Second Hand Rose Music

I read an interesting article today from Wired contributor Eliot Van Buskirk.
So here’s an interesting thought (after reading the article) The record labels are ramping up production for Vinyl – but where are the retailers to move all this product? In the middle 90’s people told me to toss all my vinyl for CDs. I’m sure glad I didn’t listen… If you want a glimpse at my collection, stop by and view 200,000 old fashioned, vinyl, records.
Read the full article here:
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/commentary/listeningpost/2007/10/listeningpost_1029

Quote:
As counterintuitive as it may seem in this age of iPods and digital downloads, vinyl — the favorite physical format of indie music collectors and audiophiles — is poised to re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary.

Talk to almost anyone in the music business’ vital indie and DJ scenes and you’ll encounter a uniformly optimistic picture of the vinyl market.

“I’m hearing from labels and distributors that vinyl is way up,” said Ian Connelly, client relations manager of independent distributor alliance IODA, in an e-mail interview. “And not just the boutique, limited-edition colored vinyl that Jesu/Isis-style fans are hot for right now.”