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Vinyl Records Avoid Inevitable in Hipster Brooklyn
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Submitted by Madam SingSong, Sep 14, 2007 16:10

Poor major labels, can't seem to figure out how to stop the bleeding, meanwhile the indies are chugging along putting out the sounds that the majors catch on to two years too late, and even commercial hip-hop can't save them.... Read an industry article a year ago talking about how the CD sales are tanking, but vinyl 7 inches are seeing a rise...and lo and behold, they sell portable turntables at Urban Outfitters so a whole new generation is getting hip to wax...

Viva la Vinyl!

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Records will always be a commodity. Especially for hip hop producers. There's something about the sound and feel of vinyl... [MORE]	The Artisan	Sep 18, 2007 09:41
now that u can download pretty much everything online, there's no point in spending the money on plastic cd discs... [MORE]	Albert	May 2, 2007 12:42
The record is a tactile thing. The smell, the weight and the carefulness of handling. It requires a certain amount... [MORE]	GD	Apr 17, 2007 16:01
Poor major labels, can't seem to figure out how to stop the bleeding, meanwhile the indies are chugging along putting...	Madam SingSong	Sep 14, 2007 16:10
looks like things are moving very fast in Williamsburg [MORE]	christina	Apr 16, 2007 13:44

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