Are Vinyl Records Back?

[...] Are vinyl records making a comeback? [...]

I believe that there is a future for the comeback of vinyl. I still have a very big collection of mixed vinyl, Elvis Presley being the vast majority.

There is just something about the feel and appearance of vinyl records and i still maintain that without those little crackles and pops that are often herd during the playing back of vinyl, there will always be something missing especially where nostalgia is concerned for many listeners.

When i record my own vinyl’s to cd format, i never try to cut anything out as this only destroys the history of the tracks..

Vince

Waddya mean, making a comeback? They never went away…. I’ve still got my collection of approx 2,000 albums + Pioneer deck and (occasionally) play them.

Well, I’m playing them once to transfer to .MP3 then putting them back into ’storage’ – some are worth a small fortune, nowadays.

My PC is also my Jukebox, with approx 40-45Gb of music, hooked into my stereo-system – none of that walking back and forth to change disks

With nostalgia I remember how we run out and in to our HI-Fi dealer to look for new parts to optimizing our record players. Now days there are no such things. A DVD player is a DVD player, stop. I feel sorry for those kids today who have not experienced the full quality of vinyl sound. In my believe, the sound quality in a CD is not good as the vinyl and even worse for those whom only listen to MP3. And on the other side you can´t give any plus for the format. A CD or MP3 are will of course beat the vinyl format with lengths.

I gave up vinyl records when I finally got a CD player.

I tried playing my vinyl records after that.. but they sounded too flat, scratchy, etc.

I looooove vinyl records, the sound of the new 180g albums editions is awesome!

Listen vinlys is the best way to listen music, because when you go to put a record you are going to listen music, you ain’t doing something else, at least no something more important. You set up the turnatable, clean the record, the stylus, etc. You contribute to the good sound, then you pay more attention to the music

I think record companies could make a difference against piracy giving us (customers, music lovers) more than torrents give: tangible stuff, large cover pictures printed in high quality, lyrics, and if you wanna go on ipod a legal access to download the same album on mp3.

[...] Are vinyl records making a comeback? [...]

[...] Are vinyl records making a comeback? [...]

I wouldn’t doubt it. There is some great technology out there for record players, surprisingly. The whole industry is making a comeback, not just the discs…er…records.

[...] Are vinyl records making a comeback? [...]

The Best Buy here in Racine Wisconsin (outside Milwaukee) has had vinyl for at least a few months now.

I still have my collection of over 500 LP records from the 50’s thru the 80s.

You are right Kris, it’s the album artwork that makes them so special to me. And there is also something to listening to an old recording from the day, with the small clicks, pops and imperfections that true analog recordings have.

Some of us are old enough to remember that $16.99 CDs replaced $7.98 LPs in the early 80s. I pay about $0.20 per disc for recordable CDs, double that for the box and there’s a lot of profit in there somewhere. Now vinyl, which can sound fantastic, is back. Unfortunately, new vinyl costs about $30.00 per album. And the equipment to make it sound better than your iPod is stratospherically expensive, not to mention delicate and friction-based. Perhaps we are merely mindless consumers, easily manipulated and fodder for marketers.

I think everyone should throw away their CDs, buy a good ‘table, some vinyl, and hear how music should really be heard. Been listening to vinyl since the late 60’s, and nothing compares. I won’t ever buy another CD … and yes, a lot of current artists are releasing their new stuff on vinyl!

I hope so, I love the old records.
It is so easy now to just download any album you like and burn of a cd, even make your own custom mix of songs on a cd. It is because of this I believe cds now have no value. Records on the other hand look great and add a sense of value for your music.

I’ve been looking for new 45’s for my old jukebox,and found this discussion. I like records and CDs both,and there are good and bad recordings on both. I’m happy they are rereleasing vinyl. Can’t be bad to have more options. I do hope they release some good Capitol 45’s. They sound great,and REALLY LAST! Columbia,not so much.

I am so excited about vinyl coming back! many of the bands I listen to and enjoy are coming out with vinyl records. Mp3’s are only good for portability, without mp3’s I could never skate with music so I am very glad that mp3’s are around, but nothing will ever beat vinyl, it just sounds better and the artwork is better, the whole idea of collecting something like vinyl is awesome!!!!

You call this a comeback? They sell about 1 to 2 million a year, and that’s a comeback? Well, for this decade, probably, but get some perspective. According to the record industry back in the early 90’s when they phased out vinyl, they went from selling nearly 12 million in 1990 to just over 1 million in 1993, rebounding in the late 90’s to as high as 3 and a half million in 1998. Then decline to start this decade, and have really hovered around that 1 to 2 million mark.

So, we go from nearly 12 million in 1990 (or almost a million a MONTH that year) to 1 million a year, and we’re seeing a comeback? The sales have to increase not 100%, not 200%, but a staggering 1,000% to reach the level they were last at when they were mainstream, and I REALLY don’t see that happening.

They’ll probably take over the home stereo market when CDs are finally killed off by the MP3 format, but they won’t be the market, as digital downloads will. Records will just be the physical market that CDs once were. By the way, anyone old enough to remember the early 80’s knows that records were not replaced by CDs or cassettes, as they shared shelf space with them. It was the early 90’s when stores stopped carrying their vinyl collections, and a niche marked was created.

The future looks good for vinyl.
Every guy I know has 10000 songs on their ipod,
all of them pirated…. Same said guys keep playing
20 song over and over again.
The connection to a band, artwork, physical media
has all been lost. That is strange with this countrys
love for video, art and culture.
Being coaxed into listening to an entire side of an
album may be nostagic, but it also becomes a more
fluid and memorable piece of work.
I have a ton of money wrapped up into excellent turntables and vinyl. I love the way it sounds.
Everyone that comes to my house heads straight for the records, no exceptions.
You might also take note the hi fi tube equipment is more available since any time in the mid 60’s as well.
Tubes are everywhere! Vinyl is everywhere.
Will vinyl make a full comeback? No, never…
But CD’s will continue to drop in sales, there i no point to a CD any longer. I can have the songs 2 weeks before the CD comes out, and collecting cd artwork and liner notes is lame in comparison to vinyl. Plus, records smell really good. Honest!