What's the obsession with vinyl?

nuffingman

So what is this obsession with vinyl? Being one of the more ancient members of this board I had nothing but vinyl during my teen years. Vinyl was a pain in the rear end! Take the glossy black disc out of the sleeve, pop it on the deck and it hisses. Static again, take it off turntable and wash the thing and put it back on. After 5 minutes you hear a click that wasn't there the last time you played it.

Then of course there are the times when you're listening to music with your mates and you've had too many beers to legally be allowed near a record deck. But of course you try, and skate the arm across your favourite. "There's a lady who's sure... click ... all that glitters is gold ... click ... and she's buying ... click ... a stairway to heaven ... pop" Ahhh fuck! :?

My favourite disaster with vinyl was taking it out of the sleeve and wondering how it was now shaped like an oyster shell. I can't count the number of times I had some warped mess pressed between phone directories.

When CDs were invented I had a smile like a cheshire cat. However if vinyl is such a popular item now I must have about 500 sitting in the loft sulking. Perhaps eBay needs a visit.

Enjoy the vinyl all you vinyl lovers.

Jukee

I was watching the news the other day and they're saying that vinyl is making a huge comeback. The reason being that music on CD's only last 25 yrs or so and vinyl lasts forever and also because bands are now releasing vinyl with free downloads to put on ipods, etc...

catefrances

vinyl is very tactile. black is lovely. and the hiss keeps it real.


i love vinyl.

nuffingman

Jukee wrote:

I was watching the news the other day and they're saying that vinyl is making a huge comeback. The reason being that music on CD's only last 25 yrs or so and vinyl lasts forever and also because bands are now releasing vinyl with free downloads to put on ipods, etc...

Hang on! You telling me that after I replaced all the good vinyl with CDs I now have to replace the good CDs with vinyl because the CDs are going to be blank in the not too distant future. It's a never ending circle.

nuffingman

catefrances wrote:

and the hiss keeps it real.

i love vinyl.

Don't you find it just slightly irritating?

mickeyrat

nuffingman wrote:

Jukee wrote:

I was watching the news the other day and they're saying that vinyl is making a huge comeback. The reason being that music on CD's only last 25 yrs or so and vinyl lasts forever and also because bands are now releasing vinyl with free downloads to put on ipods, etc...

Hang on! You telling me that after I replaced all the good vinyl with CDs I now have to replace the good CDs with vinyl because the CDs are going to be blank in the not too distant future. It's a never ending circle.

never ending BLACK circle!!! So do what the man says and SPIN SPIN SPIN!!!! SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE!!!!!

Newch91

I'm 19 and when I was younger, before the age of 10, my dad taught me how to use a record player and showed me the right way to put the needle on so it doesn't skip. So I've always loved it since I was a little kid. I found it fun to do all the work to playing it; plus the fact that my dad had a great system to play it.

nuffingman

mickeyrat wrote:

nuffingman wrote:

Jukee wrote:

I was watching the news the other day and they're saying that vinyl is making a huge comeback. The reason being that music on CD's only last 25 yrs or so and vinyl lasts forever and also because bands are now releasing vinyl with free downloads to put on ipods, etc...

Hang on! You telling me that after I replaced all the good vinyl with CDs I now have to replace the good CDs with vinyl because the CDs are going to be blank in the not too distant future. It's a never ending circle.

never ending BLACK circle!!! So do what the man says and SPIN SPIN SPIN!!!! SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE!!!!!

I was waiting for a post like this and you delivered.

Jukee

nuffingman wrote:

Jukee wrote:

I was watching the news the other day and they're saying that vinyl is making a huge comeback. The reason being that music on CD's only last 25 yrs or so and vinyl lasts forever and also because bands are now releasing vinyl with free downloads to put on ipods, etc...

Hang on! You telling me that after I replaced all the good vinyl with CDs I now have to replace the good CDs with vinyl because the CDs are going to be blank in the not too distant future. It's a never ending circle.

That's exactly what i'm sayin! There was a guy on there that had hundreds of vinyl back in the day and he sold them all and is now kicking himself in the ass. I'm sure there are many, many people out there that are doing the same thing and wished they would have kept them all.

catefrances

nuffingman wrote:

catefrances wrote:

and the hiss keeps it real.

i love vinyl.

Don't you find it just slightly irritating?

depends on how drunk i am.

mickeyrat

nuffingman wrote:

mickeyrat wrote:

nuffingman wrote:

Hang on! You telling me that after I replaced all the good vinyl with CDs I now have to replace the good CDs with vinyl because the CDs are going to be blank in the not too distant future. It's a never ending circle.

never ending BLACK circle!!! So do what the man says and SPIN SPIN SPIN!!!! SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE!!!!!

I was waiting for a post like this and you delivered.

its a gift I have.

catefrances

Newch91 wrote:

I'm 19 and when I was younger, before the age of 10, my dad taught me how to use a record player and showed me the right way to put the needle on so it doesn't skip. So I've always loved it since I was a little kid. I found it fun to do all the work to playing it; plus the fact that my dad had a great system to play it.

he taught you. jeez... :roll: back in the day it was something we had to learn by feel. :P

Newch91

catefrances wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

I'm 19 and when I was younger, before the age of 10, my dad taught me how to use a record player and showed me the right way to put the needle on so it doesn't skip. So I've always loved it since I was a little kid. I found it fun to do all the work to playing it; plus the fact that my dad had a great system to play it.

he taught you. jeez... :roll: back in the day it was something we had to learn by feel. :P

Would you trust an 8 or 9 year old alone with a record player?

catefrances

Newch91 wrote:

catefrances wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

I'm 19 and when I was younger, before the age of 10, my dad taught me how to use a record player and showed me the right way to put the needle on so it doesn't skip. So I've always loved it since I was a little kid. I found it fun to do all the work to playing it; plus the fact that my dad had a great system to play it.

he taught you. jeez... :roll: back in the day it was something we had to learn by feel. :P

Would you trust an 8 or 9 year old alone with a record player?

i wouldnt even trust an 8 or 9 year old to go to the toilet by themselves.

Newch91

catefrances wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

catefrances wrote:

he taught you. jeez... :roll: back in the day it was something we had to learn by feel. :P

Would you trust an 8 or 9 year old alone with a record player?

i wouldnt even trust an 8 or 9 year old to go to the toilet by themselves.

Haha. All the records are in perfect condition and not one of them has a skip or scratch. But you can tell they're old by the way they look. They all sound great.