"MiNe 109" wrote

*People* abandoned the medium because they couldn't find them in stores.
This happened quickly in the US.

Sorry, I don't buy that. Whilst record company policies might have slightly
hastened the decline of the LP, it can hardly have been the principal reason
for the decline of LP sales. There have been many examples of large
companies losing a lot of money trying to force the public into buying
something they don't want or having the public banging on the doors
demanding a product that a company is reluctant to sell. Had the public
wanted to buy LPs rather than CDs that exactly what they would have done.

David.