A slogan posted on the wall of HMV stores proclaims, in a hubristic paraphrase of the famous Buggles song “Vinyl is killing mp3s”.
Vinyl might be a murderer but it has definitely revived the fortunes of the ailing music industry. Every man, woman and his dog is flocking to HMV to buy vinyl. It’s back in Vogue and Fashion and Stylistics. The shelves are cluttered with black plastic again. A recycled Sevenfold Nightmare. I don’t understand this nostalgia trip. While disagreeing with FEEG over the hi-definition rip-off I have to admit that the CD format is superior to vinyl.
The re-emergence of vinyl is a record industry attempt to stop the file-sharing pirates that download music for free. Seeing those record covers again and reliving Glory Days is Nirvana to a lot of soul sisters and brothers, so it’s a Gimme, Gimme ,Gimme Rush for the needle players. Me, I gave most of my LPs away while retaining the coloured vinyls, bootleg albums and rare promotional issues as family heirlooms. It pays to have a Record Collector guide book handy. Like Yazz, the only way is up for these beanstalks.
While old-timers are taking longer to Knock on Heaven’s Door maybe other brands will seek to fleece the Old Sheps from their Money and Time. Betamax could tape us to the future. Sodastream might teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. Another big lift-off and we will be Fooled Again by Ground Control putting another Man on The Moon.
The vinyl revolution won’t last but it has brought a memory revival of all things past; Melting tar on the road, running through clothes lines, eating blackjacks then sticking out your tongue, footie in the street, chapping doors and running away, climbing trees and falling out of trees…
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Yes, well….I am not a mad moderniser but the passing of vinyl went unmourned. Think convenience, sound quality, cost. But nostalgia ain’t what it never was.
While I still think you are wrong about HD TV (BTW have you yet seen an Ultra HD TV, even better but rather expensive at the moment? 🙂 ), I quite agree with you about vinyl records. They might sound good once or twice, although I prefer the accuracy of a digital recording, but a vinyl disc will soon get scratched unless it is handled like a nuclear fuel element
As a matter of fact, I have got a USB record deck, but only for transferring my favourite albums on vinyl disc to MP3.
FEEG, all this HD stuff is bad for the eyes. You’ll soon be needing glasses.
The price of a new vinyl is sky high. Between 20 and 30 squid. I’ll stick with the CD version for a fiver or so.
TR: I have been wearing glasses since I was 4. Still got 6/6 (20/20 in old money) corrected vision 🙂