THEY are big and bulky and costly to maintain. Some even say it is going the way of the dinosaurs.
But just when you think it's as dead as your old eight-track tape or laser disc, vinyl appears to be a niche market that is here to stay.
In the United States, recent figures released by Nielsen Soundscan show that overall vinyl sales will once again set a benchmark in 2009, with sales up 50 per cent through the first five months of the year.
But are we seeing the same trend happening in Singapore?
Local record stores such as Simply Music at Adelphi is seeing an increase in customers, especially younger�listeners looking to buy vinyl. Speaking to RazorTV, the shop's owner Dennis Pue, 47, said more affordable audio equipment and the greater variety of music titles on vinyl have attracted more people to get into collecting vinyls.
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But just when you think it's as dead as your old eight-track tape or laser disc, vinyl appears to be a niche market that is here to stay.
In the United States, recent figures released by Nielsen Soundscan show that overall vinyl sales will once again set a benchmark in 2009, with sales up 50 per cent through the first five months of the year.
But are we seeing the same trend happening in Singapore?
Local record stores such as Simply Music at Adelphi is seeing an increase in customers, especially younger�listeners looking to buy vinyl. Speaking to RazorTV, the shop's owner Dennis Pue, 47, said more affordable audio equipment and the greater variety of music titles on vinyl have attracted more people to get into collecting vinyls.
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