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Originally Posted by fjtorres
2- Having been around the block once or twice, I've seen these kinds of transitions before: from LP to CD, from Video Tape to DVD. In both cases, the transition starts slower than expected, then it hits a critical mass among early adopter consumers, and then retailers bail out *before* the majority of consumers is ready. Do a little digging and you'll find reports of LP buyers griping about being forced to buy CDs because the record stores switched out LPs overnight...
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fjt, not to pick nits, but your description of the move from LPs to CDs is not accurate for the US market. In the fall of '88 the record companies informed the American retailers that they would no longer accept returns of vinyl. So the US retailers had little choice but to discontinue carrying the vinyl. Canadian retailers continued to carry vinyl for a year or more after.