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Post by Rikki Nadir on Apr 8, 2024 15:27:25 GMT
The so-called "vinyl revival" has thrown up (excuse the phrase) the strange phenomenon of vinyl being bought not to be played but to be collected - i.e. stored in a safe place in its pristine SEALED shrink wrap with all the relevant hype stickers present and correct. I am somewhat embarrassed to admit to being afflicted by this relatively recent disorder (if indeed it is a disorder). So, yes, it seems one no longer requires a turntable to enjoy the pleasures of vinyl. Actually I do have a turntable and I do play vinyl from time to time. But not the sealed limited edition vinyl singles that I collected after hours of mindnumbing research on Discogs. So what do I and thousands of others similarly afflicted hope to gain from this strange practice? I think we're all hoping that this carefully stored stuff is going to be worth something in the future. But will it be worth something in the future? Well, there was a time when a sealed copy of an album or a single would have been a rare discovery. But if in 10 years time, or even 20 years time, when the market is saturated with these sealed products, what will be their value?
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Post by bassman on Apr 9, 2024 12:24:45 GMT
[ ... ] the strange phenomenon of vinyl being bought not to be played but to be collected [ ... ] Collecting vinyl (or collecting anything, for that matter) is all right. Collecting historical music in the shape of "recent" vinyl is all right as long as ... ... you don't believe that your sealed limited collection will be of any substantial benefit to (or even be respected by) anyone else but yourself. But this, to some degree, can be said of any vinyl collection. ... you don't believe that your sealed limited (ADA?) edition, when finally played, will sound "better" than the ADD (= CD) version published by the same company at the same time, based on the same digital master. So much for historical re-issues. But then there's the problem of newly recorded music issued on vinyl. If it really is AAA (which I deem highly improbable) it is for true believers. If it's DDA or ADA it's completely meaningless even in terms of purported sound quality - except for the joy of handling an analog medium. After all, an LP does look better than a CD.
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Post by dottorjazz on Apr 9, 2024 16:48:15 GMT
feelin' a little guilty on this subject. I have around 1000 records (vinyl) and all but 2 have been rolling on my system. not gonna seek for apologies but this is the story. 1) Chet Baker: Chet in Chicago, Enja 9524. Bought the vinyl in San Francisco, March 2009 2) Chet Baker: Al Capolinea JII 5. Bought the vinyl in Milano, December 2014. already had the digital counterpart of both and never opened. for which reason? actually only the second could have had a reason for not having been opened, it's a limited and numbered first issue recorded in my hometown, in a place where I've been many times for concerts (alas I missed Chet). Re the first one I admit there's no reason at all, having the CD, but on vinyl there's a track not published in digital, and this is why I bought it. gonna open it? dunno now, I let you know.
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Post by bassman on Apr 10, 2024 7:10:10 GMT
[ ... ] but on vinyl there's a track not published in digital [ ... ] I wonder how much stuff I have been accumulating just for the sake of completeness. But this is what a collection is all about. It's what private libraries are all about. It's irrational to a degree, but it's the stuff that we are made of ...
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Post by DoomG on Apr 10, 2024 15:59:55 GMT
[ ... ] but on vinyl there's a track not published in digital [ ... ] I wonder how much stuff I have been accumulating just for the sake of completeness. But this is what a collection is all about. It's what private libraries are all about. It's irrational to a degree, but it's the stuff that we are made of ... "We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep."
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Post by bassman on Apr 11, 2024 9:19:11 GMT
I wonder how much stuff I have been accumulating just for the sake of completeness. But this is what a collection is all about. It's what private libraries are all about. It's irrational to a degree, but it's the stuff that we are made of ... "We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with a sleep." It will "not leave a rack behind" - unless we're talking about an audiophile vinyl collector's life.
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Post by alunsevern on Apr 22, 2024 10:14:48 GMT
feelin' a little guilty on this subject. I have around 1000 records (vinyl) and all but 2 have been rolling on my system. not gonna seek for apologies but this is the story. 1) Chet Baker: Chet in Chicago, Enja 9524. Bought the vinyl in San Francisco, March 2009 2) Chet Baker: Al Capolinea JII 5. Bought the vinyl in Milano, December 2014. already had the digital counterpart of both and never opened. for which reason? actually only the second could have had a reason for not having been opened, it's a limited and numbered first issue recorded in my hometown, in a place where I've been many times for concerts (alas I missed Chet). Re the first one I admit there's no reason at all, having the CD, but on vinyl there's a track not published in digital, and this is why I bought it. gonna open it? dunno now, I let you know. Come on, Dott, you're an opener and a listener!
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