Vinyl Revival Stabilizes – Apparata

The ever-increasing popularity of vinyl, the vinyl revival, seems to have reached a peak. In the first half of 2022, approximately the same number of records were sold as in the previous year.

The experience of setting up LP

Probably the secret behind the vinyl revival lies in its distinctly tangible and imperfect character. You can’t hold an MP3 file or a soundtrack in your hands.

A CD does not match the experience of holding a long-playing record in your hands with a large colorful cover, from which you carefully remove the huge black disc. If you don’t do this, you will damage the groove. Instead, carefully place it on the pickup and then carefully lower this pickup needle into the groove. The first scratching sounds. And then the redeeming moment, when the first sounds come out of the loudspeaker.

In short, putting on a record is really a ritual experience. A real Japanese tea ceremony of music.

Vinyl cozier and warmer than more modern music carriers

The sound quality of vinyl is nowhere near as good as that of CDs or the high-quality soundtrack from a site like Spotify, but vinyl enthusiasts find the sound of vinyl a bit warmer. And they probably also love the fiddling to play an LP.

Sales of vinyl records of old songs are stagnating, but remarkably enough new, newly released songs are becoming much more popular. About two in five sales of tangible sound carriers are LPs. In addition, the sales of LPs have even surpassed CDs for a few years now. This is the first time since the 1980s. He who laughs last laughs best, the makers of vinyl records probably think of this vinyl revival.

Also record players part vinyl revival

Special devices for playing vinyl records are also becoming popular again, such as the Sound Burger. This Japanese invention is very similar to a hamburger and was intended to be easy to take with you. Vinyl still remains popular, although the peak now seems to have been reached.