PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. |
played a |
a. |
CDs and MP3s |
2. |
before there were |
b. |
the world |
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companies no longer |
c. |
record sales |
4. |
records are |
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real record |
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helping |
e. |
spokesperson |
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record stores around |
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make or sell records |
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A record industry |
g. |
decades |
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nearly two |
h. |
making a comeback |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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Record Store Day |
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market their records |
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One day every year |
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revolution |
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helps shops promote and |
c. |
boomers |
4. |
throughout |
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music fans celebrate |
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sales increased |
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and pop culture |
6. |
baby |
f. |
started in 2007 |
7. |
the history of rock |
g. |
the year |
8. |
digital |
h. |
by 133 per cent |
Younger people have never seen or (1) ___________________ – the 12-inch vinyl discs before there were CDs and MP3s. Maybe many people think companies (2) ___________________ or sell records. Wrong! Vinyl records are (3) ___________________. Business is booming. A special day called Record Store Day is helping record sales. It helps record stores (4) ___________________. This year's Record Store Day was on April 19. A record industry spokesperson said LP (5) ___________________ year and sales were up again this year. He added that there could be the greatest demand for vinyl records in (6) ___________________.
Record Store Day started in 2007. Wikipedia says: "One day every year (7) ___________________ the record." Record Store Day helps shops promote and market their records (8) ___________________. This year was (9) ___________________. Stores said sales increased by 133 per cent on the previous week. Vinyl is still popular with baby boomers, but many young people are buying it. They like the (10) ___________________ of the record. They think it is an important part of the (11) ___________________ and pop culture. Many people might be surprised that the vinyl record has survived the (12) ___________________.
Youngerpeoplehaveneverseenorplayedarealrecord–the12-inc
hvinyldiscsbeforetherewereCDsandMP3s.Maybemanypeoplethin
kcompaniesnolongermakeorsellrecords.Wrong!Vinylrecordsarem
akingacomeback.Businessisbooming.AspecialdaycalledRecordSt
oreDayishelpingrecordsales.Ithelpsrecordstoresaroundtheworld.
Thisyear'sRecordStoreDaywasonApril19.Arecordindustryspokesp
ersonsaidLPsalesdoubledlastyearandsaleswereupagainthisyear.
Headdedthattherecouldbethegreatestdemandforvinylrecordsinne
arlytwodecades.RecordStoreDaystartedin2007.Wikipediasays:"
Onedayeveryyearmusicfanscelebratetherecord."RecordStoreDay
helpsshopspromoteandmarkettheirrecordsthroughouttheyear.Th
isyearwasthebestever.Storessaidsalesincreasedby133percentont
hepreviousweek.Vinylisstillpopularwithbabyboomers,butmanyyo
ungpeoplearebuyingit.Theyliketheshapeandpackagingoftherecor
d.Theythinkitisanimportantpartofthehistoryofrockandpopculture.
Manypeoplemightbesurprisedthatthevinylrecordhassurvivedthed
igitalrevolution.
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