abstract:The VinylDisc is a combination of a digital layer, either in CD or DVD format, and an analog layer, which is a vinyl record, developed by the German company Optimal Media Production.
So why would Dom--a band made up of twentysomethings, all raised in the compact disc era--decide to hawk vinyl to a crowd young enough to be guests at Justin Bieber's birthday party?
As more and more music moves to iPods, hard drives and the much-ballyhooed cloud, a counterintuitive question is beginning to emerge: Could vinyl outlast the compact disc in the long run?