Related to the never-ending debate over the quality of music on vinyl vs. compact disc, research done by a Canadian scientist reports that "teens who used to view CDs as superior to older vinyl records now consider vinyl superior to the newer format." The rest of the article can be read here, and if that's not enough, comments and discussion on the report  are available here.

Federal Computer Week has a report about the Library of Congress and their use of the sound restoration system called IRENE, designed by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory “to help preservationists restore at-risk recordings and improve audio quality.”

"The new TTUSB Turntable provides DJs and music enthusiasts everywhere with a versatile, easy-to-use tool for extracting older recordings from vinyl or cassette and transferring the music to a computer, where it can be cleaned up and then moved to modern playback equipment," notes Numark CEO John O’Donnell.

Univeral Music is planning to release over 100,000 discontinued recordings from their vaults. Coverage from The Guardian: Record firms are now keen to attract both casual, older fans who like online shopping, and enthusiastic record collectors who hanker after long-lost recordings. The story is being covered by several other news outlets including Billboard, Reuters, and Bloomberg.