Something Once Practically Obsolete Has Become
Something once practically obsolete has become brand new to a generation of music enthusiasts and they’re using their English-speaking instincts to talk about it.
Think about it. If you enjoy listening to music on the cassette format, you collect cassettes. If you enjoy listening to music on the CD format, you collect CDs. And if you enjoy listening to music on the vinyl format, you collect vinyls, right?
Chris Richards “Okay, fine. Call them ‘vinyls.’” The Washington Post, April 17, 2014