....so it must be true!

On the telly, earlier this evening, Paul Gambaccini was reported as having
said he thought the 7" vinyl single could outlive the CD!!

As I said here a long time ago - vinyl singles are on the up. Don't hold me
to these figures but I believe the recent UK sales have been along the
following lines:

2001 - £178,000 (approx)

2005 - over a £million!

Naturally I am pleased to hear this because the sound quality from some of
these little buggers (at 45 rpm) can be very good indeed and I love playing
them myself! I have often said that a couple of kids playing a stack of
singles back in the 60s probably got more enjoyment from them than some of
the 'audiophiles' do today on the most expensive kit!

What was interesting was the young lad on the TV prog said what he like
about the singles was the physical aspect of having something to see and
hold! (As opposed to the 'virtual music' of the iPods!) PG also said summat
like playing a record involved the visual sense and watching the record play
was an important part of the experience!!

:-)