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Hello. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. If you haven't listened to Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones all the way through. I'd highly recommend it Probably the album of the 70s for sure. Although I was born in 74.. I'll check out your new album. Happy Xmas/Hanukkah. 👍
You may have already listened to these, but some albums that come to mind that I had, or siblings had while I was growing up: Souvenirs - Dan Fogelberg, Punch the Clock - Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Night and Day - Joe Jackson, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominos, Fine Art of Surfacing - Boomtown Rats, An Evening with John Denver (concert double album), The Best of George Harrison, The Longines Symphonette Mexicali Brass from South of the Border Dr. Demento's Delights - Barry Hansen There were also various albums, Beatles, Led Zeplin, George Benson, etc.
I salute hearing a young person explain how sometimes physical media isn't just a retro, trendy or enhanced way to experience recorded music. Even in 2024 - sometimes it is the only way to hear it.
It would be so unlikely for any of my three daughters to sit down and listen to an LP. They can barely get through a single song without jumping to the next one.
@@jayhpaq Sorry, but there are quite a few (commercially released) vinyl LPs, CDs and cassette tapes in my house right now that can't be streamed or found anywhere online. That is not an opinion. That is what I was getting at. Not sure about the meaning of your reply, tho. If you disagree that vinyl records are the best way to hear music, well, that part I understand and will even go so far as to begrudgingly agree with you. But that is just an opinion.
@mk1st my 21 year old son asked for records for Christmas, and my 14 year old daughter begged me for a turntable this year (got her a nice Audio Technica turntable and the new Billie Eilish record)... it's great, they are truly appreciating albums, not just skimming the internet.
@@mk1st When I listen to music online I tend to go to another song before the song I am listening to ends, but when I listen to it on vinyl I have to listen to all the songs and even end up liking songs I previously didn't (The Beatles for example as I used to not really like "Beatles for Sale" album but now that I have listened to most of it on Beatles 65' (I don't own Beatles for sale on vinyl but 65' is the US equivalent) I have grown fond of the album and songs like mr moonlight. There's something about being forced to listen to songs you probably otherwise wouldn't have and I like that, helps me with having more variety in the music that I like.
@WeAreTheEggmen22 All he's saying is that you physically own your music. As opposed to digital mp3's, which you don't own. So CD's, cassettes, Vinyl, it's actually in your possession. No need to get upset
Writing an album with the vinyl idea in mind provides an opportunity for better storytelling, especially if writing a concept album. Two sides to an album on vinyl means there are essentially two opening tracks and two closing tracks as well as an intermission.
If you like classical music then CDs were a huge improvement from records. The crackles and pops were a big distraction with so many quiet sections of music.
I'm 74, and just re-entered the vinyl world. I still have many of the albums I purchased in the 60s and 70s. I will proudly add one of yours to my collection.
It's everything it brings back isn't it. Although a lot of people do think it's all for just nostalgic reasons but it's so much more than that. The fidelity, the warmth and the romance, you can't whack it.
Yep, I'm 74 too. And still have nearly all the LPs I bought from 1964 to around 1990. Plus quite a few of the LPs that I sold into record shops between 1976 and 1980 as a sales rep for WEA, CBS and Virgin Records. And yes, they're LPs, not vinyls. These young people. 🙂
@@B0BHW language is here to help us communicate. I'm sure we're intelligent enough as a species to understand each and every denotation/name out there for a vinyl disc with pressed grooves in it - so we can understand and appreciate one another. No need to insist on "correct term" in a world with fluid languages that keep changing.
you never got rid of your vinyls in 1990? wow that's rare most dumped them as fast as they could. Since tape cassette was rare and no other formats.. no surprise you had purchased them in 60s and 70s. To be fair you never exited the vinyl world.. you just forgot about it.
I’ve gone full circle from vinyl through CDs, MP3, streaming and now back to vinyl. I also take time to listen to a whole album on headphones. Wonderful.
Same mate..vinyl is expensive however.. I might get my old CDs back from my ex..my music taste has changed since I used to buy CDs back 20 years ago..I may start again, some bands don’t sell on vinyl and some albums I would like to own I don’t want on vinyl.
Possibly. But in about 10-15 years the younger generation will discover or inherit their parents CD collections and their eyes will widen with wonder. No crackle, no pop, incredible dynamic range, cool silver discs, kitchy little cases which look so neat lined up like tokens on a shelf... and the whole circle will start again.
@@axiomrobust Yeah, rewinding with a pencil was such fun. LOL Seriously though, in the early 80s I purchased a 2 deck cassette recorder capable of dubbing. I borrowed a lot of music from libraries. Yeah I know, but these days I take pride in buying my music. Music has enriched my life in many ways, even though I can't sing a note or play an instrument. I deeply appreciate it though.
...but most parents have long since ditched their highly impractical CD's, and never had Hi-Fis... and kids in 10-15 years time will be inheriting someone who didn't have CD's to begin with. So no. It'll just be a few couple of kids with really weird parents that were overy intense about music and sound that have any such... There's already quite the age-span of people that never really had the experience of "listening together on a proper Hi-Fi".
I'm from the cd generation, and most of the people I grew up have thrown away their cd's 10-15 years ago, and are now very indifferent to music - and so are most of their children. A shame, have so many beautiful childhood memories listening together with my parents to music. At the time I found 60s and 70s music sometimes boring, but learned to appreciate them while growing up. There's so many music that will always remember me of having a good time with my parents. Or listening together with friends from school. Now I have a broad taste in music - old and new. Thanks to my parents! Recently, I know parents wo punished their kid for 'paying' for music on a legal website 😅 No joke!
My first adult album of my own was Micheal Jackson's Thriller at age 8 in 1985. At that same time my stepdad started allowing me to iisten to his vinyl collection of Beatles, Pink Floyd, Elo, Queen, etc. There is nothing like a Record. The lyric sleeve. The art.
The more society and the industry devalues the art of music-making and its products, the harder I cling to it. What makes that important is, music (art) makes us worthy of existence. It is amark on our little snapshot of history and time. The thought of creating beauty purely through observation, inspiration and ability, is key to what we are and what we do.
I am a 72 years old music fan, who had forgotten the joy of just listening. Recently I ran into someone I haven't seen this high school. After the usual "how are yous" he said how much he missed coming to my house and listening to a new album, and so did I. I am now making time to listen to old, and new, music. Thanks for the reminder.
Fantastic work and great fun on your video. I’m 63 and have owned and collected records since I was 10. I’m an audiophile with the means to continue to collect records and upgrade my stereo equipment. I own perhaps 3000 lps and a few hundred cds, oh and perhaps 30 tapes lol. I could not live without my music. I play several records at least 5 days a week in my “mancave” audio room. Great presentation of a wonderful hobby and passion. Ty. Cheers 🍻
I loved buying a record and spending time listening to it while reading the lyrics on the inner sleeve and analyzing the cover or photos. Cassette tapes and CDs still had that a bit, but smaller. And when mp3 players came out, the idea of a player with “no moving parts” seemed so much better. It wasn’t until later, that you realize the loss. A crackle sound on a record used to be a flaw that you didn’t want to hear, and now the positive meaning of it makes it an invited guest.
My world of music mostly started with CDs. Everything you described with LPs I have experienced with CDs, I miss it sometimes. I still have my entire CD collection, 4 gigantic Case Logic books that I’ll never get rid of. The new streaming services have really been amazing, I discover new old music all the time.
Love the video, I'm 65 and one of my favorite things to do is to sit in the sweet spot in front of my speakers and listen to pink floyd, lights dimmed and a nice drink in hand. My kids used to think I was crazy but now that there older they understand what actually listening to music is.
I sold my gear twice in trade for a better system. Bought CDs occasionally, for average music or lack of safe transport space. I bought vinyl every other year since the early 80s and never really stopped, even though my gear may have been put into sleep for a few years. Spent thousands on records the last 5 years, mostly in the last 18 months, so I can awake my gear with reason, now. Vinyl will never end for me, regardless, as my record collection is vast, deep and diverse. And so are my three turntables looking for that.
Yeah it is great to enjoy the album experience. Something that streaming seems to steer people away from. Only problem is I am running out of space for all these records.
I remember when my mum bought me The White Album for my birthday, changed my life. I gave it to my daughter. A while back we had a wifi outage and we sat in her room and listened to it, it was like going back to the early 90s, sitting around together listening to music.
@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 That's a good point the White Album is a bit spooky. I always found the song Cry Baby Cry unsettling. Weird slightly sinister naivete.
I'm never going back to the skips, crackle, and pop of vinyl. My 1st CD was Sgt. Pepper and I haven't bought an LP since then. I'm still buying CDs, dear Mary. Your's is already in my collection.
Yup I have been through every format my parents had 45's . I had a medium grade high fidelity stereo setup and wore out a lot of vinyl. I was skeptical about cd's but finally capitulated. Yes I use to wait for LP's to come out anxiously . I have had every format vinyl , reel to reel tape , cassette tape and cd's . The ipod ruined the Music Industry and MP3's ruined hi fi for most people .
I don't have any problems at all with skips, crackle and pops and I listen to vinyl all the time. Get a decent turntable and cartridge, set it up properly, no problems. Sounds fantastic. Keep your records clean, clean your stylus. Sounds beautiful.
My LP collection is in remarkably good shape due to meticulous cleaning before I play them and put them away. CDs are still my choice. I cannot imagine buying used LPs but I've had good luck finding used CDs in excellent condition.
I loved this video. As always Mary, you made me stop and think. I am a veteran of the 60s and 70s listening crowd and experienced things like "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Zeppelin IV" when they were first released. They were experiences, as you stated, to be enjoyed alone or with others. You made me stop and think that I no longer just sit and listen. I am always doing something while listening. I am resolving to make the effort to just sit and listen once again. I had better get started as I have over 500 vinyl records that haven't been fully listened to in years.
