{"id":58,"date":"2026-10-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/2026\/10\/24\/why-vinyl-and-cassettes-keep-selling-in-the-streaming-age\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:00:00","slug":"why-vinyl-and-cassettes-keep-selling-in-the-streaming-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/2026\/10\/24\/why-vinyl-and-cassettes-keep-selling-in-the-streaming-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Vinyl and Cassettes Keep Selling in the Streaming Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost every song ever recorded is available instantly on a phone. Yet record shops are busy, vinyl pressing plants have long waiting lists and even cassettes are enjoying a small revival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Owning, not renting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many buyers, a record is a way to own music rather than rent access to it. Big sleeves, liner notes and coloured vinyl turn an album into an object, and buying one is a direct way to support artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A ritual, not background noise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putting on a record means choosing an album and listening from start to finish. Fans say that slower, more deliberate listening is part of the appeal in a world of endless playlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Record shops as community hubs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent shops host in-store gigs, listening parties and swap days. Staff recommendations still matter, and many customers say they discover more music browsing the racks than scrolling an app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for new collectors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with albums you already love.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Check second-hand bins for bargains.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Invest in a decent turntable stylus to protect your records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming isn&#8217;t going anywhere, but for a growing number of listeners, physical music is how they show what really matters to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Streaming is how most people listen. So why are record shops busier than they have been in decades?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[59,60,61],"class_list":["post-58","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-music","tag-retro","tag-shopping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.unitedtheme.com\/newspulse-plus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}