Krankschaft April Update

[Carl Edlund Anderson]

On 03 Apr 2011, at 17:17 , mike c wrote:
> "teen" maybe imagined word as remembered by my old fart friend Pierre
> when recounting the clip on our local news about a shop in Denton that
> we alll know, announcing vinyl was back in a big way.
> Same story from my local shop, who is BOOMING on (basically) vinyl alone.
> Nobody is saying vinyl can compete in any way with other means. simpy
> that it is selling "Like Hotcakes"
> I know it gets my bucks, and OPC too
> I think there is just a lot of "practical music listeners" on here, to
> whom kollekting may sem silly


I think this is precisely an example of "knowing and targeting the market".  I am perfectly willing to believe that it is possible to run a successful shop that specializes in vinyl, new and used.  Is there a niche market for vinyl that can be exploited successfully?  Absolutely, yes.  But do vinyl records have a big mainstream future?  I would bet strongly on "absolutely not".  After all, are the majority of people consuming new music consuming it by purchasing vinyl?  Absolutely not.  And (a subtly different question), is the majority of revenue in the music industry generated by selling vinyl? Absolutely not.  

Cheers,
Carl

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