I am a 69 year old musician. I still have a turntable and stereo. I love it. I have waited all my life to have my own studio and now that I do record, it is all so different now that I have to do so much for so little gain. I still love recording though. Thank you so much for this video.
I often go to Asia and I pick up Japanese vinyl when i can. I love knowing that someone once bought it over there and probably never thought it would wind up in my collection in England.
A very interesting video Mary but I'm sticking with CD's - I'm 76 by the way. When CD's first appeared I gave all my vinyl records away "Free to a Good Home ".
Yes, there is nothing like holding the first copy of your first album, in your hands - looking at the grooves, looking at the cover artwork in full 12x12 glory - it's an incredible experience that I would wish upon every songwriter and musician!
11:05 what a beautiful moment. I'm currently in the process of recording my band's first album and we can't wait to hold it in our hands just like you do. Congratulations!
I don’t miss records at all. As a tween in the 1970s who bought a number of records, I know their limitations. In addition to the snap, crackle, and pop, the records wore out after 50 plays. A terrible muffled sound comes out of the speakers once the record wears out. I embraced CDs when they came out, and still do. Yes it's digital, but your ears cannot tell the difference. Neil Young was wrong about that.
6000 cds and a good hifi and im happy. Sold my vinyl. Price of vinyl is rising due to the demand and vinyl pressing plants are not able to get pvc resin quickly enough and will run out eventually. Cds are best.
I’m 66 and grew up with vinyl…..I always loved the artwork but was pleased when CD came out in the 1980s. I find it amusing that youngsters are discovering vinyl now. It’s almost like validation that the past actually wasn’t so bad. I loved reel to reel too. Revox have just reintroduced a new version of the B77. Now we just need to get rid of social media……
I have lived through the vinyl epoch and I can wholeheartedly state that I am eternally grateful that they virtually dissapeared and I'm only disappointed they didnot vanish without a trace. I owned around 400 albums and every single one of them became an annoying and dissapointing irritant to my ears. Vinyl means rumbles, scratches, static, jumps blunt needles, poorly finished vinyl that is way too easily damaged. As a musician who began learning guitar in 1975 and a music lover who was playing vinyl from the age of 5 (1969) it occurs to me that the entire point of a musical medium must be to reproduce the music as accurately as possible without extraneousl noise or colouring of sound which seem to happen no matter how carefully LPs were manufactured or handled. After 3 weeks of tramping the streets delivering newspapers I could afford an LP and loved buying them but it quickly turned into one big bloody let down when the darned thing either sounded poor from the get go or poor a few weeks later when after careful handling and following dust removal instruction to the letter my record sounded dull, scratched or static ridden. CD came along and changed this overnight. As for my record collection I flogged the bloody lot without any regret at all and replaced most of them on Cd the first of which I bought in in 1987, still plays perfectly and sounds wonderful. I don't download music, I still buy Cds and enjoy the ownership and i will never go back to vinyl. Album artwork aside Cds are far superior in terms of sound quality and no amount of fact ignoring nostalgia and rose tinted earphones will ever change my mind.
I bought my first LP in 1968 when I was 14. You played them they became scratched, they jumped the groove, they warped if left by a radiator or in the sun, they wore out, etc, ... CDs were so much better. I bought all my favourites on CD and NEVER regretted it. The current fad for LPs is just more marketing baloney.
I still have all my albums. Hundreds of them, multiple copies of my favorites. Back in the seventies all we did was get high and listen to albums. Going to record stores was amazing. lucky for me here in n.j. we still have a decent amount of record stores.
My three words are "POP" SKIP" " CRACKLE". LP's are so environmentally hazardous they should not be promoted. When you know, you know! Digital music has all the elements to appreciate, you just need a quality signal chain. I am so happy that I can find & explore that vast pantheon of the world of music. And it is so easy to share my findings. I love Bossa Nova, Afro Cuban, Tiki Bar Exotica, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's.. rock, rockabilly, pop, folk, country, and on and on! Now that I'm 68, I really appreciate tracks that help me lower your blood pressure - things like binaural beats and Tibetan flute. It works! Dig around and you can find music that is new to you that will stir your soul. Seriously though, look at those chemical products that are going out into your air from the de-gassing of vinyl records. If you make changes to you diet or lifestyle to benefit your health or or the environment, but still buy vinyl records, well ...? When worn out or damaged, where do you recycle them?
Do you remember that scene in "Almost Famous" where William Miller was digging through his sister's record collection. All those albums from The Who, Pink Floyd, Peter Frampton comes alive, Crosby Stills & Nash, Greatful Dead, Zeppelin, Mammas and Pappas, Simon & Garfunkel, Iggy Pop, I could go on for hours. My parents let me pick through their record collection that had every one of those albums, plus some darker stuff like Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Nazareth. I listened to them like it was some earth shattering, existential awakening. It had a profoundly good effect on my life & fostered a love of music that'll never die. I'm so grateful to have been born when music was treasured more than motion pictures or cell phones are today. I guess it's time I build that record collection back & toss in a few more.
Yeah, they were an experience, all right; putting on cellophane tape to spot-fix scratches, dimes on the stylus to keep the record from skipping, wasting money on 'record repair/cleaning' kits. I appreciate you appreciation, but I'm glad to be rid of them! 😂
I am 53 and for Chritstmas I am getting a beautiful Thorens vintage turntable that is almost my age. I can't wait to recover all my all vinyls from the basement (in Italy we used to call them just LPs or discs). And I can't wait to start browsing again a market or a store for more vinyls. Back in the days, almost all birthday or Christmas gifts were vinlys (only way to put together a collection, until you are self sufficient). I remember very well the afternoons with friends putting one disc on after another and losing track of time. And looking thousand of times at the pictures inside the album while listening, the man on fire shaking hands with his doppleganger of Wish You Were Here, pictures from live concerts, or just art chosen by the author. When the needle hit the vinyl, that subtle cracking sound brings all these memories back. Streamed music is such a lonely activity, nowadays. Ironically is less social than physical supports used to be. We used to exchange tapes, when buying a vinyl I used to record it on tape for a few friends, as they would do with their own for me. And what you say about intentional listening vs listening while doing other things, is totally true. By the way, yes, your new album looks bloody gorgeous.
They should make the best of both worlds, a cd in a vinyl sized package so you can enjoy perfect sound and the extra physical experience of the gatefold and booklets
As 59 years old, I grew up with records, and still is a important part of my music selection! I like many others were sucked in to streaming, and agreeable there is some advantage, but what you do is making it easy to just be background musik. With records, you know you have a short time until you need to interact (turn the record) so I find that I stay and pay attention instead of washing clothes or doing mails or wat ever you do, you hear the records as intended in the right order, don’t just skip. And maybe you learn to enjoy numbers you els would have skipped! Records forces you to turn down the pace and emerge you in the music. Vinyl I’ve missed you..
Getting back into vinyl has renewed my love of music and is the way forward in supporting smaller especially independent artists. Go to the gigs by the merch. It's little effort to support, thus sustain independent music that the performers pour there whole lives into... and yes I love the bit you say about listening without double tasking.
First heard Dark Side of the Moon on vinyl around 1986 when I was 13. It was a cool album and artwork but it didn’t hit me until a few years later when i listened on cassette and LSD. Eight times in a row. Changed my life. Been a huge Floyd fan ever since inspiring my own path in recording and music production. Even now i listen to them on youtube and CD.💿💿
Well done Mary. Another aspect of listening to whole albums in one sitting I feel we are now missing out on are the live concert recordings. I remember listening to Supertramp Live in Paris (~1979) for the first time. It's a double album so a considerable time commitment but one I couldn't drag myself away from way back then, and even now I really enjoy listening to it as a whole. Another one comes to mind of course is Neil Diamond's Hot August Night.
the sitting down and listening to a record feels much more personal than listening on spotify and going for a walk. I feellike i'm connecting with the music
I think there is also a place for CD's. They share quite a lot in common with both vinyl and digital media combined not to mention the sound quality. There is also the nostalgia aspect of CD's as they gained popularity in the 1980s, I remember when they were first released we couldn't believe our ears!
The best thing about the vinyl revival? It has kept the idea of a hi-fi system alive, and caused more interest in other physical media - especially CDs - amongst younger demographics. As what I consider to be the best form of physical media around - near-perfect quality (with the right mastering), DRM free, and long lasting - I hope CDs will be around for many years to come. And judging by the quantities that Taylor Swift is selling at the moment, they probably will be!
Vinyl records were an improvement upon wax cylinders for sound reproduction. Vinyl was the standard for a long time. But then we sought to simplify the listening experience and make it portable. Tape, originally reel to reel was democratized when we got cassettes, then 8 tracks. CD's were a further improvement. Now streaming is in vogue. Vinyl records are stil the "standard" and what most people of my generation grew up with. They are nostalgic, but they get dirty, can scratch and wear out. And they require an investment in gear to play them. I enjoy my records, but digital music is not going away. I love the portabilty of it and how I can access any album or song easily. Listening to my music collection is something I can do anytime, anywhere. I am not going back.
For me, the resurgence of vinyl is like flared trousers coming back into fashion -- there's no good reason for it, I'm old enough to have lived through it once, and I don't need to do it again. Yes, I miss sleeve art and notes, but it's been established beyond doubt that the audio quality (noise floor, available dynamic range, etc., etc.) doesn't rival CD, which exceeds the physiological limits of human hearing. BUT: if it's what gets people listening to music, I am all for it. So there's that...
59 year old musician here - I loved it when we got rid of vimyl, but all these years later... I still love that we got rid of vinyl. Lack of dynamic range, lack of bass response, skips, warps, clicks, and pops, no bass-heavy content on the inner tracks, spending $10 per month in 1980 money to get ONE album, whereas $10 in 2024 gets you streaming of almost everything. If we actually did go back to how things were, people would hate it. Yes, there were liner notes. Now we've got RUclips concerts and documentaries instead, in addition to interviews on social media, etc. This opinion might not be popular, but ask people if they'd like to give up what we have and go back to $10 for a record where you might like two songs.
