{"id":469,"date":"2009-01-09T11:17:29","date_gmt":"2009-01-09T11:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/01\/vinyl-records-making-a-comebac.html"},"modified":"2009-01-09T11:17:29","modified_gmt":"2009-01-09T11:17:29","slug":"vinyl-records-making-a-comebac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/01\/vinyl-records-making-a-comebac.html","title":{"rendered":"Vinyl records making a comeback of sorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vinylrecords.jpg\"<\/span>Last week, I wrote about my belief that digital music will never completely take over CDs<\/a>, because I think there are still music fans who want a physical product to hold in their hands.
\nAnd now there’s proof that vinyl records are making a comeback of sorts.
\nNielson Co. reported that last year in the U.S., vinyl record sales rose to 1.88 million, up from 990,000 in 2007. That number is tiny compared to rising sales of digital downloads (66 million in 2008) or falling sales of CDs (361 million units).
\nBut the Financial Post <\/a>says that artists like Madonna, U2, and REM released vinyl records last year, and according to AP, the best selling vinyl albums in 2008 <\/a>were Radiohead’s In Rainbows<\/em> (26,000 units), the Beatles’ Abbey Road<\/em> (16,500) and Guns ‘N Roses’ Chinese Democracy <\/em>(13,600).
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\nDo you collect vinyl records? Why do you prefer that format? Are you surprised by the rise in vinyl sales?<\/strong>
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\nVisit Beliefnet’s Christian music blog, Gospel Soundcheck<\/a>, daily for the latest news on your favorite Christian music artists as well as mainstream artists with ties to Christian music.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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