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Vinyl Rules!

Posted on 07. Jun, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

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Forget about home theatre surround sound, iPod docking stations and the new-wave all-in-one music systems. It’s time to get ready for the next revolution, the return of the vinyl record – the favorite physical format of indie music collectors and audiophiles.

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December 2008’s issue of Rolling Stone revealed vinyl sales are up 60 per cent from 2007 in the United States alone. Nielsen SoundScan reported 15 percent year-over-year growth in 2007 and 89 percent in 2008, making the 1.9 million vinyl albums purchased last year the most since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.

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