Jack White has smashed the US record for the most one-week vinyl sales since records began, with 40,000 fans snapping up his new album, Lazaretto.
With Record Store Day apparently in rude health – last year's event was the most successful ever, shifting £2m worth of albums – the market for vinyl is in surprisingly robust health. There are aficionados who have been collecting for decades (such as record-lover Pete Paphides), but also a number of millennials who prefer the format over more ephemeral options.
Found myself in Soho. Really didn’t mean to buy any records today. Then… pic.twitter.com/s1QyE8b0Cp
— Pete Paphides (@petepaphides) May 4, 2014
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