Vinyl tradition attracts many
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MARQUETTE -- The vinyl revival made an appearance on North Third Street Thursday when Vintage Vinyl set up shop at the Emporium in the first of a four-day sale.
Hundreds of people packed into the Emporium at 816 N. Third St., to check out what Vintage Vinyl had to offer in the way of not only vinyl records but CDs and a variety of other items.
Referring to the material that LP albums are made of, vinyl albums attract a wide variety of enthusiasts. According to business researchers and developers Camoin Associates, vinyl LPs are experiencing a massive renaissance because listeners crave physical ownership, tactile rituals and a break from digital streaming fatigue.
U.S. sales reached over 43 million vinyl records in recent years, making up nearly half of all physical album sales. Vinyl generates more revenue than compact discs, shifting from a niche product back into a primary physical format. While digital streaming still accounts for the vast majority of overall music consumption, vinyl rules the physical sector.
Driven heavily by younger generations and major pop artists offering creative collector editions, the format transforms casual listening into an intentional, immersive experience. Put another way, there’s something exciting about finding an original pressing of Alice Cooper’s “Love it to Death” or “Kinda Blue” by Miles Davis.
Vintage Vinyl is well known in the area, making available thousands of albums, CDs and other items at its shows. It kicked off a four-day show at the Emporium Thursday and Friday. Today and Sunday, it will run from noon-5 p.m.