Demand for vinyl records has increased in recent years. Accordingly, supply of vinyl records has increased in recent years. You can find new records at Target or Barnes & Noble or Walmart or your local record store. Social media influencers share their collections in “vinyl haul” videos. It’s safe to say that records are in. I mean, just look at this graph!
It speaks for itself.
Personally, I’m in favor of the ‘vinyl revival,’ as Wikipedia calls it. I love records. I listened to one today called ‘Let It Bleed’ by the Rolling Stones. Had a great time. As you probably know, long play [LP] records are 12 inches in diameter, and they are meant to be spun at a rate of 33 ⅓ revolutions per minute [RPM]. Not sure why they added that ⅓ revolution in there, but that’s just the way the universe works. Back in the day, back when the aforementioned Rolling Stones album was released, they would also release smaller records that were 7 inches in diameter. They were meant to be spun at a rate of 45 revolutions per minute. But of course, you could play the LP’s at 45 RPM and make the singers sound like chipmunks, or play the 45’s at 33 ⅓ RPM and make them sound like HAL 9000 from that movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Anyway, those 45’s had just one song on each side. Here’s one from the Beatles:
Cute little apple on it. Since the vinyl revival is underway, I think it’s high time we bring back 45’s. They’re cute, they’re fun, and you get to just put on the song you want and then move on. Bring back 45’s! If my time on this planet has taught me anything, it’s this: people love buying cute things. People are gonna love buying 45’s from Billie Eilish or Dua Lipa or whoever else they have these days. Bring ’em back.
Lefty Forrester 