On the other hand, CDs have many sonic advantages, can be copied digitally easily, and the average musician can actually MAKE them in their bedroom and sell them, unlike vinyl, which takes time and is expensive. CDs would be better for us musicians and we'd make more money from them in addition to being able to make our own at home. Perhaps if we put a CD in a 12 inch cardboard holder with big art and added some campfire noise to it...
Billy Joel once sang "there's a new band in town, but you can't get their sound from a story in a magazine." Now you can. Rolling Stone (and every other music reviewer) provides links to the albums they review, some from bands you're familiar with, some not. This is the golden age for LISTENERS and people who love all kinds of music.
@@KabobHope Yup. The good news for artists is that you can make a record in your bedroom and get some music licensed and half a million people will hear your music. The bad news is you'll make more money reviewing cheap guitars on RUclips.
LPs were a part of life growing up. At some friends/family houses it was a very prominent part. From background music to being the sole task at hand, records were just there... Always. Now with their resurgence, I have gotten my teens hooked on LPs. There are 4 table top turn tables in the house. Pure Love.
Owning your own is awsome. Not a download, not a stream, you bought for 4 dollars, without any visual or any way to handle it fysically going along with it. Just something you hear on your earpods doing whatever you do, wherever you are. Not on your ipnohe or ipad or ipod- Having it on a book shell to look at every day. Whn you want to listen you one, you browse through them and,wupti, yes, thats the one i want to listen to right now, right here, in this moment of tplace and time and according to the feeling i have or the emotion i am seeking ofr. I have them on the wall and change them some times. Like painting or fine art. With lighting only lighting up that little square artpiece. When i had a studio, 1 wall was complaetly covered with record covers. It was a joy to look at. All in plastic covers to protect them and with thumbnails in the corner of the plastic sheets. Not a single prick in the album cover. No no no.ot a single little 0.001millimeter hole. In these times where VHS and casettes almost are non existent in young peoples lives, i think they do ot know what they are missing out on. Owning your own stuff. The difference between streaming a nd " putting on the Ritz " cannot be compared. 'There are no notifivations to be had when you put a recorn on, no likes, no sharing. It is just you,,,,,, and your record. An artform mostly erased by endless scrolling through song after song, that, because streaming has to make money, sound like all the others, catching frases that needs to hook you now" here! imedeiatly!! Like reading a bok, it is the same, no notifications, no likes no sharing in the moment. That was my two bits. Love your vhannel.
Im 54 and to this day, I continue to devote time to listen to old and new albums of music in their entirety; a dedicated listen in the center of my speakers with my head back, other times compelled to read the lyrics (especially with new music). Im definitely a "listen to the whole album" dude...not just the singles.
I still have my LPs; they are in several boxes, sitting in my basement. And while I do miss some things about them - owning the music, the touch and feel of the LPs, the look of the hundreds of records lined up on a shelf, hunting for hours in a record store- I can't say that I would go back. If you had given me the choice forty five years ago that I could listen to whatever I wanted to whenever I wanted to wherever I wanted to for $15 a month, or keep listening to my records, I would have jumped at Spotify so fast your head would spin. I agree completely with your observations about taking the time to really listen to music; I used to put on my headphones for at least an hour a day and spin records. I don't do that as much anymore; in fact, when my kids came along, I got out of the habit completely. It's only now as I approach retirement that I'm starting to do that again.
I buy a lot of vinyl albums from an online site called Discogs. There are thousands of people from all over the world that sell on it, but me, I just buy. If you're interested in parting with any, and I am in the market for them, I may be interested, or if you would rather market them on Discogs and give them a percentage of each sale, that could be another way to go. I'm in the process of expanding my entertainment center to accommodate all my albums, CD's and DVD movies, to make room for any future purchases. 😂
Born in 1953 and began a musical love vinyl due to my parents collection of 78 rpm records, classical and modern, soul, light opera and more. Then vinyl to reel to reel mixes. I purchased my first LP in 1966. I have collected 100’s of 45’s and LP’s and adding my wife’s collection to make it ours in 1978. It was in 1967 when I received my fist guitar. Build a collection played in bands as far back as junior high. Still listening, learning, appreciating and playing. Cheers 🎸
Analogue and Digital can live under the same roof. Digital music, movies, and books are a filter for confirming what is worth taking up space and owning a physical copy.
I grew up with 78's 45's and 331/3 vinyl it wasnt until the 70's when turntables with diamond stylus and a 200 watts per chanel were all the rage. I remember hearing different parts of music that I had never heard on the radio. I do believe that vinyl is making a comeback! The last music that I heard on vinyl was when Rush released their latest album. We had a rush party and it was fantastic!
My 20 year old twin daughters listen to CDs and streaming music. They prefer CDs as it helps them better connect with the artist. They are not at all interested in my vinyl collection but they are interested in the music of my collection.
@@bobair2 Yes, there is a myth about vinyl because when CDs first started ( also they cost more back then ), there was an inferior sound due to the technology being limited at the time. Technology has advanced, and CDs are vastly superior in sound now.
@@treetopjones737 yes it is true that CDs exposed the limitations of vinyl technology as it was notated on some of the CDs at the time but it was not the CD at fault but the lower quality mastering used for vinyl then. Remastering has made for much better audio in most cases that prove CDs are much better.
You didn't underline enough the concept of "owning". For me it never went away. I started as a kid and bought vinyl all my life. Only dowside is, if you wanna dj with records, you have to carry a big weight!
This is why I run a label with physical media. I will never go all digital. I find that sad. I also have a listening room in my house for this very thing. My vinyl is right behind my head while I sit in my chair and my system sits in front of me, not far away, and I am listening now through my vinyl, cd, and tape collection in alphabetical order. It brings me joy like nothing else.
Go on, Mary. Take the next step and buy a nice quality turntable. After all, how many people can say the first record they played on their new turntable was one they made themselves? ❤. Oh, and if you do, don’t send the signal via Bluetooth! A proper amp wired to your headphones. 😊
Love putting records on my turntable.Still have albums from the 60's and 70's.My grandsons are fascinated by them as they have music on their smart phones.
I'm 70 and never got rid of my albums from the 60s and 70s...STILL buy them and do all the things you said...I love the sounds,even the clicks...playing a record is like nothing else...you actually LISTEN
My favorite thing about vinyl isn't the sound (it sounds good, but definitely worse than digital). It's the experience that you are giving the music your focus and it becomes its own activity, not just something in the background
My prolific period from the '70's is on Reel to Reel. It still amazes me to see "My Music." Pink Floyd's "The Wall" came out. I played it at home alone while my wife was at work. I could not leave the house for three days. The power of the performance unlocked my attachment to my Mother. The depression was intense but acute. She had passed only a month earlier. I was... unrepaired. Keep the typo, but I meant to say "Unprepared." I have 100% of the Vinyl from my past, and much of friends and acquaintances. I will restore my old system of analogue and the quality turntable from storage. It will be good to hear all the old originals from the 50's through the 70's. When done, I will add your work and music to my collection. It -vinyl- is a precious and powerfully visceral focused moment every time I put one on to play, eyes closed mind open seeing hearing everything. Thank you Mary... wonderful work!
I get the same satisfaction from CDs….I like being able to look at the art and read the liner notes, plus you feel that you own the song. My family(who adopted a minimalist lifestyle) tried getting me to toss out my collection being I transferred everything to my hard drive and phone; I said no then they suggested that I just get rid of the jewel boxes, I didn’t agree to that either. Needless to say my collection is still intact
As always, SPOT ON Mary! I was born in 1947 and, by 1960, browsing the record racks in the stores was a past-time for my friends and I. There is a resurgence of vinyl. My granddaughter has some and a turntable. I doubt that it will ever be like it was in 1960 but it was an awesome time for music. But music is still there and, after all, it's the music that's important. Also, your vinyl album looks gorgeous. Keep rockin Mary!
Wow! Ms. Spender, I'm really impressed with your knowledge of Jamaican sound system culture. As a collector of foundation Jamaican/reggae music & also a interest in evolutionary anthropology, I love your analogy/example of the hunter gatherer within vinyl collecting. I need to investigate that beautiful looking album, the covers artwork is absolutely beautiful. Great video from a new subscriber...
I grew up with vinyl and was around 22 when I bought my first CDs and player. Audiophiles treasured "direct-to-disc" vinyl recordings, where effectively live performances were cut onto the master platter on the spot. (They sound amazing.) I remember sitting in front of my stereo with a stack of records listening to my favorites, carefully handling the precious vinyl. Yes, that tactical memory sticks with me. When CDs came out, they were labeled as to whether recording, mixing and mastering were done in analog or digital. Since we were sold that digital was perfect, we were looking for "DDD" discs. I listen to some of those old CDs and wonder how we stood them, but I remember being enthralled by the _silence_ between tracks. In the quiet spots of an orchestral piece, or a small jazz band, you could hear the musicians breathing, turning pages, etc. (Something you can get on the _best_ vinyl, but a lot of old vinyl isn't actually very good.) The one thing that confuses me about the modern vinyl movement is that the recordings are _digital_ rather than analog (labeled the way CDs were, they would be "DDA". So what's being fed onto the vinyl is digital, and who knows how much processing has gone into it. So claims of an _analog experience_ are overstated.
I used to search for DDD in CDs back in the day and agree, the silence between the tracks and small details are enhanced by digital music. . LP is just a different experience.. I doubt modern music could ever be ADD as that would require the master being recorded in analogue, which I'm sure its all digital now.
“I doubt modern music could ever be ADD” - that’s a little overboard. Analog tape decks still exist, and people are still using them, it just isn’t common practice. Let’s not exaggerate.
