TABLE 1 Open in new tab REVIVAL TIMELINE...

Vinyl music

Film photography

Analog synthesizers

2007: Record Store Day inaugurated.
2011: Second Record Store Day annual event launched on Black Friday.
2012: UK launches first vinyl records chart.
2014: 1.3 million vinyl albums sold in the United Kingdom, the highest since 1995.
2015: Vinyl players were the biggest selling device for Xmas in the United Kingdom.
2017: Jack White’s Third Man Records opens the first new vinyl pressing facility in decades in the United States.
2017: Sony announces it will begin pressing vinyl again, for the first time since 1989.
2017: Preference for vinyl decks replaces virtual formats for DJs.
2017: US annual vinyl sales reach over 14 million units.
2019: On the 40th anniversary of launch, the CD is declared dead.
2021: Vinyl sales pass that of CDs in the United States, becoming the dominant physical format for purchased music.
2022: IKEA announces the launch of its first turntable since 1973, under the Obegransal HiFi range aimed at the mass market.

2008: Impossible Project launched from the last Polaroid factory in Enschede, Netherlands.
2013: Kodak re-emerges from bankruptcy.
2015: Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful 8 was shot on 70 mm Panavision and launched prior to the digital release.
2017: Wonder Woman released, shot on film.
2017: The Impossible Project acquires rights to Polaroid trademarks and rebrands as Polaroid Originals.
2018: Kodak relaunches Ektachrome.
2019: Oscar nominees Vice, BlacKkKlansman, and The Favorite filmed on analog.
2019: Finland’s Camera Rescue saves its 50,000th camera.
2019: Identified as “a great year for film”; with new releases from Adox, Fuji, Ilford, Lomography, Ferrania, Shanghai, and Silberra.
2020: Kodak announces across-the-board price rise for film in response to high demand.
2021–2022: Film stock shortage plus rocketing demand lead to widespread price hikes.
2022: Photographer Kenneth Wajda identifies film as the remaining “true” photographic format.
2022: Leica announces the M6 is going back into production.

1996: Eurorack launched. The system allows for connections between different analog brands and hybrids with digital. Triggers consumer demand as well as return to analog by musicians.
2002: Moog returns, launches Minimoog Voyager, a reimagining of the popular 1970s classic.
2002: Pioneering MIDI designer Dave Smith launches his own company, Dave Smith Instruments.
2004: Moogfest launched in the United States, dedicated to pioneer Robert Moog, focused on electronic music and product development.
2010: EDM star Deadmau5 releases all analog track “For Lack of a Better Name.”
2011: Electro pioneers the Human League declare it is time to return to analog.
2013: Korg releases Volca, their series of low-cost synths.
2015: National Association of Music Merchants’ reports boom in new analog modular products (reporting “it’s 1979 again”).
2018: Eurorack website ModularGrid lists 316 active manufacturers.
2019: Moog Grandmother, a modular system for all experience levels launched.
2022: Budget instrument maker Donner launches its first consumer-focused analog synth.

Vinyl music

Film photography

Analog synthesizers

2007: Record Store Day inaugurated.
2011: Second Record Store Day annual event launched on Black Friday.
2012: UK launches first vinyl records chart.
2014: 1.3 million vinyl albums sold in the United Kingdom, the highest since 1995.
2015: Vinyl players were the biggest selling device for Xmas in the United Kingdom.
2017: Jack White’s Third Man Records opens the first new vinyl pressing facility in decades in the United States.
2017: Sony announces it will begin pressing vinyl again, for the first time since 1989.
2017: Preference for vinyl decks replaces virtual formats for DJs.
2017: US annual vinyl sales reach over 14 million units.
2019: On the 40th anniversary of launch, the CD is declared dead.
2021: Vinyl sales pass that of CDs in the United States, becoming the dominant physical format for purchased music.
2022: IKEA announces the launch of its first turntable since 1973, under the Obegransal HiFi range aimed at the mass market.

