While Universal UK hope to get a little physical sales boost by releasing deluxe CD editions of recent long players for the Christmas market this year, EMI US are putting their money on, and in, vinyl re-releases in order to score a few more physical product sales.
The American division of the major is planning a new reissue series called 'From The Capitol Vaults' which will see vinyl re-releases of various EMI recordings - including ones from Coldplay, A Perfect Circle, Steve Miller Band and Radiohead, the latter of which are going to be thrilled that EMI are again plundering their back catalogue without their involvement.
As previously reported, many now feel that vinyl - written off as a doomed format back in the early days of CD - will actually out live all other physical formats, mainly because of the attraction to it felt by many nostalgic music fans, and also the arguably crisper sound quality you get from a vinyl release. Vinyl sales do remain relatively modest, but are growing while most other formats are in terminal decline. No word on whether any EMI vinyl reissue programme might be planned over here.