Vinyl record sales up 60 per cent in the UK

By The Newsroom
Published 17th Apr 2015, 11:50 BST
Vinyl revival has seen UK record sales rise more than 60 per cent in 12 months. Picture: PAVinyl revival has seen UK record sales rise more than 60 per cent in 12 months. Picture: PA
Vinyl revival has seen UK record sales rise more than 60 per cent in 12 months. Picture: PA
THE vinyl revival has seen UK record sales rise more than 60 per cent in 12 months, according to figures released by the music industry.

Figures from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) show vinyl sales in 2014 worth 31.7 million US dollars (£21 million), up from 19.9 million US dollars (£13.2 million) in 12 months.

The format - which at one point looked close to extinction in the face of CDs and streaming - has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years and sales of traditional singles and albums have been so strong that an official vinyl chart has just been launched.

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