The first LP I bought was Olivia Newton-John’s “If You Love Me, Let Me Know,” at a Ben Franklin store. I can still see it in my mind. I still buy records occasionally (I sure miss Columbia House!) to support artists I like but stream almost exclusively. My stereo hasn’t been hooked up for years. Perhaps that will change.
Been collecting lps since 12 in 1973. Have always stayed in the groove. Analog is more open and musical. Investing in a system that brings the artist to life in your room - priceless. Little label oversight.. Thanks Mary for the inspiration
Most albums these days are recorded and mastered in the digital domain. Reissues of older stuff is transferred from tape to digital before it goes back to analog on the cutting lathe.
Well aware and refused to play the game of buying digitally mastered vinyl unless it surpasses an original. Go after the pre digital domain or audiophile remastered from original analog tapes Little RIchard’s records were not 2 hits and filler in the 50s
Yep. Since 2015, I've returned to that music experience - listening to vinyl. I created a vinyl room (fully decorated), purchased a new stereo system & great headphones, and started buying all these newly remastered and boxed vinyl - past and present. I have albums from every decade from the 1940s onwards! I find my comfy chair, brew a nice dark road organic fair trade coffee, open up the vinyl album, read the lyrics, check out which musicians played on which tracks, where the album was recorded, who produced it...and so on. No gossip or silliness here. Just music and information on the making of the music. The stuff that matters. The joy of really listening. The joy of knowing what instruments are being played, who played them. Oh yeah, I insist on paying for all of my music. Musicians deserve to be paid, too!
The sound from great speakers is also a physical experience - much better than headphones with streaming feed!. Scarcity - true analogue recordings (usually before 1985) are great to listen to.
Absolutely excellent. Younger generations do not know the feeling of walking into the Wherehouse or Music plus in Southern California, and looking through the countless bins of albums from bands that were famous to bands that you’ve never heard of before. And then, there’s the album art. Smart labels would get the best artists to design them and notes would include the lyrics, thoughts behind the songs, and the list of the musicians that played on every song we had no idea what a great time that was. Now, Spotify definitely has its upside. I found a lot of bands that I have never heard of simply by their recommendations. But Mary is right. We don’t own this music like we used to own albums. we would sit for hours in our bedrooms with our friends listening to album from a local band called Van Halen and were simply mesmerized by Eddie’s playing. Fun memories.
And then one day my abusive ex-wife causes my entire lifelong record collection to disappear. All those hundreds of treasured memories gone forever, the fruits of countless trips to the import record stores in search of rare albums and singles. Now I’m left to resort to streaming whatever I can still find on Spotify or RUclips. I know my story isn’t the typical one, but I can’t help feeling angry and bitter and hurt whenever someone waxes poetic about their glorious record collection.
I got my first LP in 1973 en bought my first one in 1975. I have got rid of my vinyl in 2002. Last vinyl I bought in 1988. I now have only CD's. There is no his, hum, noise, clicks etc. and after 500 times it still sounds like it's new. I buy CD's for the music. I do not buy vinyl for all the hiss, clicks etc. because music is my passion and not clicks, hiss, hum, noise, and bad sound. It's all about the music not nostalgia. I can't enjoy clicks, noise , hum and hiss. I enjoy music!
They are artefacts, in a way other media isn't. And when bands take time and effort to put a package together, it feels like something special just for you. Wish You Were Here with the postcards, De Pelicula with its stickers. Dayglo sleeves, gatefolds, posters etc all made/make it an experience, an event, to get a new LP.
Congratulations, you figured it out! I'll never forget rolling my eyes when I learned the new digital recordings were not going to be on a 12" disk. It told me that the "suits" had no idea of what the album business is and what the product they were selling is. I worked at Motown between 1965 and 1972. Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder figured it out around 1971. They fought with the management and probably saved the company from going under by creating albums as opposed to collections of singles.
As a 68 year old person, I respectfully disagree. L.P.’s are not the future of music. They are certainly an art form. And the imperfection is a thing that may be valued by some, maybe many. But digital formats, current and future technology, will certainly be the future. Are you recording on machines that physically scratch a master? Of course not. You don’t even use magnetic tape. Your thesis is really about how aficionados want to experience the world of recorded music. It’s a little like paintings from the Renaissance. They can’t really be duplicated but they are certainly copied so the masses can experience and appreciate them. I love the music of my youth, the 70’s. But my car carries it from my IPhone. Not my turntable.
I'm close in age and don't miss the hiss of vinyl or the scratches or the space required to store LP's. The only thing I miss that doesn't transfer over to the digital experience is that an LP is in two acts (Side 1 and Side 2) and this is important for some albums and is lost in digital. But as a consumer, I refuse to get misty-eyed about analogue (been there, done that) because digital (physical or streaming) to me is a much more satisfying experience.
55 here, and perhaps part of the reason I love this take. Would I love to own a genuine Picasso, Dali, Hopper, or *gasp* Pollock? Of course I would, but lithos are more than fine. “Wish You Were Here” sounds amazing on an LP, but it also sounds amazing on my phone, laptop, in my truck, at the beach, in a hot air balloon… I can appreciate people wanting whatever artistic experience fills them up, but I’m all set.
I'd rather buy an LP to put money in the pocket of the artist & actually own something I can share with others or hand down to a friend or family member rather than any stream of nothingness that is compressed in quality.. If you support the artist, buy their music on a format that helps them grow.. Spotify & all the others alike are the worst way for the artist that you could listen to their craft..
60, and again been there. I’m in the process of divesting myself of my 2 meters of vinyl and turntable. Because I just don’t use it. iTunes and if I want to support an artist directly CD will do me for the future.
I can remember when everyone was re-buying all their albums on CDs when they came out. Nobody wanted vinyl anymore. The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ’round….
Great video. Thank you Mary. I still have my vinyl collection and an awesome 70's Hi-fi. One of my greatest pleasures still is to play albums from side A to side B when I'm not creating my own music. I miss those old record shops.
The anticipation of an albumn's release has been lost. When I was a teenager in the 70s i cleaned horse stalls and dog runs to earn money to buy albumns. They were expensive at $12 for new releases, but so worth it for groups like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, groups that always surprised us with different music from the trends of the days.
My brother and I just started a vinyl collection of our great musicians. LP's are like an awesome book, with sound, lyrics, history and super interesting imagery.
At 67, I remember spending my Saturday afternoons browsing in a music store. It was a wonderful experience just as you described. I still have several of my father's 78's and LP's.
Hot Tip for a better life: Every single night of the week I put on an album at 10 o’clock with my headphones on ….. and listen through the entire album. And that’s why I’m a more fulfilled person than 90% of the people I meet every day.
“Music is the soundtrack to your life.” What an awesome perspective. As a child of the 80’s we had LPs, cassette and the new technology called CDs. I still have every CD I have bought but still enjoy putting on an LP sitting in my chair and really listen to the music. Streaming is great in the car or out for a walk but the whole album tells a story and for me streaming doesn’t do it for me like that.
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A concept album you've probably not heard of: "The Misfit" by Erick Nelson and Michelle Pillar
Highly recommended listening.
A couple of 70s albums to have a listen to; Carole King - Tapestry, Supertramp - Crime of the Century 🤘
Hello. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. If you haven't listened to Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones all the way through. I'd highly recommend it Probably the album of the 70s for sure. Although I was born in 74.. I'll check out your new album. Happy Xmas/Hanukkah. 👍
You may have already listened to these, but some albums that come to mind that I had, or siblings had while I was growing up:
Souvenirs - Dan Fogelberg,
Punch the Clock - Elvis Costello and The Attractions,
Night and Day - Joe Jackson,
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominos,
Fine Art of Surfacing - Boomtown Rats,
An Evening with John Denver (concert double album),
The Best of George Harrison,
The Longines Symphonette Mexicali Brass from South of the Border
Dr. Demento's Delights - Barry Hansen
There were also various albums, Beatles, Led Zeplin, George Benson, etc.
you forgot "smell" the smell of a NEW vinyl record - like the smell of a NEW car is intoxicating.
I salute hearing a young person explain how sometimes physical media isn't just a retro, trendy or enhanced way to experience recorded music. Even in 2024 - sometimes it is the only way to hear it.
It would be so unlikely for any of my three daughters to sit down and listen to an LP. They can barely get through a single song without jumping to the next one.
Nope, sorry, its not.
@@jayhpaq Sorry, but there are quite a few (commercially released) vinyl LPs, CDs and cassette tapes in my house right now that can't be streamed or found anywhere online. That is not an opinion. That is what I was getting at. Not sure about the meaning of your reply, tho. If you disagree that vinyl records are the best way to hear music, well, that part I understand and will even go so far as to begrudgingly agree with you. But that is just an opinion.
@mk1st my 21 year old son asked for records for Christmas, and my 14 year old daughter begged me for a turntable this year (got her a nice Audio Technica turntable and the new Billie Eilish record)... it's great, they are truly appreciating albums, not just skimming the internet.
@@mk1st When I listen to music online I tend to go to another song before the song I am listening to ends, but when I listen to it on vinyl I have to listen to all the songs and even end up liking songs I previously didn't (The Beatles for example as I used to not really like "Beatles for Sale" album but now that I have listened to most of it on Beatles 65' (I don't own Beatles for sale on vinyl but 65' is the US equivalent) I have grown fond of the album and songs like mr moonlight. There's something about being forced to listen to songs you probably otherwise wouldn't have and I like that, helps me with having more variety in the music that I like.
The most important phrase in this entire video *_"you own it"_*
I also own my CD collection what's your point
@WeAreTheEggmen22 All he's saying is that you physically own your music. As opposed to digital mp3's, which you don't own. So CD's, cassettes, Vinyl, it's actually in your possession. No need to get upset
I own my hard disks. The phrase only convinces people too dumb to handle files.
