I’ve noticed in two Walmarts near me that they have record sections with 33-1/3 RPM LPs in them - probably have the 45s, too. They also are selling small record players (the kind in little suitcases). I guess young people ‘tuning digital out’ find them kitschy...
Not quite. Vinyl refused to die and audiophiles preferred the sound. They hung on long enough that when the labels turned to only putting out rap-tards and cookie monsters that many youth went out looking for something they enjoyed and found it in the past recordings. Records made a legitimate comeback some years ago already. Some bands are releasing some recordings on vinyl only. I know some teenagers and 20s that have some surprisingly large collections from old vintage stuff across genres to new releases.