vinyl returns

[0000]

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.

They definitely won't replace CD's/downloads, but it's nice to have that alternative.. It can't be the standard anymore..

I will always be buying vinyls, CDs, and downloading some.. The downloading is mostly for convenience, so the sound doesn't matter as much to me.. But, a lot of times I just download something I already have on vinyl..

There are certain vinyls that won't sound good on CD's and certain CD's that wouldn't sound good on vinyl.. A lot of music, you can tell was recorded a certain way because they knew how it would sound on vinyl.. I can't listen to Steve Millers' old albums on CD, he used a lot of tricks to make it sound a certain way on vinyl that can't be reproduced on CD..

My hope is that more used vinyls like I buy will be in circulation

My 2 cents

 

[Hardnecker]

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

Lol, no just the covers. Some of those records were played to death. The Kiss records and Frampton Comes Alive have got to be unplayable.

 

[LG]

They definitely won't replace CD's/downloads, but it's nice to have that alternative.. It can't be the standard anymore..

I will always be buying vinyls, CDs, and downloading some.. The downloading is mostly for convenience, so the sound doesn't matter as much to me.. But, a lot of times I just download something I already have on vinyl..

There are certain vinyls that won't sound good on CD's and certain CD's that wouldn't sound good on vinyl.. A lot of music, you can tell was recorded a certain way because they knew how it would sound on vinyl.. I can't listen to Steve Millers' old albums on CD, he used a lot of tricks to make it sound a certain way on vinyl that can't be reproduced on CD..

My hope is that more used vinyls like I buy will be in circulation

My 2 cents

Many artists still record on older analog tape equipment and then transfer them to digital rather than record them in digital. Kid Rock comes to mind as one who swears there is a difference.

I have my two favorite Steve Miller albums on CD, and they sound fine to me, especially the 24 bit version of Fly Like An Eagle, it sounds better than the MFSL vinyl record I used to own.

Some new bands offer both, but the vinyl is more expensive than the CD's and almost always are limited editions.

I will say that the digital age has singlehandedly helped bring Classical music back again, the CD's that they record are better than the vinyl era, I have no idea why they get it "bang on" when so many other genres seem to miss the target.

 

[METALPRIEST]

They got me to buy all my vinyl on CD (and well beyond).

They will not get me to go back.

 

[LG]

^^That is the single most irritating thing about this whole "recording industry in dire straights" bullshit that has been beaten to death.

They have made billions of dollars in sheer profits on reselling old albums in new formats while paying a pittance to the artists...and all of a sudden when the technology of a kid with a PC at home exceeds their ability to control their media "The Sky is Falling" rings out, and their bully boy politicians and lawyers are all bought and paid for to take their case to the highest court in the land.

I've said it before, if the record companies knew what digital was going to do, they would have stuck with vinyl and cassettes, and never released a single CD. The end result, artists would still be on the short end of the stick, and lose control over their creation while the moguls cash in for more billions.

 

[joe]

Like LG, I have heard it at least two times that vinyl is the on comeback in the last ten years. This article is just a reporter who can't find much news in her area(I wouldn't think too much happens in Cedar City, Utah) and maybe being paid under the table from RIAA.

I heard on the radio with a new release from some artist that it is being released on CD, vinyl, cassette, and even 8-track. Who uses a cassette player anymore let alone an 8-track.

I think LG still uses an 8-track.

j/k my lord

 

[LG]

^^I did think of adding an old 8 Track to the collection but resisted the urge a couple of years ago Joe...

But in fact I do listen to my cassette deck, I have made some excellent tapes of some of my prized vinyl albums and play the tapes instead of the records, and they sound good to me. I still use my turntable once in a while, last weekend I played my copy of Black Sabbath and then Abraxas, both vinyl recordings are still in excellent condition.

Yeah I have to agree Joe, while it wouldn't bother me to go back to vinyl again, I just don't see the i-pod generation going along with it.

 

[architect]

I've been collecting vinyl on and off for 15 years and yeah, the record shows I go to are more crowded than ever. The only bad thing about the resurgence in poularity now, is records I found in thrift shops for a buck a few years ago are now being sold at these shows for $5-$10.

I still have an 8-track player too, although I don't use it, I still pick up any 8- tracks I find that look decent and haven't had the rubber wheel inside destroyed. It's nostalgia!

 

[Peacheater]

I cant plug my turntable into my cars cigarette lighter, some might refer to it as an aux plug. I glance at vinyl and equipment catalogs, and I get a depressed feeling that my stocks haven't been doing so well. Seems like those geeky audiophiles are doing well, drinking Romanée Conti, while flipping their 180g vinyl

Guess I'll stick to my walkman while cutting the lawn.