Vinyl records make comeback with younger music fans

Nick Cobhamquit smoking seven years ago and began spending his extra cash on records.

"I used to go to my grandmother's house and listen to her records on her turntable when Iwas really, really young and then as Iwas getting older, Iwould buy certain albums but Inever really got into collecting and about sevenyears ago," said Cobham.

Buying records is not only becoming more common, it's become somewhat of a trend. Bands have re-released older albums on vinyl because the demand is there.

Cobhamis a member of OlympicSymphonium, a Fredericton-based band thathas released several records on vinyl.

"Records have always been around and they're not going anywhere. Vinyl sales are up, CD sales, digital sales are down," he said.

"I think kids growing up now are seeing how cool it is."

Gary Scott, theowner ofStereo Services in Fredericton,fixes electronics, such asstereo equipment and televisions,

But lately, Scott saidhe's been fixing more turntables.

Hesaid he's been fixing roughly two a week.

"They've picked up a lot in the last year or so and it's the young people who are buying them and going back to playing records.CDs are on the way out records are coming back big time," he said.