Analog Revival Means Vinyl Will Outlive CD 800
An anonymous reader writes "In the age of the iPod, an unlikely revival is taking place — kids are turning to 7" vinyl to get their kicks. Sales of 7" singles are apparently through the roof. Bands like the White Stripes are releasing thousands of new singles on the format, and record purchases have risen by over a million units in the last year — back to 1998 levels. NME told CNET: "it's very possible that the CD might become obsolete in an age of download music but the vinyl record will survive,". The article explains how indie kids are drawn to vinyl because "the tactile joy of owning a physical object that represents your attachment to a band is infinitely more enjoyable than entering a credit card number into iTunes.""
Sliders (Score:5, Funny)
Bah! Vinyl will never replace (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sliders (Score:5, Funny)
Is 1998 anything to brag about? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bah! Vinyl will never replace (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bah! Vinyl will never replace (Score:5, Funny)
Wait a sec.... (Score:3, Funny)
Oh... um... wait... I just got a memo from the RIAA, they say that they had dinner with "Music" last night and after a few drinks Music agreed that it would much rather simply be rented.
Can we put something in vynil records that will make them dissolve after 30 or 60 days?
Re:Bah! Vinyl will never replace (Score:5, Funny)
You fool! Now you'll get rootkits on your LPs!!!
Re:How is that any different... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Can't scratch them? Are you insane? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Their opinions... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:How is that any different... (Score:3, Funny)
That creates such wierd images in my head. An almost Python like sketch of DJs wandering around the town centre in funny hats and floppy tops with a 12inch box in one hand and a portable record deck in the other, pubs full of people drinking a pint with one hand and scratching with the other (with a record, not scratching their bodies), looking at old books of Victorians grinning maniacally over a pair of wax cyclinder mixing two music hall hits together. You get the drift. I'll go and lie down.
Re:How is that any different... (Score:1, Funny)
That's what a hooker's ass is for!
Re:Their opinions... (Score:3, Funny)