Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986

Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by cptskippy on Monday September 09, 2019 @01:03PM (#20919962)

I agree that unit shares don't make sense, I was referencing the volume % which seems less absurd. The % of volume that LP had in 2018 was similar to the late % in the 80s. My point was that in the late 80s vinyl was "dead" and it's still "dead".

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Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by skinnymuch on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @01:00AM (#20936692)

But it’s not dead in the same way. The resurgence has it stabilized and growing a bit still. In 89 it was on a 5 year drastic downtrend.

Now it’s on a tear compared to 93 to 07 and beyond.

There’s active communities online and in real life of people who like vinyl and are buying it. Though there were always enthusiasts. The buying part wasn’t happening from 93 to 07. If you can run a successful business off something that isn’t trending down, without the biz being too crazy, then the thing isn’t really dead. It’s niche sure. But dead wouldn’t make sense. Cassettes are dead. Paying for ringtones are dead. Those two aren’t close to vinyl.

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