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Analog Revival Means Vinyl Will Outlive CD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cdrs-are-toast-next-thursday-anyway dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In the age of the iPod, an unlikely revival is taking place — kids are turning to 7" vinyl to get their kicks. Sales of 7" singles are apparently through the roof. Bands like the White Stripes are releasing thousands of new singles on the format, and record purchases have risen by over a million units in the last year — back to 1998 levels. NME told CNET: "it's very possible that the CD might become obsolete in an age of download music but the vinyl record will survive,". The article explains how indie kids are drawn to vinyl because "the tactile joy of owning a physical object that represents your attachment to a band is infinitely more enjoyable than entering a credit card number into iTunes.""

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  1. Sliders by MindStalker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its all like a bad episode of Sliders.

    1. Re:Sliders by dolson · · Score: 5, Funny

      Was there a good episode of Sliders?

  2. Bah! Vinyl will never replace by Snarfangel · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the wax cylinders on my Gramophone

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    1. Re:Bah! Vinyl will never replace by theguru · · Score: 4, Funny

      You play wax cylinders on a gramaphone? I play gramaphone records on mine, and put the wax cylinders on the phonograph. Much easier on the media that way.

    2. Re:Bah! Vinyl will never replace by Snarfangel · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hmm, no wonder the cylinders keep falling off the platter.

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    3. Re:Bah! Vinyl will never replace by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 5, Funny

      had a sony turntable.

      You fool! Now you'll get rootkits on your LPs!!!

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  3. Is 1998 anything to brag about? by spookymonster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, remember back in the '90s, when you thought vinyl was dead? Well, we're selling just as many now as we did then! Hoopla, Janet!

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  4. Re:How is that any different... by Silver+Sloth · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can't roll joints on the back of a CD - mind you, you can't snort coke off an album cover so maybe it depends on your drig of choice.

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  5. Re:Can't scratch them? Are you insane? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I may be mistaken, but I think he was talking about the "wicka-wicka-wicka-wicka" type of scratching, and not the "sskkrrreeeeaccccchhhh" kind of scratching.

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