Search this Blog

Pageviews

Monday, October 10, 2016

Vinyl boom?




Some may never play the records they buy, someone says, but own them as showpieces and statements of their musical taste. 

Many see this as a shallow way of accessing music, making vinyl little more than a passing phase, a personal statement more than an appreciated musical artefact (the Telegraph decried that “Half the people buying vinyl don’t actually bother listening to it”). 




But Mr Fukuyama is more optimistic: “The act of collecting physical objects appeals to enthusiasts in any era. As new vinyl users enter the market in these new ways, a group of these users will eventually convert to loyal customers of the format and will listen to the vinyl,” he said. 

Read full review here...

BTW: worth saying many, myself included, never stopped buying vinyl discs... in my case, proudly so since December 1970.

... and, I definitely listen to all the discs I purchase;-)





No comments: