Quote Originally Posted by RDR View Post
consumer sound systems dont include vinyl players any more martin. And thats no guess.:)
Don't see that matters to be honest, as I mentioned vinyl sales as a whole are up, so it doesn't seem it matter that they no longer included.

Quote Originally Posted by RDR View Post
Vinyl sales are up... from WHERE exactly? You'll have to forgive me as i dont have access to that annoyingly expensive book the industry produces each year with all the figures in. And more to the point what FORMAT vinyl are we discussing here? 12" dance tpye vinyl or 7" Promotional vinyl?:)
Vinyl sales as a whole are up. I can't speak for other labels or genre but we are doing just as well as we did 3 years ago.


Quote Originally Posted by RDR View Post
I occasionally go and see a music retailler/distro in york and see what goes out of the door.. the majority of the vinyl is 7" rock/pop records. So it is possible that vinyl sales are up, and again i dont know about your experience with your label and sales - i hope its good of course :)
It's more than possible, it's a fact. Does something have to be wrong to make it right? I don't see why this fact is so hard to accept.