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In Reply to: Here come the numbers posted by Giacomo on August 1, 2005 at 21:46:56:
The one thing that surprises me in those numbers is the decline in new vinyl sales compared to 1999. It seems to contradict my (admittedly anecdotal) perception of more new vinyl available and more people browsing it when I go to my favorite new vinyl store than there were 6 years ago (not to mention the proliferation of new turntables and vinyl accessories and pro-vinyl chatter in audiophile circles).I wonder if maybe that number really reflects an increase in DJ's using CD's and downloads. The DJ market is what kept the vinyl-pressing plants in operation during the lean years of the 90's, but now there are digital "turntables", etc. available. It would be interesting to see if the percentage decline still held up if you could separate sales of music lover/audiophile vinyl from DJ/dance vinyl.
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i think people get into vinyl and buy new assuming its better, then find cheap used, and that the original pressings often sound better as i have and give up slowly on the new, also the new LP catalogs are somewhat limiting but used is vertually endless with half a century of vinyl! plus buy a RCM and you dont worry about diry LPs like you used to as you know that 95% can be cleaned up and the 5% you just toss with no big overall loss.
And if these numbers are compiled the same way chart sales are, mail order only and boutique stores wouldn't be counted.
Good point, I think the RIAA release says these are shipment/sales of US recordings.
But mail-order and boutique stores should count: anything that leaves the factory.
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