When compact discs hit the marketplace in 1982, retailers were quick to pronounce the death of long-playing vinyl records. Admittedly, I was eager to join the bandwagon. CDs were seemingly indestructible and much easier to lug around. Sure, I’d miss the size of the artwork, but there was no love lost, as far as I was concerned, when it came to all those tedious scratches and skips.
In recent years, of course, vinyl has come roaring back to life. In the current year alone, record sales have nosed ahead of compact discs. It turns out that audiophiles and mass consumers alike are making their return to vinyl. The timing couldn’t be better for Apple Corps to rerelease the Beatles’ American LPs. An upcoming box set to be released in November, entitled "The Beatles: 1964 US Albums in Mono," celebrates Beatlemania’s incredible onslaught on American shores.
