other than the obvious aspects about vinyl fascination, i absolutely love vinyl because they are tangle. you can touch them, skim through tons of them and find the perfect one for the mood. that’s my fetish
The art of record shopping (not purely collecting) is an addiction. I have about 1200 albums and I’m constantly on the search for new, innovative music. It’s pure joy to put that needle to the groove and hear music thru the speakers that only the particular tone of a vinyl album can bring. The album jacket, the inner notes, the LP sleeve, the gatefold cover, the record label... its all part of the attraction. Buy records for the music you love and you will never regret a single purchase.
Going to record stores in the 90s before mp3s took off was such an amazing feeling, finding ur fav band records, talking to others who also into music, damn i miss those times.
I like having every song ever at my fingertips. For traveling and when I have company over and I don’t want to have to think about what to play next. But when it comes to my tapes, CDs and vinyl I take pride in them and I love them all
...what a perfect feeling you have, if you go to a concert of an underground band and after a fantastic gig you support them by buying a record and after some years you have still a thrill of the tracks, remembering the cool event and meanwhile you hold a classic item in your hands what costs a fortune now :-)
For me is vinyl not only the music but the culture of listening to music. And because culture is what makes us human, I have dedicated my work to this culture.
Well, I identify with all of the points in this clip. What I've realized since the shift to vinyl, that it is a path of exploration full of discoveries. Some, and only some records, I buy just because I loved it on digital medium. But most of the records I obtain are the thrift store finds, with music I would have never even have a chance to listen to. Frankly, the choice is mostly based on the album artwork, and I see it is a part of the whole "piece of art". And it serves the purpose of "the first impression", as I was meeting a person. Playing the record for the first time is like a first cup of beer with a new friend and further spins are the conversations you develop while getting to know each other. Peace and groove on, people!
Because comparing a digital file to a Vinyl is like comparing a book in a pdf in a screen against a book, yea sure, the PDF is more practical, more resistant, isn't made of paper and doesn't degrade, you can copy as many times you wan't without losing quality But holding something physical in you hands is so nice, the record you can touch it, appreciate the art, the large cover is beautiful, and is also nice knowing that you have to take care of it, is something you can give as a present, and then there's the turntables, you can customize it as you want as far as you wan't and that's nice
I was a radio disc jockey for 30 years. I started collecting vinyl at 17 years old. Today at 59 years old I still have those classic rock vinyl records...3,000 of them. Rock on!
Um ehrlich zu sein sind Platten das ideale Mittel um Leute zusammen zu bringen. Bundesweit hab ich den Läden wie Tonträger in Augsburg, Public Posessions in München, Vary in Leipzig und The Record Loft in Berlin sehr tolle und interessante Menschen kennen gelernt. Vinyl kämpft indirekt gegen die Vereinzelung unserer Gesellschaft an.
I think that vinyl is just a type of art, in a way. I think it appeals to people in very much the same way, and I think that's why it's difficult for others to appreciate it, and why they're unable to understand why people spend their time on it as a hobby. They probably can't see the art. For them, it's just a question of what's faster and more convenient--same with many things these days. I use Spotify, but I think that it's constant "conveniences" are killing what makes music so magical and special. People don't really sit and listen to an album, these days. It's all about playlists and what's "trending". I think of music as being an escape from the world, front and foremost, and, at the same time, a tool for observing and understanding it for when you put your feet back on the ground. It's also a means of expression, and for taking care at the idea that when you're connecting with a song or album, you're connecting with another person, and probably a whole bunch of other people, who all know what you're feeling/talking about. Vinyl is just one of those things that you either get, or you don't. Because, sometimes it isn't a question of facts, where you ask yourself: "Which sounds better? CDs or LPs?" It's not really certain. People keep thinking that they have all the answers, but it's always a mixed bag of responses, and I think that it just goes to show people's individual tastes and preferences.
I don't miss vinyl for one hot second. I grew up with it, had up to 3000 12"s at one point, and I learned to mix with it. I loved it right up until controllers came along and now I would never go back. To each their own though.
Why vinyl?...We have 5 senses right? (Sight, Smell, Touch, Hearing, and Taste). We take in EVERYTHING in the world through these five. So when you think about how much we love music....VINYL gives us the most input and incorporates the most of all those senses than any other musical format.
Like the woman in this video I find it difficult about digital dj-ing that I don’t remember track titles but I do remember sleeves from my vinyl. I’m simply very visual and then the visual of the sleeve corresponds to a certain emotion and you instantly know if it is a track to play. While scrolling through lists of titles gets me out of my concentration and workflow. Sometimes even to point of anxiety instead of relaxation.
(15 days away from 2022)Vinyl is still booming! #BlackCrack addict here for 30+ years. I widdle my collection down every time I have to move it though :-P
AndKris05 My first Kraftwerk Record was „ Die Mensch-Maschine“. Other German Electronic groups to look for are Harmonia, Neu!, Cluster, Popol Vuh, Tangerine Dream and artists you may like are Michael Rother, Klaus Schulze, Johannes Schmoelling. I always listen to streams before I buy an album.
I agree that vinyl is a more attractive collectible category/format than cd, but I know that it is possible to hold a cd and say, “I love it,” i.e., like a record collector would of records. Vinyl is more attractive because of the size, which is more readable and maybe encourages more interaction with the owner- many reasons that we could come up with. But cds are still interesting, deserving, and lovable objects to pursue and collect.
For along time I was totally satisfied with sound files as opposed to having the actual music as a tangible object. The idea appealed to me because I could now own more music than I would've possibly ever been able to afford. However, disk drives do crash periodically, and I'm sure (sadly enough) that most of us have had practical experience of an entire music collection of 2-4 Terabytes suddenly become 'inaccessible.' I always had it in the back of my mind that it would be cool to have 100 of the most classic albums of all-time on vinyl, so I'm not surprised that years later I finally actually acted on it. There's nothing like having an actual vinyl album in your hands, it is by far the most true to form portrait of the artist and the music available other than experiencing it live.
