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I was reading a Wall Street Journal article about Taylor Swift's wealth today. The journalist pointed out something interesting, one of the biggest sources of i
by dataviz1000 4y ago
I was reading a Wall Street Journal article about Taylor Swift's wealth today. The journalist pointed out something interesting, one of the biggest sources of income for Taylor Swift is vinyl record sales. She sold close to a 1,000,000 vinyl records of the Midnights album in 2022 each costing around $27. Moreover, vinyl record sales have increased year over year for the past 17 years. I suspect that the people who are purchasing Taylor Swift vinyl records might also be interested in purchasing vacuum tube preamps.
- Clamchop 4y agoSome, maybe. But I think most buyers won't ever own a turntable. Vinyl records are merch and you don't need any reason to buy one beyond wanting a keepsake with more interest than a poster. I think there's something to be said about the overlap of Taylor Swift fans with audiophiles, too.
- analog31 4y agoCan't easily copy a vinyl record.
- nl 4y agoI know a bunch of teenage kids who buy vinyl. They get them for the atheistics and as a objet d'art, and tend to listen to the music more via spotify than using the vinyl.
- dataviz1000 4y agoReading further, only half the people who buy vinyl have a record player.