2008: Impossible Project launched from the last Polaroid factory in Enschede, Netherlands.
2013: Kodak re-emerges from bankruptcy.
2015: Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful 8 was shot on 70 mm Panavision and launched prior to the digital release.
2017: Wonder Woman released, shot on film.
2017: The Impossible Project acquires rights to Polaroid trademarks and rebrands as Polaroid Originals.
2018: Kodak relaunches Ektachrome.
2019: Oscar nominees Vice, BlacKkKlansman, and The Favorite filmed on analog.
2019: Finland’s Camera Rescue saves its 50,000th camera.
2019: Identified as “a great year for film”; with new releases from Adox, Fuji, Ilford, Lomography, Ferrania, Shanghai, and Silberra.
2020: Kodak announces across-the-board price rise for film in response to high demand.
2021–2022: Film stock shortage plus rocketing demand lead to widespread price hikes.
2022: Photographer Kenneth Wajda identifies film as the remaining “true” photographic format.
2022: Leica announces the M6 is going back into production.

1996: Eurorack launched. The system allows for connections between different analog brands and hybrids with digital. Triggers consumer demand as well as return to analog by musicians.
2002: Moog returns, launches Minimoog Voyager, a reimagining of the popular 1970s classic.
2002: Pioneering MIDI designer Dave Smith launches his own company, Dave Smith Instruments.
2004: Moogfest launched in the United States, dedicated to pioneer Robert Moog, focused on electronic music and product development.
2010: EDM star Deadmau5 releases all analog track “For Lack of a Better Name.”
2011: Electro pioneers the Human League declare it is time to return to analog.
2013: Korg releases Volca, their series of low-cost synths.
2015: National Association of Music Merchants’ reports boom in new analog modular products (reporting “it’s 1979 again”).
2018: Eurorack website ModularGrid lists 316 active manufacturers.
2019: Moog Grandmother, a modular system for all experience levels launched.
2022: Budget instrument maker Donner launches its first consumer-focused analog synth.

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REVIVAL TIMELINE FOR THREE KEY ANALOG TECHNOLOGIES

Vinyl music	Film photography	Analog synthesizers
2007: Record Store Day inaugurated. 2011: Second Record Store Day annual event launched on Black Friday. 2012: UK launches first vinyl records chart. 2014: 1.3 million vinyl albums sold in the United Kingdom, the highest since 1995. 2015: Vinyl players were the biggest selling device for Xmas in the United Kingdom. 2017: Jack White’s Third Man Records opens the first new vinyl pressing facility in decades in the United States. 2017: Sony announces it will begin pressing vinyl again, for the first time since 1989. 2017: Preference for vinyl decks replaces virtual formats for DJs. 2017: US annual vinyl sales reach over 14 million units. 2019: On the 40th anniversary of launch, the CD is declared dead. 2021: Vinyl sales pass that of CDs in the United States, becoming the dominant physical format for purchased music. 2022: IKEA announces the launch of its first turntable since 1973, under the Obegransal HiFi range aimed at the mass market.	2008: Impossible Project launched from the last Polaroid factory in Enschede, Netherlands. 2013: Kodak re-emerges from bankruptcy. 2015: Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful 8 was shot on 70 mm Panavision and launched prior to the digital release. 2017: Wonder Woman released, shot on film. 2017: The Impossible Project acquires rights to Polaroid trademarks and rebrands as Polaroid Originals. 2018: Kodak relaunches Ektachrome. 2019: Oscar nominees Vice, BlacKkKlansman, and The Favorite filmed on analog. 2019: Finland’s Camera Rescue saves its 50,000th camera. 2019: Identified as “a great year for film”; with new releases from Adox, Fuji, Ilford, Lomography, Ferrania, Shanghai, and Silberra. 2020: Kodak announces across-the-board price rise for film in response to high demand. 2021–2022: Film stock shortage plus rocketing demand lead to widespread price hikes. 2022: Photographer Kenneth Wajda identifies film as the remaining “true” photographic format. 2022: Leica announces the M6 is going back into production.	1996: Eurorack launched. The system allows for connections between different analog brands and hybrids with digital. Triggers consumer demand as well as return to analog by musicians. 2002: Moog returns, launches Minimoog Voyager, a reimagining of the popular 1970s classic. 2002: Pioneering MIDI designer Dave Smith launches his own company, Dave Smith Instruments. 2004: Moogfest launched in the United States, dedicated to pioneer Robert Moog, focused on electronic music and product development. 2010: EDM star Deadmau5 releases all analog track “For Lack of a Better Name.” 2011: Electro pioneers the Human League declare it is time to return to analog. 2013: Korg releases Volca, their series of low-cost synths. 2015: National Association of Music Merchants’ reports boom in new analog modular products (reporting “it’s 1979 again”). 2018: Eurorack website ModularGrid lists 316 active manufacturers. 2019: Moog Grandmother, a modular system for all experience levels launched. 2022: Budget instrument maker Donner launches its first consumer-focused analog synth.