@WeAreTheEggmen22 don't cry mate, you're included too 😆
There are ways to purchase digital albums, Bancamp is one example.
Writing an album with the vinyl idea in mind provides an opportunity for better storytelling, especially if writing a concept album. Two sides to an album on vinyl means there are essentially two opening tracks and two closing tracks as well as an intermission.
Just don't make it more than 30-35 minutes, or the songs at the end of each side will sound like crap.
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That indeed is one feature CD's and streaming can't duplicate.
If you like classical music then CDs were a huge improvement from records. The crackles and pops were a big distraction with so many quiet sections of music.
Horowitz in Moscow, must have.
@@Zesvo-c1t Thank you for that recommendation. Do you have any other must-haves? I'm trying to build my collection and I'm not that well versed.
@vagabond197979 Glen Gould Plays Bach.
CD's have been my format of choice for music since the 90s.💿
Clean your record. crackles = dirt, not vinyl.
I'm 74, and just re-entered the vinyl world. I still have many of the albums I purchased in the 60s and 70s.
I will proudly add one of yours to my collection.
Welcome back.
It's everything it brings back isn't it. Although a lot of people do think it's all for just nostalgic reasons but it's so much more than that. The fidelity, the warmth and the romance, you can't whack it.
Yep, I'm 74 too. And still have nearly all the LPs I bought from 1964 to around 1990. Plus quite a few of the LPs that I sold into record shops between 1976 and 1980 as a sales rep for WEA, CBS and Virgin Records. And yes, they're LPs, not vinyls. These young people. 🙂
@@B0BHW language is here to help us communicate. I'm sure we're intelligent enough as a species to understand each and every denotation/name out there for a vinyl disc with pressed grooves in it - so we can understand and appreciate one another. No need to insist on "correct term" in a world with fluid languages that keep changing.
you never got rid of your vinyls in 1990? wow that's rare most dumped them as fast as they could. Since tape cassette was rare and no other formats.. no surprise you had purchased them in 60s and 70s. To be fair you never exited the vinyl world.. you just forgot about it.
Just about to turn 25, got loads of records and two technic 1200s for djing it's my life along with my mpc. I'll never stop collecting music.
I have a Technics 1200, but just for listening. It's a great sounding turntable.
I’ve gone full circle from vinyl through CDs, MP3, streaming and now back to vinyl. I also take time to listen to a whole album on headphones. Wonderful.
that's amazing you have that much free time on your hands
You can also listen to a whole album on Spotify. Duh.
Same mate..vinyl is expensive however..
I might get my old CDs back from my ex..my music taste has changed since I used to buy CDs back 20 years ago..I may start again, some bands don’t sell on vinyl and some albums I would like to own I don’t want on vinyl.
Possibly. But in about 10-15 years the younger generation will discover or inherit their parents CD collections and their eyes will widen with wonder. No crackle, no pop, incredible dynamic range, cool silver discs, kitchy little cases which look so neat lined up like tokens on a shelf... and the whole circle will start again.
Bro, you forgot, after LP, they have to get fun with compact cassette and a pencil in it😂
@@axiomrobust Yeah, rewinding with a pencil was such fun. LOL
Seriously though, in the early 80s I purchased a 2 deck cassette recorder capable of dubbing. I borrowed a lot of music from libraries. Yeah I know, but these days I take pride in buying my music. Music has enriched my life in many ways, even though I can't sing a note or play an instrument. I deeply appreciate it though.
...but most parents have long since ditched their highly impractical CD's, and never had Hi-Fis... and kids in 10-15 years time will be inheriting someone who didn't have CD's to begin with. So no. It'll just be a few couple of kids with really weird parents that were overy intense about music and sound that have any such...
There's already quite the age-span of people that never really had the experience of "listening together on a proper Hi-Fi".
I'm from the cd generation, and most of the people I grew up have thrown away their cd's 10-15 years ago, and are now very indifferent to music - and so are most of their children. A shame, have so many beautiful childhood memories listening together with my parents to music. At the time I found 60s and 70s music sometimes boring, but learned to appreciate them while growing up. There's so many music that will always remember me of having a good time with my parents. Or listening together with friends from school. Now I have a broad taste in music - old and new. Thanks to my parents! Recently, I know parents wo punished their kid for 'paying' for music on a legal website 😅 No joke!
Yeah nah
My first adult album of my own was Micheal Jackson's Thriller at age 8 in 1985.
At that same time my stepdad started allowing me to iisten to his vinyl collection of Beatles, Pink Floyd, Elo, Queen, etc.
There is nothing like a Record. The lyric sleeve. The art.
The more society and the industry devalues the art of music-making and its products, the harder I cling to it. What makes that important is, music (art) makes us worthy of existence. It is amark on our little snapshot of history and time. The thought of creating beauty purely through observation, inspiration and ability, is key to what we are and what we do.
great comment!
I think art deserves to be heard with the best detail our technology can offer. Going back to vinyl is not the answer.
I am a 72 years old music fan, who had forgotten the joy of just listening. Recently I ran into someone I haven't seen this high school. After the usual "how are yous" he said how much he missed coming to my house and listening to a new album, and so did I. I am now making time to listen to old, and new, music. Thanks for the reminder.
Fantastic work and great fun on your video. I’m 63 and have owned and collected records since I was 10. I’m an audiophile with the means to continue to collect records and upgrade my stereo equipment. I own perhaps 3000 lps and a few hundred cds, oh and perhaps 30 tapes lol. I could not live without my music. I play several records at least 5 days a week in my “mancave” audio room. Great presentation of a wonderful hobby and passion. Ty. Cheers 🍻
I loved buying a record and spending time listening to it while reading the lyrics on the inner sleeve and analyzing the cover or photos. Cassette tapes and CDs still had that a bit, but smaller. And when mp3 players came out, the idea of a player with “no moving parts” seemed so much better. It wasn’t until later, that you realize the loss.
A crackle sound on a record used to be a flaw that you didn’t want to hear, and now the positive meaning of it makes it an invited guest.
Thanks!
Very generous, thank you.
My world of music mostly started with CDs. Everything you described with LPs I have experienced with CDs, I miss it sometimes. I still have my entire CD collection, 4 gigantic Case Logic books that I’ll never get rid of. The new streaming services have really been amazing, I discover new old music all the time.
Love the video, I'm 65 and one of my favorite things to do is to sit in the sweet spot in front of my speakers and listen to pink floyd, lights dimmed and a nice drink in hand. My kids used to think I was crazy but now that there older they understand what actually listening to music is.
I built a Hifi system and bought 900 records in the last year. It’s been amazing!
I sold my gear twice in trade for a better system. Bought CDs occasionally, for average music or lack of safe transport space. I bought vinyl every other year since the early 80s and never really stopped, even though my gear may have been put into sleep for a few years. Spent thousands on records the last 5 years, mostly in the last 18 months, so I can awake my gear with reason, now. Vinyl will never end for me, regardless, as my record collection is vast, deep and diverse. And so are my three turntables looking for that.
Yeah it is great to enjoy the album experience. Something that streaming seems to steer people away from. Only problem is I am running out of space for all these records.
Takes a lot of space for a huge collection.
@ tell me about it…
Unfortunately records are not hifi. They are lofi. We have the technology but consumers and marketing always goes for the crap.
I remember when my mum bought me The White Album for my birthday, changed my life. I gave it to my daughter. A while back we had a wifi outage and we sat in her room and listened to it, it was like going back to the early 90s, sitting around together listening to music.
The White album scared me as a child. And the cover for Eagles greatest hits. The white album still scares me but not the reasons it did as a child.
@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 That's a good point the White Album is a bit spooky. I always found the song Cry Baby Cry unsettling. Weird slightly sinister naivete.
Please Beatles suck just another over promoted band
I'm never going back to the skips, crackle, and pop of vinyl. My 1st CD was Sgt. Pepper and I haven't bought an LP since then. I'm still buying CDs, dear Mary. Your's is already in my collection.
Yup I have been through every format my parents had 45's . I had a medium grade high fidelity stereo setup and wore out a lot of vinyl. I was skeptical about cd's but finally capitulated. Yes I use to wait for LP's to come out anxiously . I have had every format vinyl , reel to reel tape , cassette tape and cd's . The ipod ruined the Music Industry and MP3's ruined hi fi for most people .
I don't have any problems at all with skips, crackle and pops and I listen to vinyl all the time. Get a decent turntable and cartridge, set it up properly, no problems. Sounds fantastic. Keep your records clean, clean your stylus. Sounds beautiful.
My LP collection is in remarkably good shape due to meticulous cleaning before I play them and put them away. CDs are still my choice. I cannot imagine buying used LPs but I've had good luck finding used CDs in excellent condition.
I have ripped my CDs to a SSD player but still have vinyl as a lot of the early stuff just sounds better.
For a lot of people, surface noise, hiss, snaps, crackles, and pops (within reason) are part of the charm of analog formats.
I loved this video. As always Mary, you made me stop and think. I am a veteran of the 60s and 70s listening crowd and experienced things like "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Zeppelin IV" when they were first released. They were experiences, as you stated, to be enjoyed alone or with others. You made me stop and think that I no longer just sit and listen. I am always doing something while listening. I am resolving to make the effort to just sit and listen once again. I had better get started as I have over 500 vinyl records that haven't been fully listened to in years.
I am a 69 year old musician. I still have a turntable and stereo. I love it. I have waited all my life to have my own studio and now that I do record, it is all so different now that I have to do so much for so little gain. I still love recording though. Thank you so much for this video.
I often go to Asia and I pick up Japanese vinyl when i can. I love knowing that someone once bought it over there and probably never thought it would wind up in my collection in England.
A very interesting video Mary but I'm sticking with CD's - I'm 76 by the way. When CD's first appeared I gave all my vinyl records away "Free to a Good Home ".
CD's are the best. Been my format of choice since the 90s.💿
@@SuperStrik9 appart the cds sound mixing sucks all the way yeaa....