It's very addicted your right I'm addicted to collecting records and it gives me such an amazing feeling when I'm listening to records in a store and buy my favorite ones
record collecting is very fulfilling. I started just trying to sample records for beats but there is nothing like going to a store and finding the deals in a sea of the unknown vinyl. Cassettes also brings me this same feeling somewhat. I've been so accustomed to hq audio with good stereo and headphones but there is nothing like hearing a song exactly how the artists intended it to be heard, original master and all.
@ROOTSCONTRA all your techno info means nothing iv heard some of the so called best cd players and they don't get no where near a good turntable Analogue will always sound better .
I just started my own little collection of vinyls. Each one of them have cost me less than a dollar at local thrift shops and most of them in great condition. They're just fascinating to have plus I'm lucky enough to find the greatest classics.
Krystal Garcia lol that’s how it begins .. talk to me in 25 years haha! But back then it was cd’s when I first started lol! It’s a brutal addiction ; I still can’t control it ... we try but impossible to quit altogether hahah.. sorry to sound bitter ,, I’m not really! Just tight on cash these days hahaha!!🤑🤑🤑enjoy the tunes
~ This is all so hilarious to someone 60+ years old that starting buying vinyl records in 1963 and never ever stopped to 2018, and never acquiesced to CDs or MP3 or file sharing or iTunes. Cheers, DAVEDJ ~
I have about 250 records and just over 200 CD's . There are probably another 200 - 250 records I'd like to own and then life would be complete. :) Until the next new artist I would discover.
Goodwill is my friend. I've found so many good records there with some looking dusty and worthy of passing by. You need to look thru that and see if it actually a pristine record under the dirt. I have a quick way of vacuum cleaning with my Record Doctor with an excellent cleaning solution and so many records come out looking like new. I run my turntable thru my Sweet Vinyl click and pop remover that makes the record sound CD quiet but yet has zero effect on the sound quality of the recording. 50 cent records end up sounding glorious!
Completely agree with the woman that says that she doesn't want to think about the name of the track when djing. I feel the same way. Thinking about names, etc. is more like an unnecessary and annoying thing that I like to avoid.
caught the bug when everyone sold their collections going over to CDs . Record's were dirt cheap then . still find great music on Vinyl all over the place . tho prices have gone up considerably .
Imagine collecting vinyl (rare or otherwise) right at the CD takeover.. It's similar to the 80's when digital was said to be superior over analog synths/drum machines and people were selling them for next to nothing. Crazy shifts in consumer habits!
For vinyl, it's not just the music and the sound, you also have something wonderful in your hand. Already as far as the cover design is concerned, renowned artists often have the opportunity to let off steam and let their artistic abilities run wild. The cover for the current AC/DC album "Rock Or Bust", for example, is an exemplary 3-D masterpiece. If you tilt the front forward, the lettering crumbles like an explosion. The cover for the penultimate Judas Priest album "Redeemer Of Souls" is beautifully designed and refined. In "Led Zeppelin III" from 1970, a rotatable image disc is incorporated in the cover. The artistic designers of the second Jethro Tull album "Stand Up" from 1969 came up with something quite different: if you open up the gatefold, the four musicians stand up as cardboard figures. Not to mention, of course, "Revolver" by the Beatles: Klaus Voormann was responsible for the cover design. With vinyl, you have almost unbelievably many possibilities with the cover design and thus with something that is completely impossible or at least very difficult to realize with other music media.
I reckon the psychology behind buying records and listening to it entirely is 'sunken costs', you pay for something with a relatively big pricetag, so you instinctively make the value stretch. I'm more of an eco friendly consumer, leaving as little footprint to our environment which is why I prefer digital, Bandcamp is a great indie way to 'discover tracks'.
I like what was said at 4:00, about it fulfilling it's purpose. Sometimes you need to think of them as rentals if you are not passing them down to others. Collecting in the late 70's for me was very similar......but now, being exposed to so many other great artists/bands up and down the music timeline just makes this feeling exponential.
I guess it doesn't mean the purity or clearness or superiority of the sound quality. I think it means that the sound has a very special soul coming from a vinyl record.
I was in a used record store last week and I would say 80% of the people in the store were 25 years old or younger. And there were a lot of people in the store. This is one of the few used record stores in my area that is still a used record store. The new record stores closed up 20 years ago so now that we have people buying new vinyl again, several other shops that used to sell mostly used records now have mostly new records. It can be a bummer since most new records I buy are online which provide the best price. I prefer to go to used record stores for used records which I buy much less of online. Its cheaper to buy used records in stores. And, I can see what I am buying. To me vinyl never really died. First, they stopped counting how many records shipped as they did in the 50's through the 80's. They started counting how many records sold. So many shops don't report their sales and no one was counting used vinyl sales. At the lowest, in the U.S. in the early 90's they were saying 900k sold per year. I believe that number was significantly low. I think it was more like 3 million a year at the low mark. And, it was much more when you look at world-wide vinyl sales. I also have heard people say vinyl is not a discovery format. I disagree 100%. I love finding that record store (and I find many of them) that have $1 or $2 or even $5 bins full of records. I dig around and I find things I am familiar with and I do buy them. But, I am on the lookout for that unknown cover or band name that looks intriguing. I try to walk out with at least 2 or 3 records I have no clue about other than the cover and band name and rough approx of the genre. Of course, I'm gonna buy genres I like. But, it's only a few dollars and if I don't like the record, I'm not out much. But, usually I like what I get and I am introduced to a great new band that way.
