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Vinyl Sales for last year

It seems like everyone has drank the kool-aid recently, and even though I recently upgraded my system to once again include a turntable, I have always had a decent vinyl collection, thanks to my parents. Even so, I think it’s safe to say that I’m not very unique in my listening, and it’s more likely I’m just another one of the faceless hipsters that listens to and buys records. Even so, I am not one of the pierced hundreds at Newbury Comics talking about all their new “vinyls” they have, and whether or not a USB turntable is a good investment (it’s not).

The Soundscan statistics support the fact that records are once again coming back, but only to a certain degree. It’s probably safe to say that although new sales have increased, used sales have increased even more. With the flagging industry and CDs at $18, more people are looking to used CDs and records. I would be very impressed if: 1) It was even possible to tally the numbers of used albums sold and, 2) What the numbers are compared to the “new” sales.

Nielsen SoundScan 2008 Sales Figures Released: LP Sales Up 89 Percent — And Neutral Milk Hotel Breaks the Top Ten via LA Weekly.

ps – As soon as my school applications are done you’ll see some more posts. I have several CDs that have been submitted to me that I’ve been meaning to write about, but no time to do it. The work keeps stacking up, and some day it will get done.