You know the more I think about this, the more I wonder if the phenomenon of scratching on early hip-hop and house music was another area (besides the skinny Limey guys with guitars area) where vinyl kept its head just above water in the late 80's and early 90's until the real resurgence started. They had a turntable (well, two turntables and a microphone) and they were spinning and scratching the old stuff, so there must have been some guys into that scene who were putting their new stuff out on vinyl as well. I don't know any big electronic or hip-hop heads, but it sounds plausible.