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Fan Club Singles on Vinyl

JohnDSOTMJohnDSOTM Posts: 26
edited January 2008 in The Porch
So, I have a half dozen X-mas fan clubs records sitting on my desk, and I have never listened to them, because I don't have a record player!

Not complaining (well, guess I am sort of), but sheesh, why vinyl? I know there are people that still have/use records, but I'm guessing the vast majority of music lovers don't.

No big deal, really.......I mean, the Ten Club costs next to nothing, so I'm happy with anything they send my way, but it kinda honks that I get these things every Christmas, but can never listen to them. Sure, I could probably pick up a record player on eBay for $5, but I dunno, I don't want one.

End of rant.
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    Nickle13Nickle13 Posts: 41
    Ed LIkes the smell....
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    GR8DaneGR8Dane Posts: 957
    I'll take um off your hands if to clear up that space on your desk.
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    brolocobroloco Posts: 1,237
    First let me say I love the singles, and love vinyl. But from a business point of view it is curious why vinyl? I wonder if sending cds would be much cheaper? NOW I am in no way suggesting they switch to cds, cuz PJ love's vinyl and I would imagine most of us do,too. Just sayin cost-wise it's gotta be more expensive to cut vinyl, no?
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    rudiger10rudiger10 Posts: 129
    Sounds like some people need a through listening of Spin The Black Circle.
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    righteousbaberighteousbabe Posts: 662
    I have 2 record players. One for upstairs and one for downstairs. And that is because records are awesome and PJ think so too. Buy one. It will probably cost more than 5 dollars though.
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    tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Why don't you just buy a record player?
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    HatfieldHatfield Posts: 122
    I love that they put out the single on vinyl. For one it is more special but the process also encourages people to listen to vinyl. I got a record player because of them and now I love listening to records. Similarly I started listening to Neil Young, Ben Harper and even Ani DiFranco because of them. Got turned on to Cornell West and Howard Zinn because of them.

    I think they are in the business of turning people onto stuff and I am so glad that did that with vinyl. Check out Neutral Milk Hotel, "In the Airplane Over the Sea" on vinyl! Wow!
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    talkshowhosttalkshowhost Posts: 54
    First of all, as already said, they love vinyl and I think that's great. It's something special that way.

    And I think I remember reading an interview a few years back where Eddie (?) said they release the fan club singles on vinyl because of the fact that the Library of Congress only takes vinyl records into their collection and they like the thought of the singles being part of this collection. Or am I on the wrong track now and mix up things?

    Anyway ... spin the black circle and I think for everybody who can afford to do so that should be the best reason to buy a record player... :)
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    a5pja5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,847
    talkshowhost wrote:
    First of all, as already said, they love vinyl and I think that's great. It's something special that way.

    And I think I remember reading an interview a few years back where Eddie (?) said they release the fan club singles on vinyl because of the fact that the Library of Congress only takes vinyl records into their collection and they like the thought of the singles being part of this collection. Or am I on the wrong track now and mix up things?

    Anyway ... spin the black circle and I think for everybody who can afford to do so that should be the best reason to buy a record player... :)



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    Come Back in BlackCome Back in Black Posts: 659
    Just do what I do... go outside and play frisbie with it in the street. Just whip that Fucker into the cement and blow it into a thousand peaces..... then walk inside.. go to your computer and download the christmas singles off the web.
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    LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    MP3 of all the Xmas single's are FREE!!!
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    know1know1 Posts: 6,763
    Lizardking wrote:
    MP3 of all the Xmas single's are FREE!!!
    Where are this year's...although I'm hesitant to listen to "Santa God".
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    Come Back in BlackCome Back in Black Posts: 659
    know1 wrote:
    Where are this year's...although I'm hesitant to listen to "Santa God".

    got mine off of bearshare..... literally the same day i got it in the mail. Jingle Bells is worse in my opinion. Its kinda cheezy. They should of done it with the whole band and vocals IMO. it wont be going in my Christmas Playlist unfortunately.
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    restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,939
    viva la vinyl
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    DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    the day PJ stop printing VINYL xmas singles is the day i turn in my 10 Club Hardcore badge.
    :(

    It will be the day they decided to give up their ethos, imho.

    Printing the single on vinyl is the bands way of making a statement, and it is a way to make the gift SPECIAL.

    Vinyl is forever.
    CDs are a "piece of crap".

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    Fender_ManFender_Man Posts: 408
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    the day PJ stop printing VINYL xmas singles is the day i turn in my 10 Club Hardcore badge.
    :(

    It will be the day they decided to give up their ethos, imho.

    Printing the single on vinyl is the bands way of making a statement, and it is a way to make the gift SPECIAL.

    Vinyl is forever.
    CDs are a "piece of crap".

    :D

    My thoughts exactly!
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    Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    now that everyone has ipods, CDs would be completely useless... all you would do is load them onto your computer and then theyd be lost... i rarely ever buy CDs anymore unless its a bad i really love and i wanna see the album art... but you get the album art bigger and better with vinyl anyway so if i have the option i usually go with that... keep going with the vinyl 10C!
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