Vinyl Bozz The feeling of browsing records in record stores, the thrill of finding that album you’ve been looking for. Then finally coming home to your player, everything about the format is just perfect.
I agree with same in my area one record store been going there for years to buy used records but about 2017 early 2018 I slowly started to see the old vinyl first press/early press disappear and now its just new records and kids in there early 20s don't get me wrong I dig that the younger people are getting into it but I've had so many problems with new press a lot of them are bad quality and sound like a digital DL now I'm hitting eBay and ads for my records such a shame
Hi claas , you must have modern times by steps ahead. I can't tell you that as a streetsounds Electro lover I was amazed that radioactive by steps ahead was a jazz funk song! Absolutely amazing!!
Amazing how many people who consider themselves afficionados and/or experts still don't know how to properly handle a record. It seems easy enough, though: no matter how big or small your hands may be, there is never a necessity to touch the surface of the LP with them. NEVER!
Most German pressings are the best I've heard/seen. Especially the early non-reissues.. The vinyl quality and quality control is exemplary. And I'm not even talking about audiophile heavy vinyl, just your regular pressing.
yeah. I bought a 'the kinks 20 greatest hits' record. you'd think this is some second rate mixed shit they coupled together but no. when I saw that it said pressed in germany by the most modern blah blah blah and guarantee for excellent quality (the record is from the 70's) I knew it could be something. I was right, songs sound better on this record then every other version of those songs I have, including cd, digital file and one original kinks record from the 60's I have. also the record is completely flat. the needle doesn't move up or down or left or right even a bit. after all those years that's amazing.
Schallplatten werden alt, man kann sie anfassen, sie sind groß und ähneln Büchern. Sie sind teuer, die Sammlung wertvoll. Man kann sie verschenken und muss sie pflegen. Beim Umzug sind sie die Pest. Das Cover hat meine Flecken und ich erkenne meine Platte wieder, am Geruch. Plattenspieler sind wie englische Fahrräder, CD -Spieler wie amerikanische Fruchtpressen. Aber man kann jetzt in Cd-Qualität streamen, die Lp-Preise sind unverschämt und ich liebe es, aus Millionen von Tracks aussuchen zu können. Und ich kann Musik mitnehmen. Jeder kann beides nutzen.
I had a record collection about the same size as the one the guy with a wall of records has. I collected them from the age of eight. Many were rare, all were mint. I stored them at my parent's house. Then I fell out with my mother after she was mean about my father who had become so ill he nearly died. She thought I was taking his side, so one weekend she hired a skip and trashed my entire collection into it. I only discoverd this when I returned from living in France. :0(
Started in the 90s in high school with punkrock stuff, long before it was cool.. I sit around 700 records now, mostly punk, ska, reggae and some classics. I buy what I like, I don't care about pressings or any of that other stuff, and I don't bulk buy to just to have stuff I'll never listen too. I rock a dual table with Kanto Yumi speakers, they have a built in dac and preamp, so it makes for a nice minimal clean set up... they also have bluetooth for when I want to stream from spotify..
I guess I'm missing out a lot of the ritual and culture around vinyl, but for me music is about music. And I don't see how I could ever explore as much good music in a record shop as I do online. Especially for rare old stuff, you just won't find masses of them in stores. Also, there's no point in having some 50% average or even lame songs in your vinyl library.
Sehr informativ cool und interessant obwohl der geneigte Beobachter eigentlich weiss das Vinyl immer und auch weiterhin zum festen Bestandteil der Musikszene gehören wird
Great documentary, but I can't help but notice how some of the people in the film are lowering the stylus onto the record without using the cueing lever - I'm just like noooooo!!
Funny, you bring that up.I moved out of my apartment late Last year.and put my vinyl in a storage place.I had like 90 crates.when i came back,there was only 16 crates left.needless to say, I'm so heartbroken and depressed.thats the 4th time i got my records stolen in 10 years.I dont think,i can recover from this.not this time.
The majority of my collection was left to me by my uncle when he died. I need to make sure when I die that my wife doesn't sell it and it goes to someone who will appreciate it!
I'm sure you have friends who love vinyl. Make a plan. Leave a good friend as a beneficiary or set up an consignment with a local record shop. That is what I have done. I'm gifting some to a friend who collects vinyl and set it up to where my mother knows what shop and who to contact to sell it on consignment. Just make a short video and save it on a zip drive or something. Let someone you trust know where it is so when you die they can watch the video and know exactly what you have and what to do/how to approach dealing with it (if they are not a vinyl person). It's actually kind of a fun thing to plan....outside of the you dead part lol.
People forget that Vinyl is as only good as the original recoding and manufacturing will allow and then don’t even start on the equipment you need to play it to get the best out of it...
got out of vinyl 12 months a go. Sold 400 records and have not looked back. Just collecting records for the sake of it. Enjoying Tidal and Spotify, Costing me $30 Aus a month. I was spending at least $200 a month on records.
My parents were brought up in the vinyl era, and they barely know how to handle records. When I dust off their combined collection, every single record is filthy with fingerprints. I was born in 1995, and my collection is spotless.
If you are a dj who mix records you have to touch them. You can always clean the prints off. It won't damage it. The main concern is keeping dust away from them.
I bought Murmur and Out of Time by R.E.M., and Up on the Sun by Meat Puppets--all originals, mint, and really not that very expensive at 40NZD. I mean, yeah, records were probably way cheaper way back when, but I don't think the pricing's too bad. A lot of contemporary releases/remasters can cost around the same, but a lot of them tend to go into the $50-$65 range--sometimes a tad higher. $40 for some beloved classics is an absolute bargain, in my opinion, especially if it's a VG+ original.
