Why Vinyl S Latest Boom Is Over

Gillian welch and david rawlings cut their own records.

Why vinyl s latest boom is over.

I finally buy a new album after last listening to vinyl albums in 1989 via flowers in the dirt. These digital files are often loud and harsh sounding optimized for ear buds not living rooms. And what a year it s been. And purchase on may 28th 2017 a 2014 mono vinyl sgt.

I also question whether declining vinyl quality is a a reality and b a cause of the dip in sales. Old lps were cut from analog tapes that s why they sound so high quality. Digital music as source for vinyl. Per the new and improved wall street journal.

So i think the headline is premature and perhaps clickbait. But that said i don t know that a 5 dip in new vinyl sales for a single year is enough to declare that vinyl is again in decline. Why vinyl s boom is over posted by michael in americana music technology vintage as purists complain about low quality and high prices vinyl sales taper off. But the majority of today s new and re issued vinyl albums around 80 or more several experts estimate start from digital files even lower quality cds.

There s lots of talk of a resurgence of vinyl records but industry sales numbers drastically understate the size of the market because they don t count used vinyl sales. And now you tell me the vinyl boom is over. Gillian welch and david rawlings cut their own records. But the majority of today s new and re issued vinyl albums around 80 or more several experts estimate start from digital files even lower quality cds.

At the end of 2016 it was widely reported that vinyl album sales had surpassed digital downloads for the first time. Writing for the wall street journal neil shah reported in his article why vinyl s boom is over that. Pepper s that i m still waiting for. Why vinyl s boom is over as purists complain about low quality and high prices vinyl sales taper off.

Music why vinyl s boom is over as purists complain about low quality and high prices vinyl sales taper off. Gillian welch and david rawlings cut their own records. Gillian welch and david rawlings were disappointed by the quality of vinyl production today so they bought their own lathe to cut records themselves. Why the vinyl boom is over wsj.