Dragonfly
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Post by Dragonfly on Nov 29, 2017 2:13:58 GMT -5
I grew up with records. (My favorite album when I was three is still in decent shape at my parents' house.) I started collecting for four reasons:
1. Some things just sound better on an LP. Cliche or not, it's the truth.
2. I like obscure things. Some of my absolute favorites are hard to find digitally (Donnie Iris), on CD ("Bare Trees" by Fleetwood Mac) or at all. It's either records or nothing.
3. "Americanized" versions. For example, I'm a huge fan of Aussie classic rock. The versions of these albums that came out in the US at the time are usually edited in some way. Most of the time, it's super annoying. But every now and then, you run into a mix or a alternate take that has essentially been forgotten about. (If any of these albums make it to US streaming services, they are always the uncut Australian version.) Stumbling into stuff like that never gets old.
4. You never know what you're going to find. In my travels I've found Roberto Clemente's last interview, a 70s folk rock album recorded by a trio of self professed Communist economists and an disco soundtrack to a late 70s French skateboarding movie, just to name a few.
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adamclark52
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Post by adamclark52 on Nov 29, 2017 4:22:30 GMT -5
Okay, first of all I completely disagree with the notion that it's "aimed at elitists". I like vinyl, but I'm not "elitist" about it at all. Secondly, I don't understand what you mean with the statement "I buy music to listen to the music"? I buy music to listen to the music, and some of that is on vinyl, so I seriously don't understand what you mean.And finally, the cassette revival makes perfect sense when you realise that for a lot of independant artists who want to release music on a physical format, cassettes are the cheapest option. I've bought a few cassettes THIS YEAR, simply because they were dirt cheap. It's not what he means (I'm guessing he's talking about buying vinyl to say you do because it's the "thing" to do), but I know that album art is part of the whole "vinyl experience". Art that catches the eye and gets a message across on a small screen is a different animal than on a record sleeve. It's not what he means (I'm guessing he's talking about buying vinyl to say you do because it's the "thing" to do), but I know that album art is part of the whole "vinyl experience". Art that catches the eye and gets a message across on a small screen is a different animal than on a record sleeve. Well yeah, album art is definitely nicer to look at on a vinyl sleeve than a CD or cassette cover, so I get that. I don't get these supposed people who buy vinyl just to say that they buy vinyl though...I mean, I buy vinyl and this thread is the first time I've ever talked about it. I was referring to a portion of the audience who only buys vinyl to "one up" one another. To say they're more hardcore than the others because they own "demo x" by "unknown band y". I have a group of associates that fall into that catagory and they play that game with one another. Even worse they've gotten into the newer tape fad. But most of them own neither a record player nor a tape deck. And sometimes I wonder if they even like some of the music they're buying. There's a lot of obscure bands out there that are obscure for a reason: they're terrible. In a way those guys are a lot like some wrestling fans.
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Post by ShaolinHandLock on Nov 29, 2017 5:39:37 GMT -5
It's not what he means (I'm guessing he's talking about buying vinyl to say you do because it's the "thing" to do), but I know that album art is part of the whole "vinyl experience". Art that catches the eye and gets a message across on a small screen is a different animal than on a record sleeve. Well yeah, album art is definitely nicer to look at on a vinyl sleeve than a CD or cassette cover, so I get that. I don't get these supposed people who buy vinyl just to say that they buy vinyl though...I mean, I buy vinyl and this thread is the first time I've ever talked about it. I was referring to a portion of the audience who only buys vinyl to "one up" one another. To say they're more hardcore than the others because they own "demo x" by "unknown band y". I have a group of associates that fall into that catagory and they play that game with one another. Even worse they've gotten into the newer tape fad. But most of them own neither a record player nor a tape deck. And sometimes I wonder if they even like some of the music they're buying. There's a lot of obscure bands out there that are obscure for a reason: they're terrible. In a way those guys are a lot like some wrestling fans. Fair enough then, that does sound dumb. I mean, I've got quite a lot of obscure stuff in my collection, some of it is even very obscure, but I only have it because I like the music and actually listen to it. That, and I don't buy anything to 'one up' anyone, as I don't show off my collection to anyone. I occasionally watch YouTube videos of people showing off their vinyl collections, and all of those people actually like the music and actually listen to it, so I'm baffled as to why anyone would collect music on a format that they don't have a player for, and/or music that they might not even like...it just seems pointless. I really don't like the term 'poser', but the people you're describing sound like they fit that description.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 12:50:04 GMT -5
Its more of a niche product now so the price goes up.
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Post by DoubleDare on Nov 29, 2017 16:01:12 GMT -5
I don't know how much of it is this, but for me, its nice just to take a record out and put it on and just let it play.
There's something warm about it, I'd even say CD's too.
I still like both over spotify and such, no ads breaking up the songs (I realize I could pay to get rid of them), no having to turn on the app or whatever to get to it. And don't get me wrong I still listen to mp3 players, my cell phone, etc but it's like a record you're gonna focus more on the music.
Plus I love owning a physical copy of an album I like.
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Post by wildojinx on Nov 30, 2017 9:36:43 GMT -5
My issue with records is it is rare I like every song on an album. With cassettes it was easy to fast forward thru the songs I didn't like. With CDs I can just skip to the next track. It's possible to skip to a track with vinyl as well via moving the needle to the next track.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Nov 30, 2017 10:31:16 GMT -5
My issue with records is it is rare I like every song on an album. With cassettes it was easy to fast forward thru the songs I didn't like. With CDs I can just skip to the next track. It's possible to skip to a track with vinyl as well via moving the needle to the next track. I have heard that before. But could never get it to work right. Was never able to tell by looking where the next track started. And for me it is just easier to hit the next track button on a cd or mp3 player. I am sure if I didn't have so much hearing damage I would be more into records. Even if the nearest place I know of that sells them is over an hour away.
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