You can still find some decently priced used records. Just dont expect to find a 1st pressing of some rare record for $10. If purchased, than the price that they demand is the price they are worth. But we all know this
It’s the ideal medium for music like quill and parchment is the ideal medium for literature. It’s tactile, it’s soft, it’s classic, it’s blah blah blah....
as you can see in my channel i have quite interesting vinyl collection (about 1700 very selected 7inches and about 400 12inches). i do digitalise as much as i find time and i listen mostly to those tracks about my laptop (albeit in wav format) :) ... reason: i dont have to get on my turntable each 2 and a half minutes to put a new record on. i also prefer djing digital nowadays to some good reasons although if i also still like the haptic of vinyl and covers. i life with both. a quite good way in my opinion :D. for techno and house vinyl collectors it can be interesting still to buy those expensive 12inch due to their often limited editions (300 to 500 pieces). those may increase in value one day.
saw sounds of the universe there (i.e. soul jazz records), not sure what its doing in what seemed to be a mostly german based record shops etc ... :) still nice to recognize a local when i see one !
~Cassettes, LIKE RECORDS, never went "out" - the 1990s WAS THE PINNACLE, BUT IN 2018 A REAL MIXTAPE IS still a cassette tape RECORDED FROM RECORDS AND OTHER CASSETTES. Cheers, DAVEDJ~
I’m a lover of vinyl (and CD) and have collected records since I was 11. I’m also a DJ since 20 years but have no interest in DJing vinyl. Too heavy, too risky. My vinyl collection consists of mainly LPs for home listening and some 50-100 dance records that I have digitised for DJing purposes.
the vinyl record is the only format that is the physicsl representation of the actual music, created by the artist, by it's nature once it has been committed to vinyl it cannot be changed only destroyed. when electricity stops and your computer stops working or apple/microsoft changed their coding al lyou need to hear a vinyl is: a needle, a simple cone of paper to amplify and a spindle and you could still listen to the music as it is still there physically
When electricity stops, we will all have more things to be concerned about than playing your favorite record. I do have a sizable record collection, and I do listen to them, so my opinion isn't biased
Adjusted for inflation, a $10 record in 1980 is the same amount of money as a $30 record today. Most of the used records I buy, even ones in excellent condition, are between $1-10, so most times, vinyl is actually bargain. Granted, a lot of new releases and repressing are in the $25-35 range, but I don't mind spending that much if it's something I really want.
Though it's all vinyl only. A bit annoying for someone who's not a vinyl collecter. But I get it. It's a documentary about vinyl, so that makes a lot of sense. At least I discovered some new music ;)
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other than the obvious aspects about vinyl fascination, i absolutely love vinyl because they are tangle. you can touch them, skim through tons of them and find the perfect one for the mood. that’s my fetish
Tangible vs. tangle?
The art of record shopping (not purely collecting) is an addiction. I have about 1200 albums and I’m constantly on the search for new, innovative music. It’s pure joy to put that needle to the groove and hear music thru the speakers that only the particular tone of a vinyl album can bring. The album jacket, the inner notes, the LP sleeve, the gatefold cover, the record label... its all part of the attraction. Buy records for the music you love and you will never regret a single purchase.
Going to record stores in the 90s before mp3s took off was such an amazing feeling, finding ur fav band records, talking to others who also into music, damn i miss those times.
Now that part of vinyl I miss.
You can absolutely still do this at your local record store :)
I love them for the beginning to end listening. "Liking" single songs on streaming services dissolves the artists album story.
I like having every song ever at my fingertips. For traveling and when I have company over and I don’t want to have to think about what
to play next. But when it comes to my tapes, CDs and vinyl I take pride in them and I love them all
...what a perfect feeling you have, if you go to a concert of an underground band and after a fantastic gig you support them by buying a record and after some years you have still a thrill of the tracks, remembering the cool event and meanwhile you hold a classic item in your hands what costs a fortune now :-)
For me is vinyl not only the music but the culture of listening to music. And because culture is what makes us human, I have dedicated my work to this culture.
Well, I identify with all of the points in this clip.
What I've realized since the shift to vinyl, that it is a path of exploration full of discoveries. Some, and only some records, I buy just because I loved it on digital medium. But most of the records I obtain are the thrift store finds, with music I would have never even have a chance to listen to.
Frankly, the choice is mostly based on the album artwork, and I see it is a part of the whole "piece of art". And it serves the purpose of "the first impression", as I was meeting a person. Playing the record for the first time is like a first cup of beer with a new friend and further spins are the conversations you develop while getting to know each other.
Peace and groove on, people!
I have been buy records since 1966 and will never stop.
how big is your collection?
Me since 1975 & I will never stop too this is my 2nd collection I'm just keeping what I listen to now days I have over 3,500 Lp's
Buy vs. buying?
Because comparing a digital file to a Vinyl is like comparing a book in a pdf in a screen against a book, yea sure, the PDF is more practical, more resistant, isn't made of paper and doesn't degrade, you can copy as many times you wan't without losing quality
But holding something physical in you hands is so nice, the record you can touch it, appreciate the art, the large cover is beautiful, and is also nice knowing that you have to take care of it, is something you can give as a present, and then there's the turntables, you can customize it as you want as far as you wan't and that's nice
I was a radio disc jockey for 30 years. I started collecting vinyl at 17 years old. Today at 59 years old I still have those classic rock vinyl records...3,000 of them. Rock on!
Um ehrlich zu sein sind Platten das ideale Mittel um Leute zusammen zu bringen. Bundesweit hab ich den Läden wie Tonträger in Augsburg, Public Posessions in München, Vary in Leipzig und The Record Loft in Berlin sehr tolle und interessante Menschen kennen gelernt. Vinyl kämpft indirekt gegen die Vereinzelung unserer Gesellschaft an.
