VINYL record sales shot to their highest level in 25 years over 2016.

More than 3.2million LPs were sold as the market saw a 53 per cent increase on sales in 2015.

This is the ninth consecutive year in which vinyl sales have increased, with the number being only 200,000 in 2007. The steady rise has seen many record stores, including Replay Records in Kendal, increase the vinyl stock.

Phillip Ames, who owns Replay Records, said: “We have been going bigger on vinyl for quite a few years now. It just reflects supply and demand and we were quite quick into it.

“It’s becoming popular across the board in terms of who buys it. What surprised me the most was the of all was all the young people. They come in for all the indie stuff.

“On the other end of the spectrum are the people over 50 who are going back to their old albums and getting them on vinyl. One of the top sellers this year was Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, as well as the Led Zeppelin stuff.

“The total proportion of our business coming from vinyl now is between 10 and 12 per cent. That is consistent.

“It’s still getting better, so I think it is going to carry on. I don;t like making predictions, but I think its here for the long term. I can’t see anything else coming along and replacing it. That already happened.”