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# Vinyl News: Sales Growth, Vinyl Kickstarters, Marshall Crenshaw’s Vinyl Subscriptions
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/vinyl-news-sales-growth-vinyl-kickstarters-marshall-crenshaws-vinyl-subscriptions/
- Published: 2012-11-26T09:17:18.000Z
- Updated: 2012-11-26T09:17:18.000Z
- Description: Vinyl continues its steady growth with record breaking sales, plenty of crowdfunding campaigns and new experiments. In addition to vinyl releases, a number of documentary and journalistic projects related to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/11/vinyl-news-sales-growth-vinyl-kic
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****Vinyl continues its steady growth with record breaking sales, plenty of crowdfunding campaigns and new experiments. In addition to vinyl releases, a number of documentary and journalistic projects related to vinyl are being funded via Kickstarter. Also of note, Marshall Crenshaw is experimenting with a vinyl subscription series that offers an interesting alternative model to that of indie streaming subscription services.**

**Rising Tide of Vinyl**

Earlier this year Nielsen SoundScan reported [increased vinyl sales in 2011](http://blog.dubspot.com/the-resurgence-of-vinyl-continues-in-2012-record-stores-making-a-comeback/?ref=hypebot.com) again breaking sales records for vinyl.

As [reported in April](http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/record-store-day-vinyl-sales-a-bright-spot-for-indies/?ref=hypebot.com), a majority of those sales occur via indie record stores.

**Dust & Grooves: A Photography Book About Vinyl Collectors**

The [Dust & Grooves](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dustandgrooves/a-photography-book-about-vinyl-collectors-dust-and?ref=hypebot.com) campaign to fund a book of photographs of and interviews with vinyl collectors was wildly successful exceeding a $27k goal with over $41k in pledges.

Two vinyl-related projects on Kickstarter that could use your help:

[Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton (This Is Stones Throw Records)](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/192634647/our-vinyl-weighs-a-ton-this-is-stones-throw-record?ref=hypebot.com) – Documentary seeking $35k with 3 days to go.

[The iCrates Annual: A Magazine About Music On Vinyl](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/icratesmagazine/the-icrates-annual-a-magazine-about-music-on-vinyl?ref=hypebot.com) – Less than halfway to $26k goal with 6 days to go.

**Marshall Crenshaw Launches Vinyl Subscription Service**

Marshall Crenshaw is [going direct to fans](http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/marshall-crenshaw-announces-new-cd-distribution-model?ref=hypebot.com) with a vinyl subscription service:

"The subscription service…will provide fans with a steady stream of new Marshall Crenshaw music via a series of exclusive three-song 10-inch, 45 RPM vinyl EPs on Addie-Ville Records, six of which the artist plans to release over a two-year period. In addition to the vinyl discs, subscribers will also receive a download card for digital versions of the EP tracks."

"Each EP consists entirely of newly recorded, never-before-released material, encompassing a new original Crenshaw composition, a classic cover tune, and a new reworking of a time-honored favorite."

A focused offering from a man that knows his fans.

*Hypebot Senior Contributor Clyde Smith ([Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/fluxresearch?ref=hypebot.com)/[App.net](https://alpha.app.net/clydesmith?ref=hypebot.com)) blogs about music crowdfunding at [Crowdfunding For Musicians](http://www.crowdfundingformusicians.com/?ref=hypebot.com) ([@CrowdfundingM](https://twitter.com/CrowdfundingM?ref=hypebot.com)). To suggest topics for Hypebot, contact:*

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