I think that vinyl is just a type of art, in a way. I think it appeals to people in very much the same way, and I think that's why it's difficult for others to appreciate it, and why they're unable to understand why people spend their time on it as a hobby. They probably can't see the art. For them, it's just a question of what's faster and more convenient--same with many things these days. I use Spotify, but I think that it's constant "conveniences" are killing what makes music so magical and special. People don't really sit and listen to an album, these days. It's all about playlists and what's "trending". I think of music as being an escape from the world, front and foremost, and, at the same time, a tool for observing and understanding it for when you put your feet back on the ground. It's also a means of expression, and for taking care at the idea that when you're connecting with a song or album, you're connecting with another person, and probably a whole bunch of other people, who all know what you're feeling/talking about.
Vinyl is just one of those things that you either get, or you don't. Because, sometimes it isn't a question of facts, where you ask yourself: "Which sounds better? CDs or LPs?" It's not really certain. People keep thinking that they have all the answers, but it's always a mixed bag of responses, and I think that it just goes to show people's individual tastes and preferences.
I don't miss vinyl for one hot second. I grew up with it, had up to 3000 12"s at one point, and I learned to mix with it. I loved it right up until controllers came along and now I would never go back. To each their own though.
I totaly understand it. Playing vinyl is magic. I'm so glad I live at a close range from Brussels.
Why vinyl?...We have 5 senses right? (Sight, Smell, Touch, Hearing, and Taste). We take in EVERYTHING in the world through these five. So when you think about how much we love music....VINYL gives us the most input and incorporates the most of all those senses than any other musical format.
that's a very cool take on it.
Like the woman in this video I find it difficult about digital dj-ing that I don’t remember track titles but I do remember sleeves from my vinyl. I’m simply very visual and then the visual of the sleeve corresponds to a certain emotion and you instantly know if it is a track to play. While scrolling through lists of titles gets me out of my concentration and workflow. Sometimes even to point of anxiety instead of relaxation.
I love vinyl! There's just something about them that really fascinates me and been a DJ also helps.
The giant art covers are so dope :)
they are a waste of money
rigomortisfxstudios why? Why are u saying that? You are a waste of life and you're here
His money, his choice.
(15 days away from 2022)Vinyl is still booming! #BlackCrack addict here for 30+ years. I widdle my collection down every time I have to move it though :-P
I'm 14 and I own 9 vinyls so far
What's your favorite?
From the vinyls I have, it must be "Electric Cafe" by Kraftwerk and "Energie", a Kraftwerk bootleg
AndKris05 My first Kraftwerk Record was „ Die Mensch-Maschine“. Other German Electronic groups to look for are Harmonia, Neu!, Cluster, Popol Vuh, Tangerine Dream and artists you may like are Michael Rother, Klaus Schulze, Johannes Schmoelling. I always listen to streams before I buy an album.
@@andkris05 Thats awesome!
Computer world..
I agree that vinyl is a more attractive collectible category/format than cd, but I know that it is possible to hold a cd and say, “I love it,” i.e., like a record collector would of records. Vinyl is more attractive because of the size, which is more readable and maybe encourages more interaction with the owner- many reasons that we could come up with. But cds are still interesting, deserving, and lovable objects to pursue and collect.
Records & a Technics SL1200 MK2.....the best combination......……..Had one then, stull have one now!
For along time I was totally satisfied with sound files as opposed to having the actual music as a tangible object. The idea appealed to me because I could now own more music than I would've possibly ever been able to afford. However, disk drives do crash periodically, and I'm sure (sadly enough) that most of us have had practical experience of an entire music collection of 2-4 Terabytes suddenly become 'inaccessible.' I always had it in the back of my mind that it would be cool to have 100 of the most classic albums of all-time on vinyl, so I'm not surprised that years later I finally actually acted on it. There's nothing like having an actual vinyl album in your hands, it is by far the most true to form portrait of the artist and the music available other than experiencing it live.
more addictive than crack .
Maslow Unknown for real.
Dude stop smoking your records!
kevin miller
Lol
It's very addicted your right I'm addicted to collecting records and it gives me such an amazing feeling when I'm listening to records in a store and buy my favorite ones
Oh yeah love doing some records in the washroom when the teachers aren't looking. Really stuff man you gotta try it bro.
record collecting is very fulfilling. I started just trying to sample records for beats but there is nothing like going to a store and finding the deals in a sea of the unknown vinyl. Cassettes also brings me this same feeling somewhat. I've been so accustomed to hq audio with good stereo and headphones but there is nothing like hearing a song exactly how the artists intended it to be heard, original master and all.
ROOTSCONTRA You're absolutely right. As information storage the lp record is outdated and obsolete.
@ROOTSCONTRA all your techno info means nothing iv heard some of the so called best cd players and they don't get no where near a good turntable Analogue will always sound better .
During the late 80s and 90s I was buying 5 to 8 boxes of records for 10 or 20 $ now that's what they're asking for one record
I just started my own little collection of vinyls.
Each one of them have cost me less than a dollar at local thrift shops and most of them in great condition.
They're just fascinating to have plus I'm lucky enough to find the greatest classics.
Krystal Garcia lol that’s how it begins .. talk to me in 25 years haha! But back then it was cd’s when I first started lol! It’s a brutal addiction ; I still can’t control it ... we try but impossible to quit altogether hahah.. sorry to sound bitter ,, I’m not really! Just tight on cash these days hahaha!!🤑🤑🤑enjoy the tunes
~ This is all so hilarious to someone 60+ years old that starting buying vinyl records in 1963 and never ever stopped to 2018, and never acquiesced to CDs or MP3 or file sharing or iTunes. Cheers, DAVEDJ ~
All my music is on vinyl and some of my flooring.and they both sound great!
