[mbriant]

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I'm not sure, but I think I just agreed with you?

Yes, I think so.

 

[DrBenway]

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Originally Posted by mbriant /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, I think so.

Well, I have to say. It's more interesting (and enlightening) being proved wrong by someone who can actually argue effectively than it is being right while arguing with most people. Honestly, that's why I post here. Thanks, man !!

 

[chadbang]

This article seem to be British (?). If you search for turntables on ebay, you'll find that Britian seems to have a good majority of vinyl fanatics. I wonder how the stats in the U.S. compare? Of course, DJs here must spend alot on records. I like vinyl but, as obvious as it seems, I do really hate having to get up and flip that record. Even worse, forgetting about my manual "spinner" and letting that expensive cartidge go "Tick, tick, tick, tick" at the end of the record for an hour. Yikes!

 

[Duggeh]

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Originally Posted by Carl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Laserdiscs can indeed look and sound better than DVDs (as confirmed by me), so the old tech isn't without its merits.

I could never get very much out of my laserdiscs.

 

[ilovesocks]

I wonder what will happen when the people who are "getting into vinyl" realize that they can't put those songs onto their iPods.

 

[goldenratiophi]

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Originally Posted by ilovesocks /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wonder what will happen when the people who are "getting into vinyl" realize that they can't put those songs onto their iPods.

Thankfully some labels (Merge, Matador, and Sub Pop off the top of my head) are solving this problem by sending a coupon for a free MP3 download of the album when you buy the LP.

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

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Originally Posted by ilovesocks /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wonder what will happen when the people who are "getting into vinyl" realize that they can't put those songs onto their iPods.

They buy the iZilla

 

[ilovesocks]

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Originally Posted by goldenratiophi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thankfully some labels (Merge, Matador, and Sub Pop off the top of my head) are solving this problem by sending a coupon for a free MP3 download of the album when you buy the LP.

Oh, nice.

I thought I had found the overlooked catch.

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Originally Posted by Rock&Roll Ninja /img/forum/go_quote.gif They buy the iZilla

I can't believe that that thing exists. 16 D batteries . . .

 

[Duggeh]

It was an April fools product. Sorry.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/

How did I first come accross these?

When I tried to buy the EZ Bake drive bay oven. ¬_¬

 

[zippy2001]

909 - great article.

Vinyl is a small portion of total sales in the US, although it is making a comeback.

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Originally Posted by 909 /img/forum/go_quote.gif EMI, scratching their heads and wondering why

EMI is always scratching their head and wondering why...

(i can say this because i work for EMI)

Things are definitely changing in the music industry, major restructuring everywhere.

 

[zowie]

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Originally Posted by goldenratiophi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thankfully some labels (Merge, Matador, and Sub Pop off the top of my head) are solving this problem by sending a coupon for a free MP3 download of the album when you buy the LP.

That reminds me of the early days of CD. For a brief period there were some that came with a free cassette tape version of the album so you could listen to it in your car or on your walkman. That's right, CD was not initially a portable format. My friends and I would go in on it together, one take the cd and one take the tape.