible product which looks great in your collection.
COMMENT Friday, January 06, 2012
Yes :) but how does it SOUND to you?
johnny Friday, January 06, 2012
the same reason why people prefer bicycles to cars and humans to robots.
consumerism has peaked out. capitalism is overdone. china is still looking the wrong way.
@hrdvsion Friday, January 06, 2012
Ahh... that's a nice graph!
@analogcreative Friday, January 06, 2012
Just saying, nothing beats a tactile experience.
@missjinami Friday, January 06, 2012
Vinyl is still kicking retro ass!
@tsavchap Friday, January 06, 2012
Let's hear it for vinyl people!
@techno_id_com Friday, January 06, 2012
Who spoke about a crisis!
#internetkillsmusicbusiness
@lacupulamusic Friday, January 06, 2012
...pero vinílo está más viva que nunca.
Slovenly Recordings Friday, January 06, 2012
Vinyl is fun, and vinyl is cool. Independant record stores are fun places to hang out, too. It's as simple as that.
If you don't have on near you there's plenty of places to buy NEWLY manufactured wax online, like our spot (we only sell wild ass party shit four soulful, funky, HIP ass rock'n'roll/ punk heathens): http://slovenly.com/store/
We also sell downloads, but wouldn't you much rather have something to HOLD and play with?
Anyway: http://slovenly.bandcamp.com/
Visitor Friday, January 06, 2012
The best format by far. It connects the listener to the music. It is an experiance you can't get from CDs or MP3s
Johnny Retro Friday, January 06, 2012
@jrneedledoctor Friday, January 06, 2012
Vinyl sales rise for the 5th straight year... we all know why ;)
Visitor Friday, January 06, 2012
That is great to hear. My band BOO FROG records on 16 track and we're about to release our 2nd LP.
Hitch Friday, January 06, 2012
And we can buy this where? Seriously :)
@DarksideRecordz Friday, January 06, 2012
We just love to hear news like this! And remember, details for the big anniversary sale are being announced...
@ilovecharts Friday, January 06, 2012
Glad we love records.
@dancepeda Saturday, January 07, 2012
Viva analog, people! Now let's do that with film! Anyone? Anyone?
@jaosullivanx Saturday, January 07, 2012
Viva!
@smithsocksimon Sunday, January 08, 2012
Woot!
@GordonJ1 Sunday, January 08, 2012
VINYL, yes.
@MusicBloggersUS Monday, January 09, 2012
HECK YEAH! Collectible and phyisical!
@jeremyleegold Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Saving the musc industry the ole' fashion way!
@Power_Noize Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Long live the hipsters!
@titan_deejay Tuesday, January 10, 2012
UP UP UP!!!
@WoundMusicRome Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Yes!
Lisandro Wednesday, January 11, 2012
@bastardjazz Wednesday, January 11, 2012
It's Official!
@lee23stone Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Viva Vinyl!!!
Visitor Thursday, January 12, 2012
What sort of music is being bought on vinyl?
I can only speak for myself, but when buying music a physical format, I want music that will stand the test of time. Downloadable music encourages one to overconsume, and often I have bought a lot of music on emusic, iTunes, etc, that I never listen to, or quickly tire of.
With vinyl, I would rather have a smaller selection of albums I really love and want to listen to repeatedly for many years (even for life), rather than a massive collection of music ranging from superb to forgettable.
Do others find this as well?
- Versus
naturalbb2000 Friday, January 13, 2012
Anyone hear if Van Halen's new album is going to be released on vinyl??
@seandasean Friday, January 13, 2012
Love me some vinyl!!!
@Schmeric Friday, January 13, 2012
Apparently CDs just suck.
@jrneedledoctor Friday, January 13, 2012
Vinyl sales rise for the 5th straight year... we all know why ;)
@DivinylRecords Sunday, January 15, 2012
I don't know, sounds kinda high?
@MattiasTweets Monday, January 16, 2012
Vinyl back in a big way baby!
Intressant om amerikansk LP försäljning.
@DaveCorbin Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Anyone want to capitalize and open a record shop? I've got some good names in mind.
@DoxRecords Friday, March 23, 2012
De verkoop van vinyl zit in een stijgende lijn!
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