Vinyl Records Go for a New Spin

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From http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish For many Americans, vinyl records bring back memories of growing up in the '60s and '70s. At that time, people listened to Elvis Presley and The Beatles on black discs spinning on a turntable. Today's younger generation did not grow up with vinyl records. But for them, vinyl is cool. Fourteen-year-old Jack Lowenstein visited Crooked Beat Records in Washington, DC. JACK LOWENSTEIN: "I prefer to buy vinyl records over CD." Nineteen-year-old Sarah Griffith likes them, too. SARAH GRIFFITH: "More recently I've started buying more, you know, like old punk records and stuff." Jonathon Oldmixon is in his 30s. For him, records are collectibles. JONATHON OLDMIXON: "I don't have a preference. However I'll admit there are some things that I want specifically on vinyl because they have a certain aesthetic appeal to them. The picture on the cover is really nice or the record itself is really nice." Nielsen SoundScan reports on music and audio sales in the United States. It says vinyl records were the fastest growing music media in 2010. About three million were sold. Still, sales of vinyl records in America are small compared to CDs and MP3s. Bill Daly is the owner of Crooked Beat. BILL DALY: "Since 2007, vinyl has grown to where it is now -- 99 percent of our sales. In 2007, when they started introducing new vinyl releases, free MP3 download card with it, that's w

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