Lidl’s Silvercrest USB Record Player is in shops now…
Offering further evidence for the resurgence of interest in vinyl, the discount supermarket chain Lidl have started selling a USB Record Player.
According to the operating manual, “This device is intended to be used for the playing of vinyl records, for the recep- tion of FM radio transmissions, for the playback of MP3/WMA files from USB memory devices and SD/MMC memory cards, and the playback of audio signals from external audio devices.”
The Silvercrest® turntable currently retails in the UK for £49.99. According to the Lidl website, the deck’s key features are:
Digitises and saves your LPs and 45s directly to a USB stick or as MP3s to an SD/MMC card
Additional recording option via AUX-IN
With pitch-level tuning and anti-skating function
Remote control with batteries, tone arm weight, spindle adaptor, needle cover and felt mat included/strong>
The item also comes with a 3 year manufacturer’s warranty.
Silvercrest® is the supermarket chain’s own brand of manufactured white goods. Lidl is a German global discount supermarket chain that operates over 10,000 stores across Europe.
Last month [November 2014], Uncut reported that Pink Floyd‘s album The Endless River, sold 6,000 copies in its first week of sales, the highest first-week sales of any vinyl LP released since 1997, and therefore the fastest-selling vinyl album this century.
Pink Floyd’s success comes with the news that annual sales of vinyl albums have surpassed a million for the first time since the 1990s.