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Analog Revival Means Vinyl Will Outlive CD
An anonymous reader writes "In the age of the iPod, an unlikely revival is taking place — kids are turning to 7" vinyl to get their kicks. Sales of 7" singles are apparently through the roof. Bands like the White Stripes are releasing thousands of new singles on the format, and record purchases have risen by over a million units in the last year — back to 1998 levels. NME told CNET: "it's very possible that the CD might become obsolete in an age of download music but the vinyl record will survive,". The article explains how indie kids are drawn to vinyl because "the tactile joy of owning a physical object that represents your attachment to a band is infinitely more enjoyable than entering a credit card number into iTunes.""
Its all like a bad episode of Sliders.
...the wax cylinders on my Gramophone
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Hey, remember back in the '90s, when you thought vinyl was dead? Well, we're selling just as many now as we did then! Hoopla, Janet!
- Despite popular opinion, I am not perfect.
You mean they're enjoying the concept of OWNING music they like. Dude.. You just can't do that, the music wants to be free!!! FREE I TELL YOU!!!..
Oh... um... wait... I just got a memo from the RIAA, they say that they had dinner with "Music" last night and after a few drinks Music agreed that it would much rather simply be rented.
Can we put something in vynil records that will make them dissolve after 30 or 60 days?
I'm a fiscal conservative, it's a pity we don't have a political party anymore
You can't roll joints on the back of a CD - mind you, you can't snort coke off an album cover so maybe it depends on your drig of choice.
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I may be mistaken, but I think he was talking about the "wicka-wicka-wicka-wicka" type of scratching, and not the "sskkrrreeeeaccccchhhh" kind of scratching.
This guy's the limit!
Yeah, goddamnit! We should make records smaller, more portable, and more durable!
>Firstly we have a massive tradition of DJs
That creates such wierd images in my head. An almost Python like sketch of DJs wandering around the town centre in funny hats and floppy tops with a 12inch box in one hand and a portable record deck in the other, pubs full of people drinking a pint with one hand and scratching with the other (with a record, not scratching their bodies), looking at old books of Victorians grinning maniacally over a pair of wax cyclinder mixing two music hall hits together. You get the drift. I'll go and lie down.
I want a list of atrocities done in your name - Recoil
you can't snort coke off an album cover
That's what a hooker's ass is for!
That's a great idea! We should also make it a digital format, so it can be copied an unlimited number of times without any signal degradation! Imagine the possibilities!