2009 - Death of Vinyl
Posted by: AndyFelin on 18 March 2005
Interesting story in April's Record Collector (p.24) claiming that according to The Institute of Chemical Engineering the key by-product of petroleum refining used to make vinyl will be phased out by 2009.
It goes on to say that a number of alternatives were put forward including a polycarbonate compound but none of these has proved 'economicallically viable'.
The story ends with the information that vinyl sales 'only' make up 0.25% of all music sold throughout the world in 2004.
So, could this really be the death of vinyl? Or is news of its impending demise just exaggeration?
Possibly by 2009 we will have music on chips which will be 'perfect' and robust, they will be in nice sleeves which will not break or scratch, where you can actually read the liner notes without the aid of a magnifying glass.
Well, you never know.
We live in interesting times.
Andy
It goes on to say that a number of alternatives were put forward including a polycarbonate compound but none of these has proved 'economicallically viable'.
The story ends with the information that vinyl sales 'only' make up 0.25% of all music sold throughout the world in 2004.
So, could this really be the death of vinyl? Or is news of its impending demise just exaggeration?
Possibly by 2009 we will have music on chips which will be 'perfect' and robust, they will be in nice sleeves which will not break or scratch, where you can actually read the liner notes without the aid of a magnifying glass.
Well, you never know.
We live in interesting times.
Andy