The vinyl record revolution of the past decade has brought new fans to a traditional medium and altered our conception of a record collector to be younger, male and female, and multiethnic. This same rebirth has increased the cost of purchasing music, favored established bands over independent ones, and complicated the subject of whether vinyl sounds better than other media. Vinyl Nation sifts through the record revival's crates in quest of truths encoded in wax. The revival of vinyl records has music fans been more inclusive or more divided? What does vinyl reveal about our past in this present moment? How has the second life of vinyl altered the way we hear music and listen to one another?
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The vinyl record revolution of the past decade has brought new fans to a traditional medium and altered our conception of a record collector to be younger, male and female, and multiethnic. This same rebirth has increased the cost of purchasing music, favored established bands over independent ones, and complicated the subject of whether vinyl sounds better than other media. Vinyl Nation sifts through the record revival's crates in quest of truths encoded in wax. The revival of vinyl records has music fans been more inclusive or more divided? What does vinyl reveal about our past in this present moment? How has the second life of vinyl altered the way we hear music and listen to one another?
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