Posts tagged with ‘vinyl’

L’America / via Smashing Magazine /

L’America

/ via Smashing Magazine /

Substance, 1987.

Substance, 1987.

Vinyl Sunday — The Gilded Sin Edition

Vinyl Sunday — The Gilded Sin Edition

fightwithknives: Hey James Murphy, if you’re so cool how come the vinyl doesn’t come out on the same day as the CD? Huh? How come I didn’t know that before I went to the store and was all “Do you have this?” and the guy was like, “Oh, you wanted it on wax? Sorry” and I was so uncool? Is it because I’m probably going to buy this record twice? Really, you want me to buy this record twice, once digitally today and once, years later, when I remember how much I freakin love the cover of this LP. I’ll be all 40 and yeah, I bought that record twice, because I’ll still care about things like that, even though to this day I’ve never bought a record twice even though my copy of Live Through This is unlistenable and I didn’t upload the mp3s because back in the early aughts I had to save space on my computer. I’m totally going to buy this record twice, years later. Yeah, unfortunately this happens with A LOT of vinyl right now. I doubt it has anything to do with some evil plan from Mr. Murphy to have you buy his album twice, it’s simply just a supply and demand thing. The demand for vinyl records has skyrocketed, and there’s only a few places left that make them anymore. So they are just backed up trying to get new releases manufactured. It took me almost a month to get the new Flaming Lips release on LP after the CD came out. The good news is that if you decide to wait (which it sounds like you didn’t, and I don’t blame you because this release is quite good) you’ll usually get a CD or a digital download for free.  [If you already knew all this and feel that I totally missed the sarcastic nature of your post, please forgive me.]

fightwithknives:

Hey James Murphy, if you’re so cool how come the vinyl doesn’t come out on the same day as the CD? Huh? How come I didn’t know that before I went to the store and was all “Do you have this?” and the guy was like, “Oh, you wanted it on wax? Sorry” and I was so uncool? Is it because I’m probably going to buy this record twice? Really, you want me to buy this record twice, once digitally today and once, years later, when I remember how much I freakin love the cover of this LP. I’ll be all 40 and yeah, I bought that record twice, because I’ll still care about things like that, even though to this day I’ve never bought a record twice even though my copy of Live Through This is unlistenable and I didn’t upload the mp3s because back in the early aughts I had to save space on my computer.

I’m totally going to buy this record twice, years later.

Yeah, unfortunately this happens with A LOT of vinyl right now. I doubt it has anything to do with some evil plan from Mr. Murphy to have you buy his album twice, it’s simply just a supply and demand thing. The demand for vinyl records has skyrocketed, and there’s only a few places left that make them anymore. So they are just backed up trying to get new releases manufactured. It took me almost a month to get the new Flaming Lips release on LP after the CD came out. The good news is that if you decide to wait (which it sounds like you didn’t, and I don’t blame you because this release is quite good) you’ll usually get a CD or a digital download for free. 

[If you already knew all this and feel that I totally missed the sarcastic nature of your post, please forgive me.]

Vinyl Sunday — the May Day edition

Vinyl Sunday — the May Day edition

Notes by Bill Evans / via magnificentruin /

Notes by Bill Evans

/ via magnificentruin /

/ via Timothy Buckwalter /

/ via Timothy Buckwalter /

Vinyl Sunday — the beer edition. Vermont’s Magic Hat Brewery spring seasonal, Vinyl Lager. Two of my favorite things, beer and records.

Vinyl Sunday — the beer edition.

Vermont’s Magic Hat Brewery spring seasonal, Vinyl Lager. Two of my favorite things, beer and records.

This looks like me last weekend, I finally bought a new storage system to accommodate my rapidly growing album collection. [via applearts]

This looks like me last weekend, I finally bought a new storage system to accommodate my rapidly growing album collection.

[via applearts]

Stereophile: Rediscovering the Faith

This pretty much sums up my relationship with my vinyl when I discovered how good it sounded when I got my second (much nicer) turntable in November. I remember thinking, “God, Radiohead has never sounded so good” the first time I played OK Computer on it. Before that I was just into the “collecting” of the records, now I’m into the experience of them.

(via LP Revival)

Just got this in the mail today. I’ve been looking for Son House records ever since I saw It Might Get Loud.

Just got this in the mail today. I’ve been looking for Son House records ever since I saw It Might Get Loud.

Vinyl Sunday — The surprise it’s orange vinyl edition.

Vinyl Sunday — The surprise it’s orange vinyl edition.

Vinyl Sunday — The Valentine’s Day Edition Nothing says “I love you,” like a little Joy Division.

Vinyl Sunday — The Valentine’s Day Edition

Nothing says “I love you,” like a little Joy Division.

Vinyl Sunday — The Return After a Long Hiatus Edition, pt. 2

Vinyl Sunday — The Return After a Long Hiatus Edition, pt. 2

Vinyl Sunday — The expansive drum sound edition. If you like Led Zeppelin, or the White Stripes, or U2, do yourself a favor and watch It Might Get Loud.

Vinyl Sunday — The expansive drum sound edition.

If you like Led Zeppelin, or the White Stripes, or U2, do yourself a favor and watch It Might Get Loud.