Coole Doku! Für mich ist die Schallplatte einfach Musik in ihrer schönsten Form 🤩✌🏼
Voll dabei 🤩
these germans know how to make a proper documentary
Except music in the background
@@ivanb.3157 Great music in the background.
@@draganmilosevic788 Ne
I have about 250 records and just over 200 CD's . There are probably another 200 - 250 records I'd like to own and then life would be complete. :) Until the next new artist I would discover.
Goodwill is my friend. I've found so many good records there with some looking dusty and worthy of passing by. You need to look thru that and see if it actually a pristine record under the dirt. I have a quick way of vacuum cleaning with my Record Doctor with an excellent cleaning solution and so many records come out looking like new. I run my turntable thru my Sweet Vinyl click and pop remover that makes the record sound CD quiet but yet has zero effect on the sound quality of the recording. 50 cent records end up sounding glorious!
Completely agree with the woman that says that she doesn't want to think about the name of the track when djing. I feel the same way. Thinking about names, etc. is more like an unnecessary and annoying thing that I like to avoid.
caught the bug when everyone sold their collections going over to CDs . Record's were dirt cheap then . still find great music on Vinyl all over the place . tho prices have gone up considerably .
Imagine collecting vinyl (rare or otherwise) right at the CD takeover.. It's similar to the 80's when digital was said to be superior over analog synths/drum machines and people were selling them for next to nothing. Crazy shifts in consumer habits!
Just like Steffi said , its like a drug i just cant stop ,its crazy.
For vinyl, it's not just the music and the sound, you also have something wonderful in your hand. Already as far as the cover design is concerned, renowned artists often have the opportunity to let off steam and let their artistic abilities run wild. The cover for the current AC/DC album "Rock Or Bust", for example, is an exemplary 3-D masterpiece. If you tilt the front forward, the lettering crumbles like an explosion. The cover for the penultimate Judas Priest album "Redeemer Of Souls" is beautifully designed and refined. In "Led Zeppelin III" from 1970, a rotatable image disc is incorporated in the cover. The artistic designers of the second Jethro Tull album "Stand Up" from 1969 came up with something quite different: if you open up the gatefold, the four musicians stand up as cardboard figures. Not to mention, of course, "Revolver" by the Beatles: Klaus Voormann was responsible for the cover design. With vinyl, you have almost unbelievably many possibilities with the cover design and thus with something that is completely impossible or at least very difficult to realize with other music media.
That music room is INSANE!!!!!! 100
I reckon the psychology behind buying records and listening to it entirely is 'sunken costs', you pay for something with a relatively big pricetag, so you instinctively make the value stretch. I'm more of an eco friendly consumer, leaving as little footprint to our environment which is why I prefer digital, Bandcamp is a great indie way to 'discover tracks'.
I like what was said at 4:00, about it fulfilling it's purpose. Sometimes you need to think of them as rentals if you are not passing them down to others. Collecting in the late 70's for me was very similar......but now, being exposed to so many other great artists/bands up and down the music timeline just makes this feeling exponential.
Yes: A vynil is a piece of art 👍
Prelepo svaka čast sve pohvale to je velik broj arhiva ploča
As soon as someone says "the quality of the sound" when talking about vinyl, it's a good point to stop listening to them.
I guess it doesn't mean the purity or clearness or superiority of the sound quality. I think it means that the sound has a very special soul coming from a vinyl record.
@@danielkonrad1444 I hope so
Yup. Digital is superior to my ears. No more crackling nonsense.
vinyl sounds superior. end of discussion.
@@chadpescod-realtor3308 crackling? you must be listening on shit equipment or to a poorly maintained record.
Nice report EB.TV ! Great to see Cinthie included, huge fan of their label
I was in a used record store last week and I would say 80% of the people in the store were 25 years old or younger. And there were a lot of people in the store. This is one of the few used record stores in my area that is still a used record store. The new record stores closed up 20 years ago so now that we have people buying new vinyl again, several other shops that used to sell mostly used records now have mostly new records. It can be a bummer since most new records I buy are online which provide the best price. I prefer to go to used record stores for used records which I buy much less of online. Its cheaper to buy used records in stores. And, I can see what I am buying. To me vinyl never really died. First, they stopped counting how many records shipped as they did in the 50's through the 80's. They started counting how many records sold. So many shops don't report their sales and no one was counting used vinyl sales. At the lowest, in the U.S. in the early 90's they were saying 900k sold per year. I believe that number was significantly low. I think it was more like 3 million a year at the low mark. And, it was much more when you look at world-wide vinyl sales. I also have heard people say vinyl is not a discovery format. I disagree 100%. I love finding that record store (and I find many of them) that have $1 or $2 or even $5 bins full of records. I dig around and I find things I am familiar with and I do buy them. But, I am on the lookout for that unknown cover or band name that looks intriguing. I try to walk out with at least 2 or 3 records I have no clue about other than the cover and band name and rough approx of the genre. Of course, I'm gonna buy genres I like. But, it's only a few dollars and if I don't like the record, I'm not out much. But, usually I like what I get and I am introduced to a great new band that way.
Vinyl Bozz The feeling of browsing records in record stores, the thrill of finding that album you’ve been looking for. Then finally coming home to your player, everything about the format is just perfect.
I agree with same in my area one record store been going there for years to buy used records but about 2017 early 2018 I slowly started to see the old vinyl first press/early press disappear and now its just new records and kids in there early 20s don't get me wrong I dig that the younger people are getting into it but I've had so many problems with new press a lot of them are bad quality and sound like a digital DL now I'm hitting eBay and ads for my records such a shame
Art made art shared. Art kept.