Vinyl music	Film photography	Analog synthesizers
2007: Record Store Day inaugurated. 2011: Second Record Store Day annual event launched on Black Friday. 2012: UK launches first vinyl records chart. 2014: 1.3 million vinyl albums sold in the United Kingdom, the highest since 1995. 2015: Vinyl players were the biggest selling device for Xmas in the United Kingdom. 2017: Jack White’s Third Man Records opens the first new vinyl pressing facility in decades in the United States. 2017: Sony announces it will begin pressing vinyl again, for the first time since 1989. 2017: Preference for vinyl decks replaces virtual formats for DJs. 2017: US annual vinyl sales reach over 14 million units. 2019: On the 40th anniversary of launch, the CD is declared dead. 2021: Vinyl sales pass that of CDs in the United States, becoming the dominant physical format for purchased music. 2022: IKEA announces the launch of its first turntable since 1973, under the Obegransal HiFi range aimed at the mass market.	2008: Impossible Project launched from the last Polaroid factory in Enschede, Netherlands. 2013: Kodak re-emerges from bankruptcy. 2015: Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful 8 was shot on 70 mm Panavision and launched prior to the digital release. 2017: Wonder Woman released, shot on film. 2017: The Impossible Project acquires rights to Polaroid trademarks and rebrands as Polaroid Originals. 2018: Kodak relaunches Ektachrome. 2019: Oscar nominees Vice, BlacKkKlansman, and The Favorite filmed on analog. 2019: Finland’s Camera Rescue saves its 50,000th camera. 2019: Identified as “a great year for film”; with new releases from Adox, Fuji, Ilford, Lomography, Ferrania, Shanghai, and Silberra. 2020: Kodak announces across-the-board price rise for film in response to high demand. 2021–2022: Film stock shortage plus rocketing demand lead to widespread price hikes. 2022: Photographer Kenneth Wajda identifies film as the remaining “true” photographic format. 2022: Leica announces the M6 is going back into production.	1996: Eurorack launched. The system allows for connections between different analog brands and hybrids with digital. Triggers consumer demand as well as return to analog by musicians. 2002: Moog returns, launches Minimoog Voyager, a reimagining of the popular 1970s classic. 2002: Pioneering MIDI designer Dave Smith launches his own company, Dave Smith Instruments. 2004: Moogfest launched in the United States, dedicated to pioneer Robert Moog, focused on electronic music and product development. 2010: EDM star Deadmau5 releases all analog track “For Lack of a Better Name.” 2011: Electro pioneers the Human League declare it is time to return to analog. 2013: Korg releases Volca, their series of low-cost synths. 2015: National Association of Music Merchants’ reports boom in new analog modular products (reporting “it’s 1979 again”). 2018: Eurorack website ModularGrid lists 316 active manufacturers. 2019: Moog Grandmother, a modular system for all experience levels launched. 2022: Budget instrument maker Donner launches its first consumer-focused analog synth.

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