About Vinyl Records

You can spend hours at a record shop looking for all your favorite artists and genres.

About vinyl records. Care and maintenance. What is it about vinyl records that continues to attract music fans of all ages even now in the age of digital music. The sales numbers back it up. One factor that can affect vinyl records value is if the record in question is a promotional issue as opposed to a commercial or stock copy of the record.

According to billboard vinyl record sales hit a nielsen music era high as vinyl sold 14 3 million units up 9 percent over 2016 s 13 1 million. It had co existed with the phonograph cylinder from the late 1880s and had effectively superseded it by around 1912. Find a range of vinyl records of famous artists like pink floyd rolling stones nirvana david bowie and frank sinatra as well as new. The phonograph disc record was the primary medium used for music reproduction throughout the 20th century.

It just sounds better on vinyl. Mimicking the structure of a record gives the whole book the feel of a great album on vinyl. Even the advent of compact disc technology during the 1980s failed to kill the format which remains favored among audiophiles who find it warmer sounding and by implication a superior listening experience. Build or expand your collection with popular pre orders new releases and best selling vinyl.

Whether you re into poetry books about vinyl records music or the experiences of black women this book will feed your heart. Many of our favorite vintage vinyl records feature creative art on the jackets that brings us back to the first time we listened to a favorite band. Explore our selection of records by price point by genre more. Considering the term vinyl revival is an actual wikipedia entry we can declare it s a legitimate phenomenon.

Getting started with vinyl. It might be the nostalgia that these albums inspire within us. Initially rejected by consumers during the 1930s vinyl records have enjoyed a lengthy lifespan once the market finally embraced them. Promotional or promo copies of a record are often identified in some way and they often have a special label that indicates that the particular records was made for.