Vinyl at Best Buy

dkg999
dkg999 Posts: 5,647
edited October 2008 in Music & Movies
Stopped in the Best Buy in Rockford IL because I had a 20% off coupon, and what do I find ........ the new "Back to Black" section of new release vinyl records! I bought Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall, the remastered on 180 g Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping, and Layla and other assorted love songs by Derek and the Dominos. They actually had a pretty good selection of newly released vinyl.

You know they're getting desperate now :confused:
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited October 2008
    I don't think it's so much about getting desperate as it changing their markets a bit. There has been a ton of discussion about BB and CC getting back into vinyl lately, most of it originating many months ago. Their respective websites have been carrying vinyl for a while now as well.

    Whether it's a fad or not, that's a different story(with regard to being sold in those stores, not in general).

    If Jesse sells his SACD collection and goes to vinyl, we know it's here to stay.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2008
    Jesse was telling me about his secret stash of quadraphonic LP's at PolkFest ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited October 2008
    dkg999 wrote: »
    Jesse was telling me about his secret stash of quadraphonic LP's at PolkFest ;)

    That's his 401K :D.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,513
    edited October 2008
    Mark (doro) was saying there would be vinyl sacrifices in the parking lot at the next PF....or was it the most enthusiastic proponents of vinyl that would be sacrificed????:eek::D
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  • dc55110
    dc55110 Posts: 128
    edited October 2008
    That store in Rockford is a test store for vinyl, along with about twenty other nationwide. BB is always testing the waters, for the most current trends. I just returned from creating a "fitness" section (treadmills, ellipticals, etc..) at a store in Des Moines.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2008
    The same night I bought 3 LP's, at least 4 other people bought about 20 other LP's between them. Hopefully it goes over well.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2008
    That would be nice as long as the new records are mastered without the compression of CD's. I love vinyl. I just bought 7 albums in near mint condition at goodwill for about half the price of a CD:)
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited October 2008
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I hope so too, I need a new copy of Michael Jackson's Thriller on LP
    I have two Technics Turntables the 1200 MKII

    You guys pray for me I can't play my stereo any more my neighbor would have a fit my landlord has already called me about the music. If I talk they would know what I had for lunch The walls are thin. time to move.
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited October 2008
    I just bought Lindsy Buckingham's "Got the Screw" new for $19.99 - and it included a CD, too. Uncompressed data from the analogue tapes. Sounds amazing.
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