Vinyl record renaissance: Wax makes a comeback: People who gave away their record players and record collections years ago may be regretting it now. A vinyl record renaissance is underway, thanks to a new generation of music fans who prefer vinyl. In fact, young people are fueling a 33-percent jump in sales so far this year. As Nancy Loo reports, in tonight’s Cover Story, it’s keeping some local record stores alive.
“This might be my favorite album of theirs” says 14 year old Brian Johnson as he pulls a Led Zeppelin record out of a milk crate. It may be an old music format, but among those pushing high fidelity to a new high are high schoolers. “Records, I think the way they sound and how imperfect they are, almost gives them a sense of being and like, what’s the word, it gives them a lot more character.” This new wave of music appreciation among teenagers and college kids has helped to keep stores like Val’s Halla in Oak Park in business. And the owner of Val’s Halla, Val Camilletti, says that’s not spin. “Vinyl’s very hot.” Val almost packed her business in last year. She’s thrilled that kids have turned the tables. “They buy music with the same kind of passion that their parents and grandparents bought the music from me.”
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