Tables turn: the vinyl record revival: There’s been a huge resurgence in the sale of vinyl records – last year saw the highest number of LPs sold since 1991. Once it was the domain of collectors looking for second hands. Now big name artists are releasing their music – new and old – on vinyl. We’ve been asking people if they remember their first record…
Music lovers pack out popular Cowley Road record store for sixth birthday party: Music lovers packed out Truck Store in Oxford to celebrate the independent music hub’s sixth birthday with live bands, beer and cake. The Cowley Road record store throws a party every year with performances from local acts and this year more than 50 people turned up to join the festivities on Friday. Up and coming band Coldredlight and pop duo Candy Says kept fans entertained in what was a celebration of the Oxfordshire music scene.
Moby Thinks Humans Are Born Knowing Vinyl Is Better: “And I would posit…that the difference between the most highest bit-rate digital and the analog wave of vinyl, like, a bit-rate–we always know that there are steps in there…That’s why I think, when people talk about the warmth of vinyl, we’re so accustomed–because we’re looking for emotional connection. So there’s just something–at least for me–there’s something that’s more authentic about it.”
Microforum hoping new presses for vinyl records will be music to fans’ ears: For Noble Musa, the task of scoping out decades-old record pressing equipment felt like a journey into an old sci-fi movie. So his media manufacturing company decided to take another approach. Toronto-based Microforum — which has been making CDs and DVDs for more than two decades — is the second place in the world to get its hands on modern vinyl pressing machines made in Etobicoke. Microforum has two working presses and an order placed for four more from Viryl Technologies.
A turntable without a spinning platter, is this necessary? I say let vinyl be vinyl, and enjoy it in a pure analog form, on a real turntable. The Audio-Technica AT LP60 turntable sells for $99, and I’d bet it would blow away the Love turntable’s sound. Granted, it doesn’t look nearly as cool as the Love, and the AT LP60 doesn’t have Bluetooth, but that’s not what vinyl is here for. Enjoy it in all of its analog glory, and if you want to stream your tunes, sure, do that with digital music.
CDs Here to Stay, Sony Music Germany’s chief executive, Philip Ginthör, says while streaming is on the rise, other forms from CDs and vinyl will continue to complement one another: “The CD will never disappear completely, neither will vinyl records,” said Mr. Ginthör, whose is also in charge of Austria and Switzerland. “Every form of music is complementary, this is not a case of either-or,” he told Handelsblatt, adding that physical products still make up “more than half” of his company’s revenues.
