{"id":50910,"date":"2023-04-27T13:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=50910"},"modified":"2023-04-27T13:24:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:24:57","slug":"record-store-day-2023-why-is-vinyl-making-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/04\/27\/record-store-day-2023-why-is-vinyl-making-a-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Record Store Day 2023: Why is vinyl making a comeback?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last weekend celebrated the 16th annual Record Store Day following the news that vinyl outsold CD for the first time in nearly four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day offered fans the opportunity to grab exclusive records from their favourite artists \u2013 Taylor Swift, The 1975, and Elton John to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some cities saw fans queue up outside record stores as early as 5am for a chance to make sure they secured the limited releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first time the event appeared was in America in 2008 to celebrate independently owned record stores and it has only grown since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But just what is the appeal of playing and collecting records and what has caused this massive revival of an arguably vintage hobby?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Record Store Day 2023: Why is vinyl making a comeback?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XbYiYy6NHvo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend celebrated the 16th annual Record Store Day following the news that vinyl outsold CD for the first time in nearly four decades. 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