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Author: Nomen NescioNomen Nescio Date: Oct 29, 2007 13:30
"...Why do so many people still love vinyl, even though its bulky,
analog nature is anathema to everything music is supposed to be these
days? Records, the vinyl evangelists will tell you, provide more of a
connection between fans and artists..."
Wired Magazine article: http://301url.com/dbk
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Author: soundhasprioritysoundhaspriority Date: Oct 29, 2007 15:11
"Nomen Nescio" dizum.com> wrote in message
news:4c191482544cc2b0908c3b14c0a2c200@dizum.com...> "...Why do so many people still love vinyl, even though its bulky,
> analog nature is anathema to everything music is supposed to be these
> days? Records, the vinyl evangelists will tell you, provide more of a
> connection between fans and artists..."
>
> Wired Magazine article: http://301url.com/dbk
> Why? They're both made out of plastic.
Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
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Author: Thomas WoodThomas Wood Date: Oct 29, 2007 18:59
"Nomen Nescio" dizum.com> wrote in message
news:4c191482544cc2b0908c3b14c0a2c200@dizum.com...> "...Why do so many people still love vinyl, even though its bulky,
> analog nature is anathema to everything music is supposed to be these
> days? Records, the vinyl evangelists will tell you, provide more of a
> connection between fans and artists..."
>
> Wired Magazine article: http://301url.com/dbk
Vinyl sucked in every possible way. It sounded bad, got warped, got dirty
and scratchy, had end distortion. etc etc etc. If ever there was a
technology to say "good riddance" to, that was it. Its fans are
flat-earthers.
And yet I pull some of my remaining LPs out now and then and have a spin...
Tom Wood
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Date: Oct 30, 2007 03:30
On Oct 29, 10:30 pm, Nomen Nescio dizum.com> wrote:> "...Why do so many people still love vinyl, even though its bulky,
> analog nature is anathema to everything music is supposed to be these
> days? Records, the vinyl evangelists will tell you, provide more of a
> connection between fans and artists..."
>
> Wired Magazine article:http://301url.com/dbk
I can understand the artwork comment. The album I always miss most is
the Steinberg Planets, which had one of the coolest covers ever! But I
will never miss the sounds of the record aging. I couldn't stand it
even when there was no choice. I hope I never buy another vinyl
record for the rest of my life! 20 years and counting...
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Author: Roderick StewartRoderick Stewart Date: Oct 30, 2007 04:30
In article newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>, Thomas Wood
wrote:> "Nomen Nescio" dizum.com> wrote in messageÂ
> news:4c191482544cc2b0908c3b14c0a2c200@dizum.com...>> "...Why do so many people still love vinyl, even though its bulky,
>> analog nature is anathema to everything music is supposed to be these
>> days? Records, the vinyl evangelists will tell you, provide more of a
>> connection between fans and artists..."
>>
>> Wired Magazine article: http://301url.com/dbk>
> Vinyl sucked in every possible way. It sounded bad, got warped, got dirtyÂ
> and scratchy, had end distortion. etc etc etc. If ever there was aÂ
> technology to say "good riddance" to, Â that was it. Its fans areÂ
> flat-earthers.
Quite. But the worry is that if enough bilge of the type referenced above
gets into print, many people will accept it without question simply because
it has the apparent authority of being in print. A couple of particularly
silly examples caught my eye-
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Author: Arny KruegerArny Krueger Date: Oct 30, 2007 04:41
"Nomen Nescio" dizum.com> wrote in message
news:4c191482544cc2b0908c3b14c0a2c200@dizum.com...> "...Why do so many people still love vinyl, even though its bulky,
> analog nature is anathema to everything music is supposed to be these
> days? Records, the vinyl evangelists will tell you, provide more of a
> connection between fans and artists..."
>
> Wired Magazine article: http://301url.com/dbk
Somebody is waxing poetic and ignoring the relevant facts. There really
aren't that many people who are still buying vinyl - its sales were
temporarily buoyed up by dance DJs who prized it for its ability to be
scratched. However, digital scratching device that work with CDs and MP3s
are becoming popular, and its not clear how long this particular genre of
dance music will remain popular.
Sales of vinyl dropped down from 100%% to around the 1%% level for several
years, and they have resumed dropping.
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Author: Roderick StewartRoderick Stewart Date: Oct 30, 2007 04:56
In article comcast.com>, Arny Krueger
wrote:>
> Somebody is waxing poetic and ignoring the relevant facts. There reallyÂ
> aren't that many people who are still buying vinyl - its sales wereÂ
> temporarily buoyed up by dance DJs who prized it for its ability to beÂ
> scratched. However, digital scratching device that work with CDs and MP3sÂ
> are becoming popular, and its not clear how long this particular genre ofÂ
> dance music will remain popular.
>
> Sales of vinyl dropped down from 100%% to around the 1%% level for severalÂ
> years, and they have resumed dropping.
Well, you can't both be right. Some vinyl records are still changing hands
on Ebay for more than the cost of a CD player, so they must appeal to
somebody.
Come to think of it, I've still got some in my junk room, though I've had
nothing to play them on for at least a quarter of a century. Now where's my
camera....
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Author: Arny KruegerArny Krueger Date: Oct 30, 2007 05:05
"Roderick Stewart" removethisbit.beeb.net> wrote in message
news:VA.00000197.00ad52f3@removethisbit.beeb.net...> In article comcast.com>, Arny Krueger
> wrote:>>
>> Somebody is waxing poetic and ignoring the relevant facts. There really
>> aren't that many people who are still buying vinyl - its sales were
>> temporarily buoyed up by dance DJs who prized it for its ability to be
>> scratched. However, digital scratching device that work with CDs and MP3s
>> are becoming popular, and its not clear how long this particular genre of
>> dance music will remain popular.
>>
>> Sales of vinyl dropped down from 100%% to around the 1%% level for several
>> years, and they have resumed dropping.
> Well, you can't both be right.
I trust the RIAA's sales statistics more than a fluff piece in some trendy
periodical.
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Author: James KahnJames Kahn Date: Oct 30, 2007 05:40
In removethisbit.beeb.net> Roderick Stewart removethisbit.beeb.net> writes:
>In article comcast.com>, Arny Krueger
>wrote:>>
>> Somebody is waxing poetic and ignoring the relevant facts. There really
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Author: R. TotaleR. Totale Date: Oct 30, 2007 05:55
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:40:49 +0000 (UTC), kahn@ nospam.panix.com (James
Kahn) wrote:
>Sometimes I think the appeal of vinyl is that the background noise
>evokes a campfire, with the gentle hiss and crackle.
Then you probably don't own or play many records, and are speaking
from some vague memory when, perhaps as a child, you were not able to
treat your possessions with even minimal care.
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