The vinyl revival, also known as the vinyl resurgence, is the renewed interest and increased sales of vinyl records, or gramophone records, that has been taking place in the music industry. Beginning in 2007, vinyl records experienced renewed popularity in the West and in East Asia amid steadily increasing sales, renewed interest in the record shop, and the implementation of music charts dedicated solely to vinyl.
A record store in Barcelona in 2016. Record stores have experienced a boom following the creation of the annual worldwide Record Store Day.
A second-hand record store in Flensburg, Germany (2012)
A phonograph record, a vinyl record, or simply a record or vinyl is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the outside edge and ends near the center of the disc. The stored sound information is made audible by playing the record on a phonograph.
Three vinyl records of different formats, from left to right: a 12 inch LP, a 10 inch LP, a 7 inch single
Conductor and cast members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with acoustic recording horn at HMV, c. 1924
Emile Berliner with disc record gramophone
Hungarian Pathé record, 90 to 100 rpm