{"id":15780,"date":"2025-02-24T15:19:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=15780"},"modified":"2025-06-12T17:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:39:34","slug":"the-lp-back-like-it-never-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/15780\/the-lp-back-like-it-never-left\/","title":{"rendered":"The LP is back like it never left: Is it just a trend or is it here to stay?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music dominate the music industry, but an old-school format is making a serious comeback: vinyl. More and more young people are turning to LPs and even CDs andcassettes as an alternative to digital music. But is this just a passing trend, or is it here to stay?<\/strong><\/p>\n To get a better sense of vinyl\u2019s, CD’s and cassettes growing popularity, I visited the record shop \u2018De Plaatboef\u2019 in Utrecht. \u201cMany people think LPs are a hype, but that is a big misconception. Buying music has always been part of our culture\u2014our parents and grandparents did it, and so do we. In the 2000s, LP sales briefly took a dip with the rise of streaming services, but LP and CD sales never went away. I always like to compare it to McDonald’s; McDonald’s popularity also took a dip for a few years, but we don’t say McDonald’s is hype either.\u201d says Jons, a longtime salesman at \u2018De Plaatboef\u2019.<\/p>\n\n Jons sells a record to a customer. -Photo by Ruben De Greef<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cThe same applies for CDs: sales had a serious dip for a while, but they have returned to popularity in recent years. CDs are valued for their sound quality, while LPs are appreciated as both a listening experience and a piece of art. Many people nowadays use Spotify first to discover new music and if they like it, they buy a CD or LP of it. Young people have acquired a collecting urge and they want to strengthen their relationship with music. Cassettes are also being sold again more often, but significantly less than LPs and CDs.\u201d Jons adds.<\/p>\n\n\n Axel Jans (22) has been collecting LPs for several years and, he says, has even become a bit addicted to them. \u201cIt started when I saw my father’s records in the attic. The record covers attracted me and I found it fascinating how music was created by a few grooves in a vinyl record.”<\/p>\n Axel puts on a record. -Photo by Ruben De Greef<\/p><\/div>\n\n \u201cI then started buying records myself from my favourite artists. Unfortunately, vinyl records have become very expensive, so you really have to put your money where your mouth is. I always enjoy showing my record collection to people who visit my house. Through a record collection you also really get to know someone. You can talk about it endlessly.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI also notice among friends that LPs are popular. Many people hang them on their bedroom walls, like posters, because it looks cool and they have become a kind of collectible. I also buy them mainly as a collector’s item, because I still listen to Spotify a lot especially.\u201d<\/p>\n LPs never truly disappeared, but their resurgence is stronger than ever. More than just a trend, vinyl represents a deeper connection to music\u2014one that seems set to last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music dominate the music industry, but an old-school format is making a serious comeback: vinyl. More and more young people are turning to LPs and even CDs andcassettes as an alternative to digital music. But is this just a passing trend, or is it here to stay? To get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3746,"featured_media":15782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acls","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
