Vinyl records, popular years ago, are making a comeback, notes Grumpy Editor.
Aiding in the revival is the pandemic with music lovers at home listening to favorite tunes.
Vinyl record sales last year jumped 29 percent to $626 million, surpassing compact disc sales revenue, according to the Record Industry Association of America.
Such activity is putting smiles on faces of owners of about 1,400 record stores around the nation. And new record stores are opening.
The first commercially available long-playing record, designed for playback at 33 1/3 rpm, was introduced by RCA Victor in 1931.
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