Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: The #vinyl revival continues.... (of course, its never gone away in #PerofDJ's ...
The #vinyl revival continues.... (of course, its never gone away in #PerofDJ's house).
However, for someone who grew up in the days of #punk, the fact that among the bestsellers of last year (on vinyl) were Rumours & Dark Side of the Room, is depressing ... there's so much great music from the 1970s, but these two albums represent (to me at least) the triumph of coffee-table rock ... but perhaps that means we were wrong & the yuppies were right?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/28/taylor-swift-and-rolling-stones-drive-christmas-surge-in-uk-vinyl-sales
However, for someone who grew up in the days of #punk, the fact that among the bestsellers of last year (on vinyl) were Rumours & Dark Side of the Room, is depressing ... there's so much great music from the 1970s, but these two albums represent (to me at least) the triumph of coffee-table rock ... but perhaps that means we were wrong & the yuppies were right?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/28/taylor-swift-and-rolling-stones-drive-christmas-surge-in-uk-vinyl-sales