Vinyl Records Sales Boom, Record Store Day Hype

0:00It's April 18th. This is Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. Vinyl records just smashed $1 billion in sales last year, the first time since 1983. That's a huge comeback for those classic black discs. This Saturday's record store day has fans hyped, lining up early for limited drops at shops around the Bay Area. Sales have exploded lately, outselling CDs and units for the first time since 1987. Fans like Sound Exchange in Tampa and Banana's Records in St. Petersburg are hosting all day events with doors opening as early as 9 a.m. Fans are going all out, camping overnight in lawn chairs just to snag their favorites first. They dig the adrenaline rush and that warm crackle you can't get from streaming. Store owners points in nostalgia and the joy of owning physical music you can share with friends. Even regular says, browsing bins from 8 a.m. turns into a treasure hunt every time. As these spots party for morning till evening, vinyl's proving it's more than a fad.

1:02It's got that timeless spin keeping the beats alive.