The vinyls

Photo: Renuka Phadnis/The Hindu

The vinyl makes a comeback, from The Hindu, in India. Check the photo of the vinyls - Iron Maiden!

"... Indronil, Assistant Manager, Time Out, which stocks titles of records in a separate section within a bookshop in a city mall, told The Hindu that 100 records had been sold in the past one year and people were asking for more titles in addition to the current 40.

This particular retailer — who claimed it was the only place in the city to offer records — has Hindi and English records. The titles are a mix of old and new. The covers are glossier than the ones that were around a few decades ago. The Hindi records have titles such as Vande Mataram by A.R. Rahman, Pakeezah, Dil Toh Paagal Hai, Veer Zara, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. The English music is of bands such as the Beatles, Eagles, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Metallica, and Iron Maiden. The latest addition is an album called ‘California 37’ by Train. The records of English music sell more, Indronil said.

... Bannu Fernandes, a self-employed businessman, said he used to collect records but now has only two records left with him. Both the records belong to 1950s or 1960s and are of Hindi film music.

He said the person who borrowed the rest of his collection never returned them and passed away, after which he has found it extremely difficult to retrieve them. He said, “If you have old records, you can try to see if the retail shop will buy them.”