Um sonho ter uma coleção de vinil assim um dia 🙏
Hi claas , you must have modern times by steps ahead. I can't tell you that as a streetsounds Electro lover I was amazed that radioactive by steps ahead was a jazz funk song! Absolutely amazing!!
That guy has a great collection...I was at about the 9000 mark at one point...
Amazing how many people who consider themselves afficionados and/or experts still don't know how to properly handle a record. It seems easy enough, though: no matter how big or small your hands may be, there is never a necessity to touch the surface of the LP with them. NEVER!
@Lukas Not true,hip hop D.J.s' always touched the grooves on the records.how do you think scratching was born?
It doesn't stop.Its addiction.
Excellent track selection in this documentary!!! Can someone please break down what it is?
I treasure my vinyl and my stereo system. They don't need to be fed and they'll never leave me for another audiophile. They just need my love.
Most German pressings are the best I've heard/seen. Especially the early non-reissues.. The vinyl quality and quality control is exemplary. And I'm not even talking about audiophile heavy vinyl, just your regular pressing.
yeah. I bought a 'the kinks 20 greatest hits' record. you'd think this is some second rate mixed shit they coupled together but no. when I saw that it said pressed in germany by the most modern blah blah blah and guarantee for excellent quality (the record is from the 70's) I knew it could be something. I was right, songs sound better on this record then every other version of those songs I have, including cd, digital file and one original kinks record from the 60's I have. also the record is completely flat. the needle doesn't move up or down or left or right even a bit. after all those years that's amazing.
There is a new german pressing plant th-cam.com/video/rbi2be6Hyvw/w-d-xo.html
Especially when it was mastered at The Exchange.
Schallplatten werden alt, man kann sie anfassen, sie sind groß und ähneln Büchern. Sie sind teuer, die Sammlung wertvoll. Man kann sie verschenken und muss sie pflegen. Beim Umzug sind sie die Pest. Das Cover hat meine Flecken und ich erkenne meine Platte wieder, am Geruch. Plattenspieler sind wie englische Fahrräder, CD -Spieler wie amerikanische Fruchtpressen.
Aber man kann jetzt in Cd-Qualität streamen, die Lp-Preise sind unverschämt und ich liebe es, aus Millionen von Tracks aussuchen zu können. Und ich kann Musik mitnehmen.
Jeder kann beides nutzen.
genau 👍
I had a record collection about the same size as the one the guy with a wall of records has. I collected them from the age of eight. Many were rare, all were mint. I stored them at my parent's house. Then I fell out with my mother after she was mean about my father who had become so ill he nearly died. She thought I was taking his side, so one weekend she hired a skip and trashed my entire collection into it. I only discoverd this when I returned from living in France. :0(
Prelepe ploče imate i jako mnogo svaka čast sve pohvale
Started in the 90s in high school with punkrock stuff, long before it was cool.. I sit around 700 records now, mostly punk, ska, reggae and some classics. I buy what I like, I don't care about pressings or any of that other stuff, and I don't bulk buy to just to have stuff I'll never listen too. I rock a dual table with Kanto Yumi speakers, they have a built in dac and preamp, so it makes for a nice minimal clean set up... they also have bluetooth for when I want to stream from spotify..
VINYL RULES!! ♥️
Claas is der Chef Styler....♥️💛🧡💋🏆
I guess I'm missing out a lot of the ritual and culture around vinyl, but for me music is about music. And I don't see how I could ever explore as much good music in a record shop as I do online. Especially for rare old stuff, you just won't find masses of them in stores. Also, there's no point in having some 50% average or even lame songs in your vinyl library.
Sehr informativ cool und interessant obwohl der geneigte Beobachter eigentlich weiss das Vinyl immer und auch weiterhin zum festen Bestandteil der Musikszene gehören wird
Excellent video!
Great documentary, but I can't help but notice how some of the people in the film are lowering the stylus onto the record without using the cueing lever - I'm just like noooooo!!
Great video
Vinyl koop je voor helemaal te beluisteren kant A en B,de hoes en de geur zalig old school.
AWESOME💯
I worry about what will happen to my vinyl collection when I die. A lifetime of collecting for it only to be taken down a charity shop. 😣
Funny, you bring that up.I moved out of my apartment late Last year.and put my vinyl in a storage place.I had like 90 crates.when i came back,there was only 16 crates left.needless to say, I'm so heartbroken and depressed.thats the 4th time i got my records stolen in 10 years.I dont think,i can recover from this.not this time.
find someone who would appreciate it and give it to them. It might change their life. When I go, thats what I'll do.
The majority of my collection was left to me by my uncle when he died. I need to make sure when I die that my wife doesn't sell it and it goes to someone who will appreciate it!
I'm sure you have friends who love vinyl. Make a plan. Leave a good friend as a beneficiary or set up an consignment with a local record shop. That is what I have done. I'm gifting some to a friend who collects vinyl and set it up to where my mother knows what shop and who to contact to sell it on consignment. Just make a short video and save it on a zip drive or something. Let someone you trust know where it is so when you die they can watch the video and know exactly what you have and what to do/how to approach dealing with it (if they are not a vinyl person). It's actually kind of a fun thing to plan....outside of the you dead part lol.
People forget that Vinyl is as only good as the original recoding and manufacturing will allow and then don’t even start on the equipment you need to play it to get the best out of it...
The answer is Sven Vath.
Thx
got out of vinyl 12 months a go. Sold 400 records and have not looked back. Just collecting records for the sake of it. Enjoying Tidal and Spotify, Costing me $30 Aus a month. I was spending at least $200 a month on records.
