In our era of digital downloads for music, audiophiles still have insisted vinyl is superior to any other sound quality including CD’s. In fact, with digital downloads CD sales have continued to decline, but not vinyl LP sales. LP sales remain consistent and they won’t overtake the different music mediums but vinyl’s will always be classic.
A variety of artists today still support old-fashioned vinyl’s. Taylor Swift, one of the biggest pop stars and country singers in the business, personally makes sure her albums are available as vinyl. Her third album, Speak Now, released late last year was available as a CD, digital download, and vinyl record.
The 21-year-old singer happens to have her own vinyl collection. 
“The vinyl is really important to me,” Swift told EW, “because I’m so in love with the concept of an album—a collection of memories from your life that you’re giving to people. It’s a piece of you. Buying them on vinyl is just taking that one step further and acknowledging that albums are important.”
This isn’t just a gimmick for sales or something Swift says to try to sound like an authentic artist. Swift says her record player is in a central and prominent location in her kitchen at home. She even brings a turntable with her on tour.
Swift happens to go on record-buying expeditions. At a trip in Nashville, Taylor added LPs by Bruce Springsteen (Working on a Dream, Magic), Black Keys (Rubber Factory), Ryan Adams (Easy Tiger) and more.
We all can relate to the love for vinyl, but what is one of the reasons Swift loves vinyl? “There’s something so fascinating about the cover art—every single one of those was a decision by somebody and people put a lot of time and effort into it.”
In any event, it is nice to see and recognize that LPs aren’t going anywhere and artists from every generation and genre are just as smitten.
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