10.7 Will LPs still be around ten years from now?
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This article is from the rec.audio.* FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Bob Neidorff others.
10.7 Will LPs still be around ten years from now?
There is a strong movement of collectors and purists who will
keep their collections and buy good used discs. Count on these
people to keep the used disc market hot for 25 years longer.
As for new music, less is being pressed today than 20 years
ago. Many popular artists are being released on LP in parts
of Europe, but availability is dependent on country. One
person said that many new LPs are available in Spain.
LP sales have increased recently in Japan and in the UK. Polydor
is now re-releasing older recordings on vinyl, and will continue
to press them as long as it is profitable. Likewise, there are
several re-releasing projects in Japan. Some are for Jazz
collectors and others are for pure analog as well as classical
music lovers. They are selling the LPs by subscription, with
shipments every 2 or 3 months. Each release includes about 20
titles. Japan has released over 100 LPs this way last year.
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