Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Vinyl Records Going Mainstream?

Rock LPs filled the bins at Hymie’s Vintage Records on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Vinyl record sales have been increasing at a healthy clip since 2004. Records nonetheless remain a drop in the musical bucket, pulling in just 0.2 percent of total sales last year. CD sales still make up 90 percent of the market.

Best Buy will be adding more vinyl records to its stores in late 2009. Amazon.com has begun used and new vinyl sales. Target and Costco are selling new turntables; one of their most popular holiday item. Is this the beginning of a full scale vinyl comeback? Well...read these articles:

http://www.startribune.com/business/22846884.html?location_refer=Business

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Best-Buy-to-Try-Vinyl-Sales-Again

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