Vinyl records are growing in popularity. And it's not just among the older generation who are familiar with them. There's also a new tech-savvy generation of young people who are enjoying the old music format. Global sales are up almost 20 percent, and in South Africa, the trend is catching on. This vinyl FAIR in Johannesburg is attracting scores of record lovers -- hoping to pick up a rare record. CGTN Julie Scheier reports.  

It's a quiet Sunday morning in Johannesburg. Vinyl junkies here are busy with their monthly ritual, flipping through records, searching for a classic LP.

TENDANI NOVONDO COLLECTOR "I'm looking for Aretha Franklin. I did find one or two. I was looking for the O'jays because I'm into pop, pop music, American RnB, as they call it. And I got the O'jays. I got Aretha Franklin. And I'm still looking for Sadè."

Vinyls disappeared off the music scene when compact discs became trendy.

WAYNE HAMPTON OWNER, COMPACT DISCOVERY REVINYLIZED "1995, it had dipped. No-one was buying records. A couple of us, a couple collectors, maybe 5 or 6 of us that were still collecting but everyone was buying CD's in those days."

But they're once again becoming popular, in a market dominated by iTunes and other streaming formats. The revival is being led by young people.

SEBASTIAN BRUMFIELD MEJIA COLLECTOR "I think there's an appreciation among certain younger people for vinyl, for older types of recordings, especially because vinyl is so good for the album format."

BENJY MUDIE OWNER, VINYL JUNKIE "The world can't keep up with vinyl demand at the moment. So, they're opening new plants all over the world. I mean for me, I've seen over last year about a 28% increase in sales."

JULIE SCHEIER JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA "Vinyl sales have been picking up consistently around the world over the last 10 years. And you can understand why, it's that unmistakable sound and intimate experience that record lovers enjoy."

BRETT DUGMORE OWNER, MR VINYL "I fell in love with vinyl in 2011. It just grabbed me and I just had to do something about it. So we started with just really a crate of records and I sold them on the internet. Then I bought two crates. And it kind of just grew and grew from there."

JENNIFER CHETTY COLLECTOR "It's melancholic and it's nostalgic and it makes you remember you know the memories that you had when you were in the eighties and nineties, whether you were in school or at university."

Once considered a dying format, vinyls have reclaimed their status. Julie Scheier, CGTN, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.