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Vinyl Back for Another Spin

Posted Jun 2, 08 12:25 PM CDT in Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – It might seem unlikely in an age where the CD’s obituary has already been written, but vinyl records are making a comeback as younger fans fall for the big artwork and warm analog sounds, the Boston Globe reports. Music stores report big yearly sales increases, and big-box stores like Best Buy are stocking new-age turntables and their accessories.

"We're seeing this explosion of young people under 25 who never even saw an LP as a child running toward a format that was pronounced dead before they were even born,” one sales director says. “But if a title has any kind of mass appeal, it's coming out on vinyl today."

Source Boston Globe

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Many new releases enjoy a vinyl edition these days.   (Flickr)
Randall Green, right, with his son Adam Green, both of Arlington, VA look through vinyl albums at Schoolkids Records in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, March 22, 2008.   (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis)
Vinyl is currently enjoying a resurgence in sales.   (Shutterstock)
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