The return of a "classic"

Vinyl records are consolidated in the music market.

The vinyl returns. The sales of the nostalgic support present in Great Britain the official figures of 1995, that is to say, that they surpass the million of units. This hints at a progression that begins to disconcert and excite the record companies. A commercial rebound A limit to piracy. An incentive for record players and vinyls. It is still modest figures, but the trend suggests that immaterial music represents a frustration for true music lovers who need a cover, a script, a formal "evidence" of music, and to achieve all this lead to a ritual: the purchase of the disc. To extract a disc carefully from the envelope that preserved it. Clean it Place it upright, away from heat sources, and take care of the needles. All this made the owner of a record considered a unique piece of music that could not be transferred, so a vinyl record was not available. A vinyl record turned one into an interpreter. It required an exercise of involvement. And of a preparation to put a disc.

"Vinyl is the representation of the art of music"

In this context of nostalgia and sentimentality, so typical of collectors, it can be explained why the big multinationals have started the campaigns of re-editions - consecrated titles, historical albums, commercial lures - and why they have published on vinyl the novelties with guarantees . It has always been said that the sound of a vinyl record on a good piece of equipment represents a musical experience never matched by compact disc or immaterial technology.

The art of music is something that can be transmitted from generation to generation:

- "Dad, what is that device?"

- "It's called record player, and we used it many, many years ago to listen to music, son."