Is Vinyl Making a Comeback?

I was watching the CBS Morning Show today with interest in that they were talking about today being "Record Store Day" in America. The story talked about the old record stores that sold albums and 45's and how popular they were and that there seems to be a resurgence in their popularity. According to purists out there, a vinyl record is far superior to a CD or any downloaded song out there. The highs and lows and tonal quality is much better with a record. When I saw the show, I immediately thought of my friend Bob Navolio who for years owned Bob's Be-Bop Records in downtown Quincy. I contacted him to see if he has seen the show this morning and sure enough he had. We talked about the potential comeback of records and the stores that flourished in the 60's and 70's. He is of the opinion they won't ever be back like they were and I agree. The convenience of being able to carry hundreds of songs in your pocket far outweighs the quality issue of the purists. As a younger person, I recall buying "singles" as we called them then or 45's from Bob at his store. The one side would have the hit single on it and the other would be some "dog" song you would never listen to. Every once in a while you would get a 45 with two hits on it but that was rare. Once thing for sure, I really missed going there just to browse through all the albums Bob had. Not only do I miss that, but I also miss all the wonderful artwork that was on those albums. There is a whole generation and now maybe two generations that missed out on the vinyl years. Putting a record on a turntable was a prelude to the Big Dog becoming a "disc"-jockey. I just didn't realize I would go on to do it as a profession.