Yes, there is nothing like holding the first copy of your first album, in your hands - looking at the grooves, looking at the cover artwork in full 12x12 glory - it's an incredible experience that I would wish upon every songwriter and musician!
11:05 what a beautiful moment. I'm currently in the process of recording my band's first album and we can't wait to hold it in our hands just like you do. Congratulations!
If you're going to kiss your own album you should keep that private
I don’t miss records at all. As a tween in the 1970s who bought a number of records, I know their limitations. In addition to the snap, crackle, and pop, the records wore out after 50 plays. A terrible muffled sound comes out of the speakers once the record wears out. I embraced CDs when they came out, and still do. Yes it's digital, but your ears cannot tell the difference. Neil Young was wrong about that.
Many vinyls are ripped from digital files, if it's not recorded in analogue then it will lack quality than a cd.
6000 cds and a good hifi and im happy. Sold my vinyl. Price of vinyl is rising due to the demand and vinyl pressing plants are not able to get pvc resin quickly enough and will run out eventually. Cds are best.
I’m 66 and grew up with vinyl…..I always loved the artwork but was pleased when CD came out in the 1980s. I find it amusing that youngsters are discovering vinyl now. It’s almost like validation that the past actually wasn’t so bad. I loved reel to reel too. Revox have just reintroduced a new version of the B77. Now we just need to get rid of social media……
I have lived through the vinyl epoch and I can wholeheartedly state that I am eternally grateful that they virtually dissapeared and I'm only disappointed they didnot vanish without a trace. I owned around 400 albums and every single one of them became an annoying and dissapointing irritant to my ears. Vinyl means rumbles, scratches, static, jumps blunt needles, poorly finished vinyl that is way too easily damaged. As a musician who began learning guitar in 1975 and a music lover who was playing vinyl from the age of 5 (1969) it occurs to me that the entire point of a musical medium must be to reproduce the music as accurately as possible without extraneousl noise or colouring of sound which seem to happen no matter how carefully LPs were manufactured or handled. After 3 weeks of tramping the streets delivering newspapers I could afford an LP and loved buying them but it quickly turned into one big bloody let down when the darned thing either sounded poor from the get go or poor a few weeks later when after careful handling and following dust removal instruction to the letter my record sounded dull, scratched or static ridden. CD came along and changed this overnight. As for my record collection I flogged the bloody lot without any regret at all and replaced most of them on Cd the first of which I bought in in 1987, still plays perfectly and sounds wonderful. I don't download music, I still buy Cds and enjoy the ownership and i will never go back to vinyl. Album artwork aside Cds are far superior in terms of sound quality and no amount of fact ignoring nostalgia and rose tinted earphones will ever change my mind.
yes I just love the surface noise and sound deterioration with every play
I bought my first LP in 1968 when I was 14. You played them they became scratched, they jumped the groove, they warped if left by a radiator or in the sun, they wore out, etc, ...
CDs were so much better. I bought all my favourites on CD and NEVER regretted it.
The current fad for LPs is just more marketing baloney.
I agree, absolutely!
With all this, old Vinyls made before 2000 sound much warmer!
I still have all my albums. Hundreds of them, multiple copies of my favorites. Back in the seventies all we did was get high and listen to albums. Going to record stores was amazing. lucky for me here in n.j. we still have a decent amount of record stores.
My three words are "POP" SKIP" " CRACKLE".
LP's are so environmentally hazardous they should not be promoted. When you know, you know!
Digital music has all the elements to appreciate, you just need a quality signal chain.
I am so happy that I can find & explore that vast pantheon of the world of music. And it is so easy to share my findings.
I love Bossa Nova, Afro Cuban, Tiki Bar Exotica, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's.. rock, rockabilly, pop, folk, country, and on and on! Now that I'm 68, I really appreciate tracks that help me lower your blood pressure - things like binaural beats and Tibetan flute. It works!
Dig around and you can find music that is new to you that will stir your soul.
Seriously though, look at those chemical products that are going out into your air from the de-gassing of vinyl records.
If you make changes to you diet or lifestyle to benefit your health or or the environment, but still buy vinyl records, well ...?
When worn out or damaged, where do you recycle them?
Oh puhleeeeeze…
@@ckatheman great argument.
Do you remember that scene in "Almost Famous" where William Miller was digging through his sister's record collection. All those albums from The Who, Pink Floyd, Peter Frampton comes alive, Crosby Stills & Nash, Greatful Dead, Zeppelin, Mammas and Pappas, Simon & Garfunkel, Iggy Pop, I could go on for hours. My parents let me pick through their record collection that had every one of those albums, plus some darker stuff like Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Nazareth. I listened to them like it was some earth shattering, existential awakening. It had a profoundly good effect on my life & fostered a love of music that'll never die. I'm so grateful to have been born when music was treasured more than motion pictures or cell phones are today. I guess it's time I build that record collection back & toss in a few more.
My all time favourite movie.
Yeah, they were an experience, all right; putting on cellophane tape to spot-fix scratches, dimes on the stylus to keep the record from skipping, wasting money on 'record repair/cleaning' kits. I appreciate you appreciation, but I'm glad to be rid of them! 😂
Pink Floyd Dark Side on headphones at Vol 11 is probably why I'm deaf as a post now I'm an old codger.
Me too !
@@flint9591 Should we sue!!🎼🎶🎵🎶🎸🎷🎤🎧.........
With $2000, went in 1980 to Tower Records in Charlotte to buy 300 vinyl LP's for a college radio station. It was awesome, man.
I am 53 and for Chritstmas I am getting a beautiful Thorens vintage turntable that is almost my age. I can't wait to recover all my all vinyls from the basement (in Italy we used to call them just LPs or discs). And I can't wait to start browsing again a market or a store for more vinyls. Back in the days, almost all birthday or Christmas gifts were vinlys (only way to put together a collection, until you are self sufficient). I remember very well the afternoons with friends putting one disc on after another and losing track of time. And looking thousand of times at the pictures inside the album while listening, the man on fire shaking hands with his doppleganger of Wish You Were Here, pictures from live concerts, or just art chosen by the author. When the needle hit the vinyl, that subtle cracking sound brings all these memories back. Streamed music is such a lonely activity, nowadays. Ironically is less social than physical supports used to be. We used to exchange tapes, when buying a vinyl I used to record it on tape for a few friends, as they would do with their own for me. And what you say about intentional listening vs listening while doing other things, is totally true. By the way, yes, your new album looks bloody gorgeous.
Vinyl, LP, Records, No to Vinyls............😊
They should make the best of both worlds, a cd in a vinyl sized package so you can enjoy perfect sound and the extra physical experience of the gatefold and booklets
As 59 years old, I grew up with records, and still is a important part of my music selection! I like many others were sucked in to streaming, and agreeable there is some advantage, but what you do is making it easy to just be background musik. With records, you know you have a short time until you need to interact (turn the record) so I find that I stay and pay attention instead of washing clothes or doing mails or wat ever you do, you hear the records as intended in the right order, don’t just skip. And maybe you learn to enjoy numbers you els would have skipped! Records forces you to turn down the pace and emerge you in the music. Vinyl I’ve missed you..
Sounds like you have a short attention span. You can focus on the music while streaming just as much as with ant other platform. Really.
I just got my second hand vinyl player up and running the day before christmas too. Such a cozy feeling!
Getting back into vinyl has renewed my love of music and is the way forward in supporting smaller especially independent artists. Go to the gigs by the merch. It's little effort to support, thus sustain independent music that the performers pour there whole lives into... and yes I love the bit you say about listening without double tasking.
You can absolutely listen while streaming without multitasking. The problem here is one of perception only.
First heard Dark Side of the Moon on vinyl around 1986 when I was 13. It was a cool album and artwork but it didn’t hit me until a few years later when i listened on cassette and LSD. Eight times in a row. Changed my life. Been a huge Floyd fan ever since inspiring my own path in recording and music production. Even now i listen to them on youtube and CD.💿💿
Well done Mary. Another aspect of listening to whole albums in one sitting I feel we are now missing out on are the live concert recordings. I remember listening to Supertramp Live in Paris (~1979) for the first time. It's a double album so a considerable time commitment but one I couldn't drag myself away from way back then, and even now I really enjoy listening to it as a whole. Another one comes to mind of course is Neil Diamond's Hot August Night.
the sitting down and listening to a record feels much more personal than listening on spotify and going for a walk. I feellike i'm connecting with the music
I think there is also a place for CD's. They share quite a lot in common with both vinyl and digital media combined not to mention the sound quality. There is also the nostalgia aspect of CD's as they gained popularity in the 1980s, I remember when they were first released we couldn't believe our ears!
Cassettes as well. Imo there's a place for all physical formats.
The best thing about the vinyl revival? It has kept the idea of a hi-fi system alive, and caused more interest in other physical media - especially CDs - amongst younger demographics.
As what I consider to be the best form of physical media around - near-perfect quality (with the right mastering), DRM free, and long lasting - I hope CDs will be around for many years to come. And judging by the quantities that Taylor Swift is selling at the moment, they probably will be!
Vinyl records were an improvement upon wax cylinders for sound reproduction. Vinyl was the standard for a long time. But then we sought to simplify the listening experience and make it portable. Tape, originally reel to reel was democratized when we got cassettes, then 8 tracks. CD's were a further improvement. Now streaming is in vogue. Vinyl records are stil the "standard" and what most people of my generation grew up with. They are nostalgic, but they get dirty, can scratch and wear out. And they require an investment in gear to play them. I enjoy my records, but digital music is not going away. I love the portabilty of it and how I can access any album or song easily. Listening to my music collection is something I can do anytime, anywhere. I am not going back.
