06 Jan 2015
The Biggest Music Comeback of 2014: Vinyl Records
By Neil Shah [WSJ, 11 December 2014]
Nearly eight million old-fashioned vinyl records have been sold this year, up 49% from the same period last year, industry data show. Younger people, especially indie-rock fans, are buying records in greater numbers, attracted to the perceived superior sound quality of vinyl and the ritual of putting needle to groove.