Gasp AARP says vinyl is back

[stuwee]

Guess you couldn't say "out the mouths of babes" eh?? *grin*

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/lifestyle/vinyl-records-back.html

the esteemed Michael Fremer is quoted, I get the magazine (well Dale does)


vinyldavid, this is your future....to be in the AARP...j/k! :)

I'll post anything for the analog Lp/tape brigade *Hi5*

[Elite-ist]

Hi stuwee,

Read the article and found it uplifting. See, we TapeHeaders caught this trend long before vinyl made its' resurgence. Yes, we indeed are trend setters!

But the cost of these new re-releases are astronomical, with prices at my HMV in Vancouver at $35. The current artists' releases are about $20, as I paid that for the latest Pearl Jam"s "Backspacer" double album.

Nando.

[jbeckva]

*old*

"See I told ya sonny dem records be back someday. Dang nab newfangled flashy disk - I use dem for me skeet shootin'"

(now where's mah teeth... ethel!!! gimme mah teef!)

Heheh... yeah, bout 20 years that'll be me... so I can joke now... *eyepop*

*Hi5*

[stuwee]

*old*

"See I told ya sonny dem records be back someday. Dang nab newfangled flashy disk - I use dem for me skeet shootin'"

(now where's mah teeth... ethel!!! gimme mah teef!)

Heheh... yeah, bout 20 years that'll be me... so I can joke now... *eyepop*

*Hi5*

*lmao**lmao**lmao*

I've fallen an I can't get up *old*

F' the teeth where's mah F'n cane?? *grin*

[Nakdoc]

I had a thought. Any music released on vinyl is harder to pirate...in a strange sort of way. I'll be bands/record companies make mor eprofit per unit on vinyl now.

[Pentium100]

It's not. You can copy the record to a PC and then...

Also, the music companies won't abandon CDs and/or downloads because a lot of people do not have a record player or see records as old fashioned and inherently lower quality than mp3.

[Rodders]

I didn't notice my vinyl collection going anywhere, to come back from.
Rod.

[DolbySProject]

It's not. You can copy the record to a PC and then...

Also, the music companies won't abandon CDs and/or downloads because a lot of people do not have a record player or see records as old fashioned and inherently lower quality than mp3.

It may not be harder "per se"; but, you have to transcribe an lp (or tape) in realtime. The time table doesn't work. I suspect the get rich quick villains will not want to be bothered much with LP ripping as a way to make some extra cash. He'll be beaten to the punch by someone who gets their hands on the 1' and 0's everytime. It's pretty tough to make a living doing transcriptions legally (as a service to those who want CD's of their own lp's/tapes).

I'm also thinking the music companies only see dollar signs (or the potential of); so, what people consider quality or old fashioned probably doesn't mean a hill of beans to them. If there is money to be made, I'm sure they'll try to exploit it, fad, publicity stunt or other, whether that's vinyl or even... 8 tracks (remember Cheap Tricks recent release?).

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_Cheaptrick_8-track.JPG

Bands certainly can and do choose to release their projects via an analog medium. In the case of vinyl, the cost to do so is considerably higher (considering all the steps that have to be taken before pressing can begin = setup fees) therefore making the paypack smaller per unit (generally). Diehards have and will do it anyway... and I thank them for it.

I didn't notice my vinyl collection going anywhere, to come back from.
Rod.

Yeah, exactly. *thumbsup*