Tomorrow is April 16, and we all know what that means, its National Record Store Day. This is a tradition that has been going on for about five years now, and it is the biggest sales day of the year for most record stores.
It has been well documented that CD sales are going done at an exponential rate, but vinyl sales have actually been on the rise. The decline in CD sales can be accounted for numerous reasons: ITunes, illegal downloading, borrowing from friends, or just not having $14 dollar burning a hole in your pocket. People seldom want to buy an entire CD for one song that they like, and most people would say that CDs are overpriced. I don't think that I myself have purchased a CD in at least a couple of years.
So it is very interesting to note that records sales have gone up. The digital age has been very good to vinyl. Having your entire music library on your computer and IPOD is very convenient, but people still desire to have a physical incarnation of their favorites. That is where vinyl comes into play. It could just be our culture's love for all things retro, or just the fact that records are really cool. I myself own a record player and numerous records, I would have to say that it is a much more holistic listening experience. In this world where any type of music is at our fingertips, it still helps to put your actual fingers on a record.
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