Members Anderton Posted December 30, 2018 Members Share Posted December 30, 2018 Is this happening nation-wide, or only in "Music City"? Gotta admit that after seeing CDs pared down to a few rows, it was a shock to see vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted December 30, 2018 CMS Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 I've never noticed the music department in Target, but my local Best Buy has had a vinyl section for quite a while. After all, why sell them turntables when you aren't selling something to play on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mandolin Picker Posted December 30, 2018 Members Share Posted December 30, 2018 At our Target here they have had a vinyl section for at least 6-months. At Christmas time they reduced the video selection greatly, CD selection really didn't change. At one time Target was looking at getting rid of CDs altogether. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8097929/best-buy-to-pull-cds-target-threatens-to-pay-labels-for-cds-only-when Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I haven't been in a Target for a while, but the local Best Buy cut way, way back on their CD offerings... I haven't noticed any vinyl, but then again, I haven't been looking for it recently either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockViolin Posted December 31, 2018 Members Share Posted December 31, 2018 It was a sight for sore eyes when I saw the record bins at Barnes and Noble a couple of years ago. The cover of Houses Of The Holy caught my eye right away. And I was reminded of a really cool record store I frequented in Sioux City, IA. They took an old stock yards building and turned it into a mall of shops. The record store was easily the coolest of them all as far as a 14 -15 year old was concerned. They sold incense and paraphernalia too, and the guy behind the counter looked a lot like Robert Plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted January 1, 2019 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2019 I bet a company could make $$$ licensing the rights to print album covers on cardboard. Stream the music while looking at the album art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Three-Legged Pig Posted January 5, 2019 Members Share Posted January 5, 2019 I really don't get this vinyl resurgence. Vinyl was, is, and always will be a sub-standard music delivery system. CDs are vastly superior in terms of quality. Vinyl should be confined to history, and good riddance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted January 5, 2019 CMS Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 I really don't get this vinyl resurgence. Its a millennial thing - the kids with the money who want to be cool. The jazz and classical music folks have their re-mastered heavy duty vinyl pressings that, in reality, probably do sound better than currently available CDs of that music, when played on a high grade system. There's money to be made by making those vinyl re-issues, but not enough money in CDs to bother with. And I don't think that classical or jazz fans play streamed music other than for convenience. They like to sit in their easy chair and listen to their $25,000 speakers or $4,000 headphones, and know that's overkill for even a high resolution stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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