Vinyl – that once forgotten relic of fly times of yore – is making a big comeback, especially with the kids. John Asante, an intern at the Weekend edition of All Things Considered on NPR, opines on the NPR.org blog:

The current generation rose on CDs and tinny, compressed mp3s is in search of albums made by their favorite artists. As convenient and portable as iPods may be, teens and young adults are increasingly borrowing their parent’s record players and purchasing vinyl. From the classic rock stars of decades past to the indie hipsters of today, performers, young and old, are seeing their content played on LPs as a change of pace.

From local record stores to large retailers, vinyl sales in recent years have skyrocketed, and are still on the rise. Not all youngsters enjoy the sound of the needle setting on the round piece of wax and spinning og on their parent’s old set. Technological advancements have pushed portability over authenticity. Will records stand the test of time, or is this just a faze? (Source: Intern Edition blog, NPR.org)

Nielson SoundScan reports from 2008 reveal an 89% increase in vinyl LP sales, up from 990,000 copies in 2007 to 1.8 million – with Radiohead’s In Rainbows topping vinyl sales for the year, followed by the Beatles’ Abbey Road and Guns ‘n Roses Chinese Democracy, both selling well over 10,000 copies each.  (Source: LA Weekly)

This vinyl resurgence trend is definitely ‘Fly-certified & approved!