Is Vinyl Actually Back — or Just Merch?

The Desk argues both sides.

The Desk · Argument

Tracklist

1. Back to Back — Drake (2015)

Transcript

Opening argument

Vinyl sales charts look heroic until you notice who is buying — collectors, not casual listeners. The Desk stress-tests the comeback narrative with a diss record that only works because it was built for loud rooms: Back to Back.

Rebuttal

If the comeback were real, we'd be playing deep cuts on wax — not the same three streaming hits pressed onto colored vinyl. The Desk's verdict: merch spike, not listening shift.