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Rediscovering Vinyl LOVE!!

Posted at 9:01 PM on July 16, 2007 by Danny Sigelman (10 Comments)

It's no secret I am a big fan of analog formats.

Summer is such a great time to break out all the old cassette mix tapes I've made through the years. Also it seems since hardly anyone uses them anymore they are literally a dime a dozen at most garage sales. A recent garage sale find for $5, an 8-track "changer" that holds 12 different tapes at one time!

Good old fashion vinyl never seems to go out of style. In fact the old 45rpm single is making a resurgence in the UK. I know I have always cherished and love sharing my massive vinyl collection.

Will the record really outlive the CD?!

Comments (10)

It must be that time of the year...I just bought my first record player a few weeks ago. It's awesome, though the hard part is finding new vinyl, which proves especially difficult if you live in the middle of a corn field (Ames, IA), but even Des Moines has a decent record shop.

If only it wasn't such a pain to download an LP to my iPod, I'd be completely sold...

And yeah, I'd guarantee it will outlive the CD.

Posted by David | July 16, 2007 10:14 PM

"though the hard part is finding new vinyl"

you're on the internet obviously...where's the problem?

Posted by Chris | July 17, 2007 1:20 AM

My problem (and I think there may be others like me), is that with such a digital emphasis on music nowadays, it's tougher to come up with the means for playing vinyl. I listen to virtually all of my music either on my iPod or my computer. It wouldn't be feasible (either logistically or financially) to hook up a turntable to my computer speakers or to get the vinyl-to-digital software, so my records remain largely un-listened to. I know Danny's ears must be bleeding at the sound of that, but it raises an important question: hardware-wise, how is analog supposed to thrive in a digital era? Is my generation (I was born in the 1980s) simply too lazy to go through the work that goes into being a vinylhead?

Posted by Mac Wilson | July 17, 2007 3:34 AM

Did anyone else catch this story about the new camera system at the Library of Congress that is allowing them to "play" old, damaged recordings for the first time in decades? It's pretty unbelievable.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11851842

Posted by Ali Lozoff | July 17, 2007 8:45 AM

a lot of new releases on vinyl these days come with a code you can use to download the same pieces of music. i know most indie labels; Subpop, Merge, etc all offer this with their vinyl releases.

the new Wilco, which i bought on vinyl, came with the CD of the same record inside it..

Posted by Danny Sigelman | July 17, 2007 5:20 PM

I hadn't seen the camera story, though I did hear about a laser-based turntable (same concept as a CD player, only mega-sized). Good idea but not-so-good sound quality.

The problem I was getting at boils down to if there were an album I wanted, I couldn't just go out and buy it locally.

I've not tried code with the vinyl bit; it's a great idea but if it's protected WMA, it's virtually worthless. Wilco had it spot on.

Posted by David | July 18, 2007 1:05 AM

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but there is an experience that digital cannot beat: watching a spinning record, putting the needle on, and having the record sound waaaarm and rich.

Also, I think vinyl records are better for group listening. It's more visually appealing and you can check out the big artwork on the sleeves. CDs aren't as much to pass around at gatherings. iPod MP3s? You might not even know where those MP3s came from.

David, I totally hear you about the local record store. Buying records from passionate record nerds and chatting about how cool the record is just can't be replicated by eBay. Okay, I guess it boils down to a new level of involvement with your music.

I recently checked out a fantastic store in Toronto, Canada called Rotate This. They had a ton of new vinyl -- from hometown girl Feist to an old Suicide live recording to AC/DC's Dirty Deeds. Gives me hope that the kids will keep the medium spinning for awhile yet.

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