Vinyl outstrips digital music sales in UK

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Vinyl outstrips digital music sales in UK

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Of interest?
I for one never thought we'd surpass the CD then Napster came and went :( and the world turned ugly.
Sales of vinyl records have outstripped digital music sales for the first time in the UK, with audiophiles spending 2.4 million pounds ($4 million) on vinyl records last week, versus the 2.1 million pounds spent on digital downloads, according to Official Charts data.
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Yes Chunk :olo:
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the fact that people consume music like crazy but only spent £2.1m on digital downloads speaks to the ease with which people get music for free :|
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lol, hipsters...
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Vinyl disk pressed from mp3 master
cd ripped from mp3 master

take my money!

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People are buying vinyl as collector's items. It's something tangible that you can display and show people versus just a digital download which you can just as easily get for free, probably easier without having to sign up for email lists and signing a dodgy DRM agreement, etc.
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What obs said. Also, people don't spend money on downloading music anymore because streaming services such as Spotify and Soundcloud and whatnot.
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That and you can't roll a decent biffter on an MP3.
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that's what voting cards are for
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Memphis wrote:can't throw no MP3s at the zombies.
Trying to picture throwing vinyl records at zombies :confused:
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obsidian wrote:Reference to Shaun of the Dead.
Cheers obsidian :up:

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Mat Linnett wrote:That and you can't roll a decent biffter on an MP3.
Lol
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