resurgence of vinyl

leftwinger57
leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
edited June 2014 in Electronics
On the 8:30 segement of CBS Morning News they just ran a piece on how vinyl records are making a comeback. I believe here at the forum it's been known for a long time and some like me have gotten back into the spinning of clean LPs. They featured the 2 guys who are from the Black Keys and in their contract they insisted on a certain number of albums be pressed and if sold repressed. Reporter Anthony Mason pointed out that there was a nice percentage up tick on album sales and I forgot the number but he also added that those numbers are a little off because there are so many indie lables now that are producing LPs. The crew asked if mostly only vintage vinyl was popular and he replied that even Lady Gaga has albums so very present artists are going the way of the vinyl record saying" there is something to playing a record that you don't just get from digital or streaming"
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited June 2014
    Usually about the time something is featured on CBS Morning News....it has hit it's saturation point.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2014
    I own a Lady Gaga LP. Can't believe I just admitted that on the internet!
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited June 2014
    nspindel wrote: »
    I own a Lady Gaga LP. Can't believe I just admitted that on the internet!

    That's it for you man.....bozo listed. LOL

    KIDDING of course.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,650
    edited June 2014
    Funny...Stereophile did a throwback post in response to that segment on Facebook. It was an article of theirs from 1990 talking about the resurgence of vinyl.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • villian
    villian Posts: 412
    edited June 2014
    The allure of nostalgia. Nothing more, nothing less. Having modern artists music on vinyl is "Cool".
    Too many good quotes to list..waiting for some fresh ammo. :)
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,103
    edited June 2014
    Well I never left. Always kept it. Quit buying for a while when my kids were little and finances were tight. One of my twin boys loves vinyl. The other doesn't care much but does enjoy music. I'm kind of glad there are more record stores around but not glad some of the prices are seeming to go up. I Have a Matt Nathanson lp on green marbled vinyl that is awesome! Other then him not too much new. I have picked up some rare lp's that have been newly repressed. They seem to sound as good as some others form that era. IDK about the whole 180 gram thing. Jury's still out there! Hate I missed that segment.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    That's it for you man.....bozo listed. LOL

    KIDDING of course.

    Gotta keep the Mrs. happy.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2014
    Place your man card on the floor and back up very slowly.....LOL
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    edited June 2014
    nspindel wrote: »
    I own a Lady Gaga LP. Can't believe I just admitted that on the internet!

    :eek:
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2014
    I knew I shouldn't have admitted that.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited June 2014
    nspindel wrote: »
    I own a Lady Gaga LP. Can't believe I just admitted that on the internet!
    I can top that -- I own a copy of Madonna's Like a Virgin on licorice pizza... and it wasn't even a dump find; I bought and paid for it. :-P
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited June 2014
    I too have a Lady Gaga on vinyl, along with Culture Club... and Beyonc
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited June 2014
    I won't leave you hangin nspindel...I recently ordered a Lana Del Rey LP....after a few cocktails of course :)
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2014
    Lada Gaga? Well here's a story for you. I'm in Beijing for a year on sabbatical doing some research and some teaching. One of my Graduate students asks me what I think of Lady Gaga (he's a fan). I say, "Lady WHO?" I had no idea what he was talking about, never heard of her (that was four years ago). He proceeds to list the songs he's into and I get schooled on American POP culture in China! lol

    Vinyl? I spin some but it's not my primary medium, too many memories (snap, crackle, pop), too retro, too nostalgic. I also believe that issuing new albums on vinyl is a fad that is currently "cool" for a younger generation that is mesmerized by the turntable, the material and having something that most others do not. When it ceases to be a fad, we'll see how many albums get released this way.

    I have nothing against the medium. But my experiences were from the bottom of society. Those who could never afford those higher end tables, VPI cleaning machines, wondrous tonearms and cartridges. At best, we had some cheap Garrard or BSR all-in-one system that slowly wore away your vinyl and some second rate speakers which sounded OK but nothing special. Maybe I still carry a chip on my shoulder from that time. lol

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited June 2014
    Picking up the pace

    http://www.analogplanet.com/content/nashvilles-united-record-pressing-expanding-sixteen-new-presses
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  • deafbykhorns
    deafbykhorns Posts: 150
    edited June 2014
    nspindel wrote: »
    I own a Lady Gaga LP. Can't believe I just admitted that on the internet!
    That's it, the op should ban you for life!
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited June 2014
    DSkip wrote: »
    This peak will turn into another valley when every kid has it and its no longer 'unique'. It has nothing to do with the music and everything to do with the 'cool' factor. Nothing stays cool forever.

    agreed. Its probably a hipster trend. But maybe, just maybe some of those folks will come to appreciate the SQ. They will get rid of the turntable when its no longer cool and then miss the SQ, maybe. At least we can hope.

    I don't have a TT, but its due to too many young children in the house. I still like that's its a trend because it returns the focus to an album as a work of art as opposed to just singles, in addition to the potential SQ converts...
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2014
    Here is the cbs piece by the way:

    http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/vinyls-resurrection-sales-at-a-record-high/
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited June 2014
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I too have a Lady Gaga on vinyl, along with Culture Club... and Beyonc
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited June 2014
    Maybe not so coincidentally I've been seeing a fairly large amount of tt on the central Jersey C/L. Everything from Technics,Dual 1009s,1225s multiple Thoren 160s, yes a plastic Garrod and others. I have to admit I also have Madonna in my collection although not on vinyl. I found when working drilling out houses for my alarm systems lively pop music was the best to blast and work through. I do agree w/ some of you that it just has a yuppie cool factor that will again wain like it did just because of the fragility of albums and you just can't bounce around if your still able to like you can running a cd or other digital device.
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited June 2014
    At the local High end store, I was told they sold more turntables last year than CD players.
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  • pyrocyborg
    pyrocyborg Posts: 524
    edited June 2014
    Well... When you have a great phono pre-amp (i.e. not the one I currently own), a good cartridge ($100 and up), a nice turntable and LPs in perfect or brand new condition (or correctly washed using a Nitty Gritty or similar cleaning system), the sound is really really great. No crack or pop.

    I mean, I won't argue if it's better or not than CDs or lossless as it is a different experience. You're closer to the medium, and it's more involving than loading a couple of files on your HTPC or picking up a CD on your loader: you come to enjoy the music in a different way, and for many, it's better that way. However, I do get that right now, a lot of young ones who own LPs do it for the cool factor, as many pointed out... But still, I bet they wouldn't do it if it sounded like a compact cassette: sure, they may own a turntable because it's cool (and DJs are cool, right?) but also because it sounds good.

    On a personal note: If one day I come to have a lot of money to spare, I'll give it a try by buying a cleaning system and a lot of bargain bin LPs. Manual (hand) washing doesn't seem to do anything good on my old LPs: still a lot of crack and pops.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited June 2014
    CD's are a good medium...but the whole issue is the warmth and presence...dude...you hit the nail on the head with that one!
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