Vinyl in the 2000s: From Commercial Slump to Revival
The decade opens on the worst possible scenario. The MP3, then the iPod in 2001, empty out physical racks, and Serato Scratch Live in 2004 moves DJs onto digital files, drying up the 12-inch market. And yet this is exactly where the revival begins. From 2006-2008 onward, the numbers start climbing again. Jack White champions all-analogue production start to finish with Elephant in 2003, Radiohead lavishes real care on the In Rainbows box set in 2007, and Amy Winehouse's Back to Black in 2006 becomes a lasting vinyl best-seller. Record Store Day is founded in 2008, giving independent record shops an annual flagship event. 180-gram weight and the remastered reissue become the new standard. This is the decade vinyl stops being just a DJ tool and becomes a genuinely desired object again for the general public.
New Moon
by Elliott Smith
Timeless
by Sérgio Mendes
3121
by Prince
Hips Don't Lie
by Shakira, Wyclef Jean
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
by Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Loose
by Nelly Furtado
Continuum
by John Mayer
Back To Black
by Amy Winehouse
I Don't Care (Reggaeton Mixes)
by Ricky Martin
Frances The Mute
by The Mars Volta
Hold You Down
by Jennifer Lopez
Rompe
by Daddy Yankee
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
by Danny Elfman
A Bigger Bang
by The Rolling Stones
Illinois
by Sufjan Stevens
Let Go "Alternate Version"
by Avril Lavigne
Giving You Up
by Kylie Minogue
Genius Loves Company
by Ray Charles
Greetings From Michigan The Great Lake State
by Sufjan Stevens
Under My Skin
by Avril Lavigne
In My Bed
by Amy Winehouse
Feels Like Home
by Norah Jones
Jaleo
by Ricky Martin
Get Low (Remix)
by Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
by Sam Cooke
Bodysong
by Jonny Greenwood
Dehli9
by Tosca
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
by Danny Elfman
Mirrorball
by Sarah McLachlan
In Session
by Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Heavier Things
by John Mayer
Thickfreakness
by The Black Keys