It seems more people are coming to prefer the full-bodied sound of analog to digital.  While the vast majority of music continues to be consumed from mp3 and wav files, more music fans opted to feast their ears on vinyl lps this year than any time in the last decade in the UK.  The head of the British Phonographic Industry says the fact that more than a half a million newly pressed albums have been sold this year means lps are '...no longer retromania and are becoming the format of choice for more and more music fans.'  Geoff Taylor credits Record Store Day for focusing the attention of music fans on albums.  Many artists have released limited edition vinyl recordings of special songs for independent record stores to offer exclusively during the annual Spring event.
                                          BBC.co.uk