Vinyl albums outsold CDs last year for
the first time since 1987, according to the Recording Industry
Association of America. About 41 million vinyl albums were sold
in 2022, compared with about 33 million CDs. Sales of recorded
music rose for the seventh straight year of growth, according
to RIAA, with streaming continuing to be the biggest factor.
The music industry started turning around in 2016, when growth
from streaming services began to outweigh a long-running decline
in CD sales amid rampant online piracy. Digital downloads accounted
for just 3% of U.S. recorded-music revenues in 2022, a steep
slump from the peak of 43% of revenue in 2012, RIAA said.
NYT 10Mr23
[Perhaps the record manufacturers should
provide:
--The LP
--A CD of the mastered audio in the LP
--A CD made from a playback of the LP
using most expensive playback equipment available, say an OMA
K3 turntable ($353,000), an Analog Relax EX1000 cartridge ($17,750)
and a CH Precision PA Phono Stage ($90,850]

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