#whatsoldisnewagain or #diditeverreallygooutofstyle ใปใปใป Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well, keeping business spinning at record stores.โ Easing restrictions on indoor shopping and continued interest in vinyl records provide stores โ and shoppers โ something to cheer on Saturday, the first of two Record Store Day dates. Although many stores were closed during the early part of the pandemic, people were listening to records at home and boosting online and curbside pickup sales of vinyl.โ Vinyl record sales soared in 2020 during the pandemic year, growing 29% to $626 million and surpassing compact discs in sales revenue, according to the Record Industry Association of America.โ Audio cassettes, of all things, are also seeing renewed interest โ though still something of a novelty when it comes to overall sales โ thanks to some help from Hollywood and Netflix.โ โGuardians of the Galaxyโ featured a grooving mixtape with hits from the 1960s and 70s that became a chart topper, while Netlfixโs โStranger Thingsโ featured a mixtape with the Clash and other artists from the โ80s.โ That surge in interest in records and cassettes bodes well for the annual celebration of indie music stores, those local music hubs where people can thumb through albums, CDs and cassettes, and talk music.โ โ For more on this story, visit the link at our profile @apnews #repost โ โ #APPhoto Robert F. Bukatyโ @robertfbukaty https://www.instagram.com/p/CP5HFfJB2_7/?utm_medium=tumblr