Over a million titles have been catalogued so far-and the mission is far from over. Within seven years, it had become a marketplace between individuals while remaining an archive, its original purpose. At first, it served only to collect information about records. The main vinyl marketplace is Discogs, a free, collaborative, online music database launched in Portland in 2000. Pepper's, one copy was bought for €250,000 in 2013-no surprise considering it was signed by each of the Fab Four! First presses are very important in the vinyl world." Speaking of the famous Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has been re-mastered so many times that the original sound has been completely lost. "Today collectors look for the sound source closest to the original master," says Monsieur Vinyle. After many reissues, albums become a palimpsest that ends up turning off audiophiles. "These terms will push the price of a double album up to €40 when it’s worth €15 less." The quality of the press is not always up to scratch if the record company did not use good source material-analogue tapes, original metal engravings, etc.-to make a double album. "There’s going to be talk about re-mastering, collectors, numbered editions and coloured vinyl records," says Monsieur Vinyle, a collector who runs one of the main YouTube channels devoted to this medium. The first to benefit from vinyl’s comeback are the major record labels, which are re-releasing their back catalogues with strong marketing support. Yet, despite the bright outlook, all is not well in the vinyl realm. The coronavirus crisis will surely cause a sales slump in 2020, but the popularity of vinyl records will not be affected. Independent record shops have been reopening (300 in 2020, 50% more than 10 years ago) and a new generation of customers is rising: one-third of buyers are under 30. The figures justify this media (over)exposure: 3.9 million vinyl records were sold in France in 2019, up from 1.8 million in 2016.
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A needle gliding across an ebony disc, bins full of musical treasures and record shop walls covered with colourful jackets are certainly more photogenic than real estate prices, executives’ salaries or freemasonry. Are vinyl records making a comeback? The press has been talking about it for several years.
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