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By: sweetirene (Sweet Irene)

sweetirene (Sweet Irene) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:00:16 +0000

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Resurgence of Vinyl Could Be Just What the Industry Needs | MicControl — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:08:21 +0000

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By: Olivier

Olivier — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:07:40 +0000

Hey great Article, totaly agree, CD is transition support. vynil is here to stay. i started a vinyl distribution company 10 years ago just for me and my friends cause everybody droped us on the vynil side. 5 years later we were pressing and shipping vinyl for more than 300 indies plus some majors who got rid of the vynil distribution. up to the point that we were selling 4 Millions LP and 12 ” a year.
But vynil is for passionated peeps, everything is more edgy, even ur A&R politics etc … doubt that majors can stepping back in this game ….
Look at the kids in UK, Japan … they are all about Picture disc right now.
Cheers.

By: refe

refe — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:01:30 +0000

It sounds like vinyl or not you guys are doing a good job of packaging your music in a way that your fans appreciate and that’s the most important thing.

No question about it – vinyl is largely a niche thing right now. The niche is getting a lot broader, though. For examply, Best Buy recently decided to devote a section of about 100 of their US stores exclusively to the sale of vinyl records. Best Buy is about as mainstream as it get’s!

It will be interesting to see if this trend continues, because I really can see it having the potential to get consumers back into a ‘music as art’ mentality.

By: Dedric Moore

Dedric Moore — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:11:40 +0000

My band, Monta At Odds, decided to put out our latest album on vinyl+mp3 download only to mixed results. We love vinyl and prefer it over a CD so we assumed everyone else would. Sales have been mixed. At gigs we still have people wanting to take home a CD even though the vinyl looks really cool in its clear sleeve and clear color.

At stores, we’ve been selling our older releases on CD with custom packaging and that has sold twice as much as the vinyl. I think vinyl is coming back into the scope of the market as a “rebellious” alternative to mass produced CDs rather than having anything to do with the sound quality.

A local Kansas City magazine did an article on local bands releasing vinyl again and they really showed that it is the indie scene embracing the trend but not really digging into the stats to see if it will be a viable option based on production costs.

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By: refe

refe — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:08:42 +0000

UPDATE: People are talking about vinyl – here are some of the updates on Twitter this morning:

@imjustrestless: Anybody else notice that BestBuy started selling Vinyl? I didn’t stop to check prices or if you can get free MP3s But LET’S KILL CD format!

@PabstTheater: Wilco & Modest Mouse sign on for the 1st Vinyl Saturday! Mark June 20th on your calendar

@zthill: just pre-ordered the new Dinosaur Jr on vinyl – can’t wait to hear this…

@nopogal: @RecordStoreDay presents Vinyl Saturday. June 20th. Check with your favorite indie record store. Could timing be more perfect?

@jackofeck: The centerpiece of summer ‘09 will be the vinyl release of ScarJo and PeteYo.

@jrguip: The vinyl is awesome. Beautifully designed. Well mastered and a bunch of freebies. Why would people not buy it?

@stylstmanifesto: Does anyone else absolutely LOVE vinyl records? Or am I just odd…?

@xwidep: @Treagus Glad you like it, yours arrived today!! Monkey’s Gone to Heaven is one of my al ltime favourite tracks (Vinyl copy only) ; )

@lebottoms: Xanadu on vinyl rocks my world.

By: Susantuma

Susantuma — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:06:11 +0000

I agree Sarah! Something about the aesthetic of mp3 + vinyl pulls the total experience further towards the artistic side. While I love how accessible music has become in the digital age, it’s a much less satisfying as a total experience. (I remember buying my first album, and paging through the liner…it really bonds you to the band, actually) Vinyl is a great way to recapture that!

@Eugenia – I see what you’re saying, but I don’t think this is about limiting access as much as adding more depth and interactivity to fan experience. In the photography world, it’d be a little like doing a photo shoot with Ansel Adam’s first 35mm. What an experience that would be! You appreciate the object for the art it represents, not necessarily it’s superior functionality. =)

By: SarahCM

SarahCM — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:02:23 +0000

I couldn’t agree more, Refe. There is an ornate pleasure in listening to vinyl that you can’t get from any other medium, and it’s something that’s been missing from our musical experience for a long time. It’s great to be able to freely distribute and find new music online, and mp3s are a fantastic way for bands to promote their music, but the format itself can’t touch vinyl in quality or listening experience.

I know that personally, if I discovered a great indie band and fell in love with their music via free mp3s, I’d be far more inclined to buy a record, rather than a CD, to show my support. The vinyl + digital format is a great idea, and it could work in reverse too (get the digital first, then the record). I love, and I know many others do too, to own something tangible as well as digital music, and I think vinyl replacing CDs is the way to go. Great article!