vinyl returns

[Mr. Shadow]

Vinyl records spin back into vogue - USATODAY.com

 

[Hardnecker]

I've got a garage full of them. I thought of wallpapering the garage with them and decided not too.

 

[ladyislingering]

This is good news, indeed.

Now I have even more of a reason to collect. :3

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

That is some great news.

 

[rollingstoned]

Great news!

 

[Magic]

I've got a garage full of them. I thought of wallpapering the garage with them and decided not too.

not the vinyl......album covers would make an awesome wall covering though. I have seen vinyl at thrift shops pretty cheap, and have thought about picking out the neat covers just to make some collage pictures

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

not the vinyl......album covers would make an awesome wall covering though. I have seen vinyl at thrift shops pretty cheap, and have thought about picking out the neat covers just to make some collage pictures

I've seen a lot of vinyl in thrift shops too and I always look in hopes of finding something cool but it's always just old crooners from the 50's and Christmas albums. The coolest things I've ever found was Neil Diamond.

 

[Magic]

I've seen a lot of vinyl in thrift shops too and I always look in hopes of finding something cool but it's always just old crooners from the 50's and Christmas albums. The coolest things I've ever found was Neil Diamond.

I saw a Kiss collection once in a thrift shop....the vinyl looked like world war III had struck them, but the covers were in decent shape. I think the price tag on them was $.50 cents each.

 

[LG]

This is the 2nd time I have read something about the "resurgence" of vinyl in the digital age.

Vinyl requires petroleum in the production process, and in case anybody hasn't noticed the middle east is about as unstable as it has ever been so that will be an issue especially as far as cost goes.

If some great old labels were resurrected that released nothing but good quality records then they might have a chance of establishing themselves as an alternative to CD's and downloads, but I seriously doubt that this old analog format will ever regain it's place as the standard.

New CD's when recorded properly are very good, much better than the average CD's we got when our old 60's and 70's albums were converted to digital the first time.

I am not sure I will bother collecting vinyl again no matter what, with the exception of replacing great old albums that just don't sound the same on CD as the original, and I don't think the record companies will re-release all the old classics again anyway.

 

[snakes&ladders]

My latest purchase

By blackglove at 2011-02-24