About Vinyl Records

Promotional or promo copies of a record are often identified in some way and they often have a special label that indicates that the particular records was made for.

About vinyl records.

Initially rejected by consumers during the 1930s vinyl records have enjoyed a lengthy lifespan once the market finally embraced them. Many of our favorite vintage vinyl records feature creative art on the jackets that brings us back to the first time we listened to a favorite band. Care and maintenance. Getting started with vinyl.

Build or expand your collection with popular pre orders new releases and best selling vinyl. The sales numbers back it up. Explore our selection of records by price point by genre more. The phonograph disc record was the primary medium used for music reproduction throughout the 20th century.

According to billboard vinyl record sales hit a nielsen music era high as vinyl sold 14 3 million units up 9 percent over 2016 s 13 1 million. What is it about vinyl records that continues to attract music fans of all ages even now in the age of digital music. You can spend hours at a record shop looking for all your favorite artists and genres. Browse through a collection of vinyl in a variety of colors and formats.

Buying a vinyl record is truly an experience. Considering the term vinyl revival is an actual wikipedia entry we can declare it s a legitimate phenomenon. Whether you re into poetry books about vinyl records music or the experiences of black women this book will feed your heart. One factor that can affect vinyl records value is if the record in question is a promotional issue as opposed to a commercial or stock copy of the record.

It just sounds better on vinyl. Even the advent of compact disc technology during the 1980s failed to kill the format which remains favored among audiophiles who find it warmer sounding and by implication a superior listening experience. It might be the nostalgia that these albums inspire within us. In the mid 2000s gradually records made of any material began to be called vinyl records or simply vinyl.