Laptop-DJing still sucks bigtime in 2020 ;-)
Most of the people don't even know how to manage vinyl properly, they take, touch these poor LPs like stones on the beach
My parents were brought up in the vinyl era, and they barely know how to handle records. When I dust off their combined collection, every single record is filthy with fingerprints. I was born in 1995, and my collection is spotless.
If you are a dj who mix records you have to touch them. You can always clean the prints off. It won't damage it. The main concern is keeping dust away from them.
I am looking to get back into vinyl, but I don't wan't to buy new records and it seems the prices of used records is increasing.
James Allen prices are actually not that high I always buy records on discogs for a couple euros 🤘🏽
I bought Murmur and Out of Time by R.E.M., and Up on the Sun by Meat Puppets--all originals, mint, and really not that very expensive at 40NZD. I mean, yeah, records were probably way cheaper way back when, but I don't think the pricing's too bad. A lot of contemporary releases/remasters can cost around the same, but a lot of them tend to go into the $50-$65 range--sometimes a tad higher. $40 for some beloved classics is an absolute bargain, in my opinion, especially if it's a VG+ original.
You can still find some decently priced used records. Just dont expect to find a 1st pressing of some rare record for $10. If purchased, than the price that they demand is the price they are worth. But we all know this
14:55 "Digital vs. vinyl debate is like comparing apples and oranges. They're two very different animals" 🤣🤣🤣
Saying that apples and oranges are different animals will make every vegan's head explode.
😂😂😂 Make my day
It's amazing how many Germans speak English so well. On the other hand I know exactly zero people that speak German.
margaretsville state the fucking obvious!!
It’s the ideal medium for music like quill and parchment is the ideal medium for literature. It’s tactile, it’s soft, it’s classic, it’s blah blah blah....
i like cds. no kill me for it.
as you can see in my channel i have quite interesting vinyl collection (about 1700 very selected 7inches and about 400 12inches). i do digitalise as much as i find time and i listen mostly to those tracks about my laptop (albeit in wav format) :) ... reason: i dont have to get on my turntable each 2 and a half minutes to put a new record on. i also prefer djing digital nowadays to some good reasons although if i also still like the haptic of vinyl and covers. i life with both. a quite good way in my opinion :D. for techno and house vinyl collectors it can be interesting still to buy those expensive 12inch due to their often limited editions (300 to 500 pieces). those may increase in value one day.
grrrrrrrr CD
you need to know an Brazilian artist called DEODATO . so cool.
curupira uirapuru what does he have to do with CDs
all mine Cds i donate and sold it and i bought all in Vinyl . in 1990 i sold out all mine vinyl grrrrrrr now i realised i was so stupid
7:52 OPS! 🤭 NAUGHTY! 😜
saw sounds of the universe there (i.e. soul jazz records), not sure what its doing in what seemed to be a mostly german based record shops etc ... :) still nice to recognize a local when i see one !
No wonder 😉
Soul Jazz Records (EB.TV Feature) th-cam.com/video/54tmsrx_qzY/w-d-xo.html
Love this report!!!
" scratch the pain away ! "
lol. cassette is coming back!!
yes that's a rip isn't it!!! I don't think it will take off as big as vinyl
~Cassettes, LIKE RECORDS, never went "out" - the 1990s WAS THE PINNACLE, BUT IN 2018 A REAL MIXTAPE IS still a cassette tape RECORDED FROM RECORDS AND OTHER CASSETTES. Cheers, DAVEDJ~
Tapes were awful
And now, in 2024, most vinyl albums cost 3 times more than the same album on CD.
There is always a downside
vinyl is just cool
Will one of you Krauts repress that damn Skylab album already!
Das very cool
I’m a lover of vinyl (and CD) and have collected records since I was 11. I’m also a DJ since 20 years but have no interest in DJing vinyl. Too heavy, too risky. My vinyl collection consists of mainly LPs for home listening and some 50-100 dance records that I have digitised for DJing purposes.
i love this guy
6:45 Sonya Spence ❤
Has anyone done the soundtrack for this?
Many records actually sound better than a CD. The only question is: why?
And this is how not to store your LPs. They will all be warped.
the vinyl record is the only format that is the physicsl representation of the actual music, created by the artist, by it's nature once it has been committed to vinyl it cannot be changed only destroyed. when electricity stops and your computer stops working or apple/microsoft changed their coding al lyou need to hear a vinyl is: a needle, a simple cone of paper to amplify and a spindle and you could still listen to the music as it is still there physically
When electricity stops, we will all have more things to be concerned about than playing your favorite record.
I do have a sizable record collection, and I do listen to them, so my opinion isn't biased
They charge $20-30 for vinyle these days! WTF?
Yep. Saw some in Best Buy store 20+. 50c-1.00 used is best, but selection is bad in that price.
tigerbalm Yeah I just bought Wish you were here for 30$. But I also saw some for over 100 but those were originals
Adjusted for inflation, a $10 record in 1980 is the same amount of money as a $30 record today. Most of the used records I buy, even ones in excellent condition, are between $1-10, so most times, vinyl is actually bargain. Granted, a lot of new releases and repressing are in the $25-35 range, but I don't mind spending that much if it's something I really want.
thanks hipsters
I wonder what people do who have thousands of records. Surely it's more music than you could ever listen to? How do you choose what to listen to?
does anyone have a TRACKLIST FOR THIS? these tunes are incredible!!
+Goldy Biscuit check the text inserts
i really dont get where i can find the track id's...
+Peter Lustig all tracks are inserted at the bottom of the picture when they start.
Thanks, I didn't notice that :)
Though it's all vinyl only. A bit annoying for someone who's not a vinyl collecter. But I get it. It's a documentary about vinyl, so that makes a lot of sense. At least I discovered some new music ;)