The $1.2 Billion Vinyl Industry's Rise, Fall and Rebirth, Explained | WSJ

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Vinyl record sales hit $1.2 billion in 2022, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987. In today’s digital music era, streaming apps like Spotify and Apple Music offer listeners hundreds of millions of songs instantly through their phones. So why does the demand for vinyl records continue to rise?

WSJ tracks the life, death and rebirth of vinyl with Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and industry experts.

0:00 Mike Shinoda’s love for vinyl
1:09 Vinyl’s early days and fall
2:39 Vinyl’s rebirth
4:57 Vinyl’s future

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I’m 27 (born in 1996). I started collecting records these last few years. It was fun putting a system together. And then hitting up local shops to buy albums I already love. I won’t stop this hobby anytime soon!

AuggieG
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Vinyls are timeless.
Analog technology is primary technology. It’ll never be discontinued.
It’s more personal.
It requires your attention thus you listen to the music rather just hearing it in the background.
It makes you appreciate the packaging and artwork.

markgarcia
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Never thought vinyl would out sell CD’s again. It’s the tangible aspect, the cover art is art!

tomallen
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I started buying Vinyl during the low point in 2006. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that they’d comeback to the extent they have. Though my big regret is that I didn’t buy more second hand records back in 2006/07. Prices back then for second hand records were rock bottom, even for sought after albums. You could buy what today are sought after records for £3/£4 because it was thought that vinyl was finished as a format.

Gosh I really wish that I bought more records back then because second hand prices have skyrocketed due to the resurgence. A second hand record that cost me £3.59 in 2006 typically sells for between £20/£30 now.

KatieCooper
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Linkin Park was imperative in shaping my developing years haha, good stuff WSJ.

BookofProverbs
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Great feature bringing Mike Shinoda on! Walking legend.

plajason
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and once again nobody lost a word about what kept vinyl and the vinyl manufacturing industry alive mostly throughout a period roughly from the late 80s way into the early 2000s... electronic dance music culture. if it hadn't been for the dj's playing vinyl and labels providing the tools for them many a manufacturer would've closed down forever. i still remember when i first launched my own label over here in germany back in 1999 and got the first batch of 300 copies pressed at GZCZ through a somehwat shady middle man which was a pretty unknown pressing plant in the czech republic back then but, now known as gz media, grew to be one of the biggest vinyl manufacturers in europe over the course of 25 years.

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“You couldn’t listen to it on your way to work or while you were doing anything else”. That’s the key for me. Listening to music as a primary activity. People forgot how to do that.

recordtime
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I’m a 23 year old vinyl enthusiast, I pour all of my extra income into the hobby. Getting a new record at a store or in the mail and playing it on my hifi system is the best feeling I know. It’s a more demanding and enjoyable listening experience, and watching the collection grow on my shelf is satisfying! Plus, I’ll be able to show my kids my favorite stuff with ease.

sirgooo
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Vinyl did not outsell CDs last year, this is misleading, most people when they hear this, they think Vinyl records sold more copies than CDs. The reality is that Vinyl sales made more money than CDs sales, yes there is rising interest but also mainly because they are expensive, so one copy of Vinyl equals a few CD copies sold.

taidee
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It’s great United is bringing in new machines, but the QC in the plant is arguably the worst in the industry - unless you love warped, dusty new records with seam splits. Then, you are in luck! Do better, Mark! Especially at these growing prices 🤦🏻‍♂️

ConcertBuddie
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A quality pressed audiophile record sounds like you're in the room with the musicians.

vinyljoe
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SACDs and Blu-ray Audio are what we should be buying but the record levels have always been poor since CD at marketing superior formats. The quality is vinyl without the fragility.

bradavon
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Shinoda likes the dusty scratchy grailz

bananagumboot
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4:48 The ticks, pops, and constant crackling...that sound is one of the reasons most switched to cd. Clean your records and don't buy scratched ones if you can help it.

HeavyEarly
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This is proof that despite music streaming and the rise of AI there’s nothing better than touching and owning a piece of art! Either it be music 🎼 or a painting etc. Nothing can beat that feeling!

robertarce
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Now, if only United could actually integrate quality into their manufacturing regimen. Because I kid you not, records pressed at United, with very rare exception, are of horrendous quality. Scuffs, scratches, smudges, dust galore, warps… you name it, United is consistently guilty on all counts

Azerrmon
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I can’t believe you didn’t have his name in the video description I saw his face and clicked 😂

ridiculousred
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It’d like grinding your coffee in the morning, smelling it, pushing the piston of the French press, or drinking instant one, you got your caffeine both ways, but one is a real experience.

kraf
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The LP generation will never be matched, peak era for music.

darshilshah