We have spent a decade researching what’s behind the extraordinary revival of vinyl records, film cameras and other ‘old school’ technology
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My research found that people experience a weaker sense of ownership over their digital possessions and perceive them as less meaningful than physical ones.
Vinyl’s unlikely comeback story is linked to a combination of slick marketing, claims of superior sound, its polysensorial character and how it evokes nostalgia to construct and reconstitute memory.
The loyalty of fans has been exploited ever since big business realised music could be commercialised.
Their popularity can’t be explained by the nostalgia of baby boomers or superior sound quality. So what’s going on?
Cassette tapes are in again – and this time, it’s smaller artists who look likely to gain.
Desperate fans may have to settle on paying exorbitant amounts for a cassette tape.
In an era when all sorts of music seems to be at our fingertips through streaming services for under $10 a month, who is spending their hard-earned cash on vinyl?
Vinyl records are set to become the largest source of revenue from physical music sales.
Some of our favourite music formats might not be as environmentally friendly as we think.
Song by song streaming services may be hurting the album commercially, but its place in our cultural lexicon will be harder to shake.
Bootlegs will continue to be manufactured.
The future of the bootleg might just reinvent the official release.
Vinyl is one thing but digital plug-ins which claim to emulate the analogue sound are a rose-tinted step too far.
Nokia’s decision to revise an old mobile phone classic should appeal to a movement of people who prefer to play with the older technologies.
Sometimes album sleeves reveal little about the music. Instead they illuminate the society it came from, exposing unexpected stories of people, art forms and struggles.
Thanks to technology the DJ has become a musical God of sorts. Under post-capitalism, where we’re looking for a new way of understanding cultural objects, the DJ now plays a pivotal role.
While technological advances have rendered some products obsolete, they’ve also spurred the growth of niche markets that cater to people looking to reject mass-produced goods.
The rise and fall of video and music formats.
As Record Store Day shows, there’s a lot more to the vinyl revival than simple nostalgia.
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Dalla Lana Fellow in Global Journalism, University of Toronto
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Professor of Sustainable Development, Keele University
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Professor of Law, University of Connecticut
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University
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Research Associate, Research Centre, Faculty of Fine Art, Design and Architecture, University of Johannesburg
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in Innovation Management, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, University of Connecticut
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Principal Lecturer in Media and Communication Design, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer & Researcher in Media Technology, University of Salford
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Lecturer, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University