The vinyl revival... are you guys buying?

[glam_junkie]

Been a little spending drought but I've broken and picked up or ordered a few recently:
Hell In The Club
Crashdiet
Eclipse
Europe
Toxicrose (lps and singles)

Duff
Loaded
Last Vegas
Massive
Casablanca

plus a few second hand bits n pieces
wasp, hot metal, icehouse, cinderella, screaming tribesmen, tnt

[Nick C]

Fancy Space People - E.P.

[Thomas/Coastline]

Finally, Morningstar - Heart Of A Servant. Heavenly good mid 80's CCM/AOR.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3RaNg6aF0

 

[Doggy]

To upset Glammy even more, found the Pharoah disc over here.

[Nick C]

Picked up this week : - 

Eagles - s/t ... Orig. white Asylum label, like I used to have when I first got into them, even though I have a later copy...going thru a bit of a nostalgia thing.

Eagles - On The Border - same reason as above!

 

Also since last post a few bits of vinyl I picked up...there's probably more but here's what I remember

The Firesign Theatre - The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra (some Monty Python type stuff apparently - not got around to playing it yet) bought for the sleeve only and the princely sum of £2

Man - Christmas at the Patti - double 10" 

Gwendal - Some kind of French folk band

Chikkin - Which Came First (white Vinyl) - but I seem to have lost it without even playing it - it should be between Cheap Trick and Chilliwack!

Yes - Going for the One (nostalgia again!)

Family - Anyway - in the vinyl outer with the gatefold inner....again the nostalgia thing

Space Opera - s/t

Star Star - Go Go Girls in Love

 

[kourosofsteel3]

I still can't believe that I bought on vinyl more new 2017 releases than cds!

 

 

[Nick C]

Tim Bowness - Songs From the Ghost Light

Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden

Eagles - Live

[Shawn Of Fire]

I do not, and will not, buy new or reissued vinyl. I will, however, scour the old, used vinyl for old AOR and Rock gems.

[kourosofsteel3]

On 3/29/2018 at 3:27 PM, Shawn Of Fire said:

I do not, and will not, buy new or reissued vinyl. I will, however, scour the old, used vinyl for old AOR and Rock gems.

 

This was cool before the hipster thing. Nowadays used $1-2 vinyls are selling for more than $10.And thus some of the enjoyment of finding cheap unknown music by visiting a record store  is gone. 

 

I always buy new vinyl  when available and my preferable option is the vinyl/cd combo ( Vinyl with cd which comes without jewel case/artwork)  which only few labels are offering for the moment (Century Media/Inside Music etc.). I asked FR many times to adopt this policy without success thus far.

 

I never buy reissues except if the first pressing was only available as  picture disc ( for example first W.E.T., DD-revolve, Winger - Karma etc) or demo tape/lp tape (if cases like these occur I hunt for both versions, if I'm missing  any).  

[horrormetaldepot]

I buy Vinyl and CD mainly

[Markmc]

I don't own a record player any more but want to get one because I have about 500 albums. Mostly metal, hard rock and punk. I live in a small town and there's still three record stores (as in mostly or all vinyl) within 15 minutes.

[Glen]

I know it sounds better but I cannot think of anything more annoying that going back to vinyl. 

I am 95% digital or streaming now.

I buy about 5 cds a year. 

[lettard]

Yeah have my record player but have sold all the vinyl years ago except the singles,and looking in the attic found that I still have Warpdrive - Gimme Gimme & Vicious Rumours - Digital Dictator,but I won't be starting to buy vinyl again.

Edited January 16, 2020 by lettard

[Darkstone]

7 hours ago, Glen said:

I know it sounds better but I cannot think of anything more annoying that going back to vinyl. 

I am 95% digital or streaming now.

I buy about 5 cds a year. 

Absolutely agree. The storage and maintenance involved is ridiculous. It's all about the music man. I could not give a shit about the medium. I just want the tunes.

[Nick C]

Heronimus Fin - The Pharmacist

Steven Wilson - The Future Bites (white)

Witchfynde - The Lost Tapes of 1975 (white)

Yes - Strong Dreams Reign Here (bootleg 3LP multicolour vinyl)

 

 

Edited March 6, 2021 by Nick C

[PeterS]

Not buying but I have just started selling mine after not touching it for over 20 years. 

Made over 300 euros in three weeks. It's crazy what people will pay. 

[nyoilers]

I gave away many of my LP's years ago after getting the CD versions.

I still have about 100 and have zero interest in buying any more LP's

[Dead Planet]

Holy shit!

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/23/uk-vinyl-spending-on-track-to-overtake-cds-for-first-time-since-1987

[Doggy]

Helping out or annoying the staff at record store I go to. They find they selling more vinyl than ever.

It's mainly teenagers who buying the vinyl, and parents are buying the CDS.

[auslander]

On 1/17/2020 at 8:05 AM, Glen said:

I know it sounds better but I cannot think of anything more annoying that going back to vinyl. 

I am 95% digital or streaming now.

I buy about 5 cds a year. 

It actually doesn't sound better unless you like crackle and hiss. The sound quality thing is a big myth.

Vinyl is a pain in the arse. All that dusting , careful handling, storing, easy to damage and they get worn out... I know it's a hipster thing, but whatever. I'm sticking to cds. They are virtually permanent, easy to store and you can make digital copies. Also they are cheaper!

[Glen]

9 minutes ago, auslander said:

It actually doesn't sound better unless you like crackle and hiss. The sound quality thing is a big myth.

Vinyl is a pain in the arse. All that dusting , careful handling, storing, easy to damage and they get worn out... I know it's a hipster thing, but whatever. I'm sticking to cds. They are virtually permanent, easy to store and you can make digital copies. Also they are cheaper!

it actually does sound better. I went to a music audition evening years ago hosted by a local audio specialist retailer and the difference in the depth of the sound of vinyl compared to cd was astounding

its still a pain in the arse tho

[hrdrck70]

Definitely sounds better.

[hrdrck70]

The problem is now that vinyl is collectible getting bargains are difficult to come by.

[CureTheSane]

So my daughter bought a record player.
Can only assume that she was looking to be hip and old school or whatever.
So it sat there for 6 months until she decided to finally get some speakers.
Her grandmother died so suddenly she had a bunch of albums to play, but she really didn't much.
So her birthday is coming up and we thought we'd get her an album that she's into as part of her present so she'd use the thing.
She's into Bowie, and I checked out the albums today.

Holy crap!
AUD $50 and up.
What the hell, I know they aren't as popular as CD's but they have put their footprint firmly back on the music industry.
But I'm not paying 50 bucks for a record.

You see I remember records.
When CD's arrived I replaced everything I had bar a couple that I couldn't get.
Because they get fucking scratched and warped, and dirty and were never much more than a pain in the ass.
So the thought of moving back there is horrific to me, even if they at times have that reminiscent sound to them.

My daughter is on her own.
I know one day I'll hear a record jumping as it plays, and I'll be triggered lol
 

[CMGiordano]

I grew up after with CDs, so I never understood the appeal of vinyl.

And being a child of technology, I still don't. 

 

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