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You can dismiss it as a niche, but then again, everything starts (or, re-starts) as a niche.  You can brush it off as an inferior format, but then again, that's usually where the debate begins. According to ... Read More...
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iTunes albums are gaining. CDs are plunging. And vinyl sales are... still surging? Yes.  According to year-to-date Nielsen Soundscan stats published by Billboard, vinyl LPs are up another 16.3 percent this yea... Read More...
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What's really causing the sudden rebound in vinyl? The easy answer is that fans just want something tangible, a physical memento that isn't iTunes or Spotify. But the more you dig into the vinyl resurgence, th... Read More...

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