For me, the resurgence of vinyl is like flared trousers coming back into fashion -- there's no good reason for it, I'm old enough to have lived through it once, and I don't need to do it again. Yes, I miss sleeve art and notes, but it's been established beyond doubt that the audio quality (noise floor, available dynamic range, etc., etc.) doesn't rival CD, which exceeds the physiological limits of human hearing.
BUT: if it's what gets people listening to music, I am all for it. So there's that...
59 year old musician here - I loved it when we got rid of vimyl, but all these years later... I still love that we got rid of vinyl. Lack of dynamic range, lack of bass response, skips, warps, clicks, and pops, no bass-heavy content on the inner tracks, spending $10 per month in 1980 money to get ONE album, whereas $10 in 2024 gets you streaming of almost everything. If we actually did go back to how things were, people would hate it. Yes, there were liner notes. Now we've got RUclips concerts and documentaries instead, in addition to interviews on social media, etc. This opinion might not be popular, but ask people if they'd like to give up what we have and go back to $10 for a record where you might like two songs.
On the other hand, CDs have many sonic advantages, can be copied digitally easily, and the average musician can actually MAKE them in their bedroom and sell them, unlike vinyl, which takes time and is expensive. CDs would be better for us musicians and we'd make more money from them in addition to being able to make our own at home. Perhaps if we put a CD in a 12 inch cardboard holder with big art and added some campfire noise to it...
Billy Joel once sang "there's a new band in town, but you can't get their sound from a story in a magazine." Now you can. Rolling Stone (and every other music reviewer) provides links to the albums they review, some from bands you're familiar with, some not. This is the golden age for LISTENERS and people who love all kinds of music.
Good for consumers. Atrocious for the artists.
@@NunayaIsness 100% agree. And I'm glad I'm a semi-pro musician instead of full time.
@@KabobHope Yup. The good news for artists is that you can make a record in your bedroom and get some music licensed and half a million people will hear your music. The bad news is you'll make more money reviewing cheap guitars on RUclips.
LPs were a part of life growing up. At some friends/family houses it was a very prominent part. From background music to being the sole task at hand, records were just there... Always.
Now with their resurgence, I have gotten my teens hooked on LPs. There are 4 table top turn tables in the house. Pure Love.
Owning your own is awsome. Not a download, not a stream, you bought for 4 dollars, without any visual or any way to handle it fysically going along with it.
Just something you hear on your earpods doing whatever you do, wherever you are.
Not on your ipnohe or ipad or ipod-
Having it on a book shell to look at every day.
Whn you want to listen you one, you browse through them and,wupti, yes, thats the one i want to listen to right now, right here, in this moment of tplace and time and according to the feeling i have or the emotion i am seeking ofr.
I have them on the wall and change them some times. Like painting or fine art. With lighting only lighting up that little square artpiece.
When i had a studio, 1 wall was complaetly covered with record covers. It was a joy to look at.
All in plastic covers to protect them and with thumbnails in the corner of the plastic sheets. Not a single prick in the album cover. No no no.ot a single little 0.001millimeter hole.
In these times where VHS and casettes almost are non existent in young peoples lives, i think they do ot know what they are missing out on.
Owning your own stuff.
The difference between streaming a nd " putting on the Ritz " cannot be compared.
'There are no notifivations to be had when you put a recorn on, no likes, no sharing.
It is just you,,,,,, and your record.
An artform mostly erased by endless scrolling through song after song, that, because streaming has to make money, sound like all the others, catching frases that needs to hook you now" here! imedeiatly!!
Like reading a bok, it is the same, no notifications, no likes no sharing in the moment.
That was my two bits.
Love your vhannel.
Im 54 and to this day, I continue to devote time to listen to old and new albums of music in their entirety; a dedicated listen in the center of my speakers with my head back, other times compelled to read the lyrics (especially with new music). Im definitely a "listen to the whole album" dude...not just the singles.
I still have my LPs; they are in several boxes, sitting in my basement. And while I do miss some things about them - owning the music, the touch and feel of the LPs, the look of the hundreds of records lined up on a shelf, hunting for hours in a record store- I can't say that I would go back. If you had given me the choice forty five years ago that I could listen to whatever I wanted to whenever I wanted to wherever I wanted to for $15 a month, or keep listening to my records, I would have jumped at Spotify so fast your head would spin. I agree completely with your observations about taking the time to really listen to music; I used to put on my headphones for at least an hour a day and spin records. I don't do that as much anymore; in fact, when my kids came along, I got out of the habit completely. It's only now as I approach retirement that I'm starting to do that again.
I buy a lot of vinyl albums from an online site called Discogs. There are thousands of people from all over the world that sell on it, but me, I just buy. If you're interested in parting with any, and I am in the market for them, I may be interested, or if you would rather market them on Discogs and give them a percentage of each sale, that could be another way to go. I'm in the process of expanding my entertainment center to accommodate all my albums, CD's and DVD movies, to make room for any future purchases. 😂
You are a wonderful essayist. This video was a little work of art.
Born in 1953 and began a musical love vinyl due to my parents collection of 78 rpm records, classical and modern, soul, light opera and more. Then vinyl to reel to reel mixes.
I purchased my first LP in 1966. I have collected 100’s of 45’s and LP’s and adding my wife’s collection to make it ours in 1978.
It was in 1967 when I received my fist guitar. Build a collection played in bands as far back as junior high. Still listening, learning, appreciating and playing. Cheers 🎸
I was born in 53, got my first guitar in 67, married my wife in 78, still listening intently. Hope you have a good Holiday.
Analogue and Digital can live under the same roof. Digital music, movies, and books are a filter for confirming what is worth taking up space and owning a physical copy.
I grew up with 78's 45's and 331/3 vinyl it wasnt until the 70's when turntables with diamond stylus and a 200 watts per chanel were all the rage. I remember hearing different parts of music that I had never heard on the radio. I do believe that vinyl is making a comeback! The last music that I heard on vinyl was when Rush released their latest album. We had a rush party and it was fantastic!
This is such a great video. I could watch this over and over again. It feels like listening to a vinyl lp it has that raw warmth 😂.
Keep it up
My 20 year old twin daughters listen to CDs and streaming music. They prefer CDs as it helps them better connect with the artist. They are not at all interested in my vinyl collection but they are interested in the music of my collection.
They really need to avoid the vinyl as CD audio took over for a reason, it is superior .
@@bobair2 Yes, there is a myth about vinyl because when CDs first started ( also they cost more back then ), there was an inferior sound due to the technology being limited at the time. Technology has advanced, and CDs are vastly superior in sound now.
@@treetopjones737 yes it is true that CDs exposed the limitations of vinyl technology as it was notated on some of the CDs at the time but it was not the CD at fault but the lower quality mastering used for vinyl then. Remastering has made for much better audio in most cases that prove CDs are much better.
@@bobair2😂, remastering just made them louder and less dynamic 😂. You are wrong. 😢
You didn't underline enough the concept of "owning". For me it never went away. I started as a kid and bought vinyl all my life. Only dowside is, if you wanna dj with records, you have to carry a big weight!
This is why I run a label with physical media. I will never go all digital. I find that sad. I also have a listening room in my house for this very thing. My vinyl is right behind my head while I sit in my chair and my system sits in front of me, not far away, and I am listening now through my vinyl, cd, and tape collection in alphabetical order. It brings me joy like nothing else.
The only thing that is sad here is people like you insisting on living in the past.
Shhhh child @@jayhpaq
Just discovered this channel with the fender tour and love your content. :) thanks!
Go on, Mary. Take the next step and buy a nice quality turntable. After all, how many people can say the first record they played on their new turntable was one they made themselves? ❤. Oh, and if you do, don’t send the signal via Bluetooth! A proper amp wired to your headphones. 😊
Love putting records on my turntable.Still have albums from the 60's and 70's.My grandsons are fascinated by them as they have music on their smart phones.
90% of all the positives you suggest are all present in CD. Vinyl is often double the price of a CD.
I love vinyl but never buy the newer stuff as it sounds just like the CD
The accent makes this so nice.
At 57, I still enjoy my collection of albums. It's my time machine. I learned how to play guitar listening to albums before taking formal lessons.
I love vinyl and its the best music format. Its survived stiff competition over the years and its still here. Vinyl is basically a piece of audio art.
I'm 70 and never got rid of my albums from the 60s and 70s...STILL buy them and do all the things you said...I love the sounds,even the clicks...playing a record is like nothing else...you actually LISTEN
I feel the same way about CDs, which I still buy--no pops, no skips, no accidental needle drags.
My favorite thing about vinyl isn't the sound (it sounds good, but definitely worse than digital). It's the experience that you are giving the music your focus and it becomes its own activity, not just something in the background
Why can’t you do this while streaming?
Amazing video! 👍🏻
My prolific period from the '70's is on Reel to Reel. It still amazes me to see "My Music." Pink Floyd's "The Wall" came out. I played it at home alone while my wife was at work. I could not leave the house for three days. The power of the performance unlocked my attachment to my Mother. The depression was intense but acute. She had passed only a month earlier. I was... unrepaired. Keep the typo, but I meant to say "Unprepared." I have 100% of the Vinyl from my past, and much of friends and acquaintances. I will restore my old system of analogue and the quality turntable from storage. It will be good to hear all the old originals from the 50's through the 70's. When done, I will add your work and music to my collection. It -vinyl- is a precious and powerfully visceral focused moment every time I put one on to play, eyes closed mind open seeing hearing everything. Thank you Mary... wonderful work!
Modern music isn’t recorded on analog equipment. It’s recorded digitally and then transferred to Vinyl.
There are some analog studios around - Little Big Beat Studios for one. They have an in-house disk cutter too!
Most. Not all.
@ Everyone uses DAWs.
@ Third Man Records also. But 99% percent of studios are digital.
