Why Buy Vinyl Albums

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Why buy vinyl albums.

97 19 98 19 98 steel wheels live live from atlantic city nj 1989 2cd blu ray the rolling stones. The 12 12 album cover of a vinyl record is still the gold standard but the little booklet that comes with each cd highting some behind the scenes shots or interesting artwork and showing the lyrics to each song is a nice middle ground between having to rely on digital images and having to store giant vinyl records. Some people even buy vinyl records just because they love the packaging. Even the smell of a new vinyl album that hits you when you open the cover on a new record must be experienced first hand to fully appreciate.

Another reason to buy music on lp cd or bandcamp is to support financially the bands you love. People don t have to buy vinyl and yet they re increasingly choosing to do so. Vinyl records today might sell 10 times its original price 20 years from now. Vinyl allows you to have a sentimentality about albums there s a tactile quality a ritual to pulling a record out of a sleeve and putting it on and focusing your attention on the act of.

A shelf full of vinyl record have more impact compared to a shelf full of cds or a media player with billions of music files. It seems that in a world where cds are obsolete and digital files are intangible the vinyl record still has a. Superm the 1st album super one one ver superm 17 97 17. Many of the collectors who talked to me are adamant in their beliefs that subscription services.

Vinyl records we agree. Build or expand your collection with popular pre orders new releases and best selling vinyl. Of all the music formats vinyl has the most value.