[bob]

On Dec 9, 5:25=A0pm, Keith wrote:

I mean, look at the album numbers from 2007-2008:

LP's - increased by 1.6M units - which is well more than double;
CD's - decreased by 126.4M units
Downloads - increased by 14.4M units

The *story*, IMO, is that overall album sales dropped by 108.6M units!

And the uptick in downloads (excluding singles, and DVDs) is almost 9
times the increase in LP's. And that 'massive' increase in LP's is still
only 0.36% of the total sales (for a total LP sales of 0.66%). =A0I mean
let's face it, when the overall album market (comprised of 3 basic media
types) drops 20%, a 0.4% relative change in one medium is statistically
insignificant.

These are RIAA shipment figures, if anyone cares. They understate the
download side, which is predominantly singles and rose by 200M units,
equivalent to about 20M albums' worth. Add in the, um, "unofficial"
downloads, and vinyl's market share looks even more puny.

bob