I get the same satisfaction from CDs….I like being able to look at the art and read the liner notes, plus you feel that you own the song. My family(who adopted a minimalist lifestyle) tried getting me to toss out my collection being I transferred everything to my hard drive and phone; I said no then they suggested that I just get rid of the jewel boxes, I didn’t agree to that either. Needless to say my collection is still intact
As always, SPOT ON Mary! I was born in 1947 and, by 1960, browsing the record racks in the stores was a past-time for my friends and I. There is a resurgence of vinyl. My granddaughter has some and a turntable. I doubt that it will ever be like it was in 1960 but it was an awesome time for music. But music is still there and, after all, it's the music that's important. Also, your vinyl album looks gorgeous. Keep rockin Mary!
For my friends and me, not for I.
Wow! Ms. Spender, I'm really impressed with your knowledge of Jamaican sound system culture. As a collector of foundation Jamaican/reggae music & also a interest in evolutionary anthropology, I love your analogy/example of the hunter gatherer within vinyl collecting. I need to investigate that beautiful looking album, the covers artwork is absolutely beautiful. Great video from a new subscriber...
I grew up with vinyl and was around 22 when I bought my first CDs and player. Audiophiles treasured "direct-to-disc" vinyl recordings, where effectively live performances were cut onto the master platter on the spot. (They sound amazing.) I remember sitting in front of my stereo with a stack of records listening to my favorites, carefully handling the precious vinyl. Yes, that tactical memory sticks with me.
When CDs came out, they were labeled as to whether recording, mixing and mastering were done in analog or digital. Since we were sold that digital was perfect, we were looking for "DDD" discs. I listen to some of those old CDs and wonder how we stood them, but I remember being enthralled by the _silence_ between tracks. In the quiet spots of an orchestral piece, or a small jazz band, you could hear the musicians breathing, turning pages, etc. (Something you can get on the _best_ vinyl, but a lot of old vinyl isn't actually very good.)
The one thing that confuses me about the modern vinyl movement is that the recordings are _digital_ rather than analog (labeled the way CDs were, they would be "DDA". So what's being fed onto the vinyl is digital, and who knows how much processing has gone into it. So claims of an _analog experience_ are overstated.
I used to search for DDD in CDs back in the day and agree, the silence between the tracks and small details are enhanced by digital music.
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LP is just a different experience..
I doubt modern music could ever be ADD as that would require the master being recorded in analogue, which I'm sure its all digital now.
Bit old records. Problem solved. As a bonus , the music is also better!
“I doubt modern music could ever be ADD” - that’s a little overboard. Analog tape decks still exist, and people are still using them, it just isn’t common practice. Let’s not exaggerate.
@@fepatton if you don't have a DAC as good as the mastering engineer, the vinyl can sound better.
The first LP I bought was Olivia Newton-John’s “If You Love Me, Let Me Know,” at a Ben Franklin store. I can still see it in my mind. I still buy records occasionally (I sure miss Columbia House!) to support artists I like but stream almost exclusively. My stereo hasn’t been hooked up for years. Perhaps that will change.
"They never went away. You just stopped loving them." Mary that sounds like the hook for a new song.
That is a truly great turn of phrase.
Been collecting lps since 12 in 1973. Have always stayed in the groove. Analog is more open and musical. Investing in a system that brings the artist to life in your room - priceless.
Little label oversight..
Thanks Mary for the inspiration
Most albums these days are recorded and mastered in the digital domain. Reissues of older stuff is transferred from tape to digital before it goes back to analog on the cutting lathe.
Well aware and refused to play the game of buying digitally mastered vinyl unless it surpasses an original. Go after the pre digital domain or audiophile remastered from original analog tapes
Little RIchard’s records were not 2 hits and filler in the 50s
Yep. Since 2015, I've returned to that music experience - listening to vinyl. I created a vinyl room (fully decorated), purchased a new stereo system & great headphones, and started buying all these newly remastered and boxed vinyl - past and present. I have albums from every decade from the 1940s onwards! I find my comfy chair, brew a nice dark road organic fair trade coffee, open up the vinyl album, read the lyrics, check out which musicians played on which tracks, where the album was recorded, who produced it...and so on. No gossip or silliness here. Just music and information on the making of the music. The stuff that matters. The joy of really listening. The joy of knowing what instruments are being played, who played them. Oh yeah, I insist on paying for all of my music. Musicians deserve to be paid, too!
The sound from great speakers is also a physical experience - much better than headphones with streaming feed!. Scarcity - true analogue recordings (usually before 1985) are great to listen to.
Absolutely excellent. Younger generations do not know the feeling of walking into the Wherehouse or Music plus in Southern California, and looking through the countless bins of albums from bands that were famous to bands that you’ve never heard of before. And then, there’s the album art. Smart labels would get the best artists to design them and notes would include the lyrics, thoughts behind the songs, and the list of the musicians that played on every song we had no idea what a great time that was. Now, Spotify definitely has its upside. I found a lot of bands that I have never heard of simply by their recommendations. But Mary is right. We don’t own this music like we used to own albums. we would sit for hours in our bedrooms with our friends listening to album from a local band called Van Halen and were simply mesmerized by Eddie’s playing. Fun memories.
There's nothing like vinyl...
... nothing like vinyl DJ'ing....
T'is a beautiful thing 🙏❤️❤️
And then one day my abusive ex-wife causes my entire lifelong record collection to disappear. All those hundreds of treasured memories gone forever, the fruits of countless trips to the import record stores in search of rare albums and singles. Now I’m left to resort to streaming whatever I can still find on Spotify or RUclips. I know my story isn’t the typical one, but I can’t help feeling angry and bitter and hurt whenever someone waxes poetic about their glorious record collection.
Oh Man, that hurts. I would be devastated.
I got my first LP in 1973 en bought my first one in 1975.
I have got rid of my vinyl in 2002. Last vinyl I bought in 1988.
I now have only CD's.
There is no his, hum, noise, clicks etc. and after 500 times it still sounds like it's new. I buy CD's for the music. I do not buy vinyl for all the hiss, clicks etc. because music is my passion and not clicks, hiss, hum, noise, and bad sound.
It's all about the music not nostalgia. I can't enjoy clicks, noise , hum and hiss. I enjoy music!
They are artefacts, in a way other media isn't. And when bands take time and effort to put a package together, it feels like something special just for you. Wish You Were Here with the postcards, De Pelicula with its stickers. Dayglo sleeves, gatefolds, posters etc all made/make it an experience, an event, to get a new LP.
Congratulations, you figured it out!
I'll never forget rolling my eyes when I learned the new digital recordings were not going to be on a 12" disk. It told me that the "suits" had no idea of what the album business is and what the product they were selling is. I worked at Motown between 1965 and 1972. Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder figured it out around 1971. They fought with the management and probably saved the company from going under by creating albums as opposed to collections of singles.
As a 68 year old person, I respectfully disagree. L.P.’s are not the future of music. They are certainly an art form. And the imperfection is a thing that may be valued by some, maybe many. But digital formats, current and future technology, will certainly be the future. Are you recording on machines that physically scratch a master? Of course not. You don’t even use magnetic tape. Your thesis is really about how aficionados want to experience the world of recorded music. It’s a little like paintings from the Renaissance. They can’t really be duplicated but they are certainly copied so the masses can experience and appreciate them. I love the music of my youth, the 70’s. But my car carries it from my IPhone. Not my turntable.
I'm close in age and don't miss the hiss of vinyl or the scratches or the space required to store LP's. The only thing I miss that doesn't transfer over to the digital experience is that an LP is in two acts (Side 1 and Side 2) and this is important for some albums and is lost in digital. But as a consumer, I refuse to get misty-eyed about analogue (been there, done that) because digital (physical or streaming) to me is a much more satisfying experience.
55 here, and perhaps part of the reason I love this take.
Would I love to own a genuine Picasso, Dali, Hopper, or *gasp* Pollock?
Of course I would, but lithos are more than fine.
“Wish You Were Here” sounds amazing on an LP, but it also sounds amazing on my phone, laptop, in my truck, at the beach, in a hot air balloon…
I can appreciate people wanting whatever artistic experience fills them up, but I’m all set.
I'd rather buy an LP to put money in the pocket of the artist & actually own something I can share with others or hand down to a friend or family member rather than any stream of nothingness that is compressed in quality..
If you support the artist, buy their music on a format that helps them grow.. Spotify & all the others alike are the worst way for the artist that you could listen to their craft..
60, and again been there. I’m in the process of divesting myself of my 2 meters of vinyl and turntable. Because I just don’t use it. iTunes and if I want to support an artist directly CD will do me for the future.
I can remember when everyone was re-buying all their albums on CDs when they came out. Nobody wanted vinyl anymore. The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ’round….
Great video. Thank you Mary. I still have my vinyl collection and an awesome 70's Hi-fi. One of my greatest pleasures still is to play albums from side A to side B when I'm not creating my own music. I miss those old record shops.
The anticipation of an albumn's release has been lost. When I was a teenager in the 70s i cleaned horse stalls and dog runs to earn money to buy albumns. They were expensive at $12 for new releases, but so worth it for groups like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, groups that always surprised us with different music from the trends of the days.
My brother and I just started a vinyl collection of our great musicians. LP's are like an awesome book, with sound, lyrics, history and super interesting imagery.
Pleeeaaase don't call them vinyls!!!!
???why???
At 67, I remember spending my Saturday afternoons browsing in a music store. It was a wonderful experience just as you described. I still have several of my father's 78's and LP's.
Hot Tip for a better life:
Every single night of the week I put on an album at 10 o’clock with my headphones on ….. and listen through the entire album.
And that’s why I’m a more fulfilled person than 90% of the people I meet every day.
“Music is the soundtrack to your life.” What an awesome perspective. As a child of the 80’s we had LPs, cassette and the new technology called CDs. I still have every CD I have bought but still enjoy putting on an LP sitting in my chair and really listen to the music. Streaming is great in the car or out for a walk but the whole album tells a story and for me streaming doesn’t do it for me like that.