. YES, I SAID VINTAGE TECH. NOT
THAT GREAT, BUT I SAID IT. FOX
FIVE'S KENDALL GREEN SHOWS US
HOW IPODS AND EVEN WALKMAN ARE
BEING UPCYCLED.
>> JAMAL ANDERSON HAS BEEN ON
BLEECKER STREET IN GREENWICH
VILLAGE SELLING RECORDS FOR MORE
THAN 30 YEARS. AND HE'S SEEN THE
ITEMS IN HIS SHOP GO IN AND OUT
OF DEMAND, ESPECIALLY HERE
LATELY.
>> THERE'S A BIG DEMAND FOR WHAT
YOU CALL VINTAGE. CAME BACK TO
LIFE. DEFINITELY HE TELLS FOX
FIVE AS HIS STORE GETS OLDER, HE
FINDS THE CUSTOMERS DROPPING IN,
GETTING YOUNGER, DEMANDING
RECORDS AND RECORD PLAYERS OLDER
THAN THE STORE ITSELF. REALLY,
PEOPLE MISS THAT VINTAGE LOOK ON
THE PHYSICAL COPY OF VINYL. I
MEAN, BUYING A VINYL, YOU'RE
BUYING THE WHOLE IDEA. YOU KNOW,
THE LYRICS, THE ARTWORK, THE
RECORDS MAKING A COMEBACK.
>> LIKE I FEEL LIKE VINTAGE IN
GENERAL IS COMING BACK A LOT OF
DENIM, A LOT OF DISTRESSING, A
LOT OF GRIMY, DIRTY
REVISITED. THINGS ARE COMING
BACK LIKE A BOOM IN VINTAGE
TECH HAS STORES DUSTING OFF
DECADES OLD DEVICES,
INCLUDING CD PLAYERS,
POLAROID CAMERAS, FLIP
PHONES AND MP3 PLAYERS.
>> THEY'VE ALL SKYROCKETED
IN SALES OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
>> THE IPOD IS ONE. THERE'S BEEN
A TON OF INTEREST FROM THAT. YOU
KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE URBAN
OUTFITTERS OFFERING, I THINK
SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S REALLY
INTERESTING TO ME IS, YOU KNOW,
AS LIKE WE GET MORE COMPLEX IN
THE DIGITAL WORLD, LIKE LIKE WE
WERE SAYING THERE IS CHARM IN
THOSE RETRO DEVICES.
>> GEN Z IS LEADING THE CHARGE
IN REVIVING THAT ANTIQUE AGE.
>> THERE'S ALSO THIS CONNECTION
TO NOSTALGIA, RIGHT? WE HAVE
PARENTS THAT GREW UP WITH
DIFFERENT FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH THEM
TO AN OLDER RECORD SHOP LIKE
VILLAGE REVIVAL RECORDS, HAPPILY