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In longer albums the grooves have to be cut closer together which can affect sound quality.

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Bloomberg reported the last time vinyl outsold cds was 1986. Many albums were made as double lps to get around this. The report notes that vinyl revenue as a whole was up by four percent. A vinyl lp can hold up to an hour of music on each side so they are a popular format for albums.

Explore our selection of records by price point by genre more. This year vinyl sales have outpaced cd sales in the united states for the first time since the 1980s. It just sounds better on vinyl. For the first time since 1986 marking a key turning point for the format s nostalgia fueled resurgence.

According to a report from the recording industry association of america riaa as reported by cnn vinyl records accounted for 231 1 million of music sales during the first six months of this year while cds only brought in 129 9 million during that same time period. The days of vinyl records being a nostalgic relic of the past are long gone. Cds have consistently generated more revenue than vinyl records for the american music industry since the 1980s the riaa noted. Americans seem to be listening to more vinyl records amid the pandemic.

Lps measure a foot across and spin at just over 33 rotations per minute. Although the vinyl record contains many great dylan tracks the beautiful 11 minute sad eyed lady of the lowlands was done in just one take at the end of an 8 hour recording session at 4 o clock in the morning and is one of the greatest songs you could ever listen to on a clean cut of vinyl. A report on the first half of 2020 across. Vinyl records have outsold cds in the us for the first time since the 1980s according to data from the recording industry association of america riaa.

September 10 2020 8 25 am pdt sales of vinyl records surpassed those of cds in the u s.