More evidence that LPS are still alive

hi,

About 12 years ago I got divorced. I had shelves ( about 12 running feet packed with LPs ( jazz, classical, rock and folk). I BECAME TEMPORALY INSANE and when it came time to move I gave, yes gave, most of them to oe of the men on the moving van ( THANKFULLY I KEPT MOSTOF THE CLASSICAL SUFF). I could kick myself now. I thought CDs were more convient.

So now what am I doing .... buying vinyl wehaerever I can find it.

sigh,

Larry

The article in the cnn.com link about the resurgance in vinyl was in today's business section of the Nashville paper. The word is out.

After 3 days of equivocating, I decided to take one more look at the R.E.M. LP at my local Fred Meyer, and guess what?

It's a 45-rpm release mastered on TWO 180g LPs! That was the clincher. Even though I'm not a huge R.E.M. fan, I wanted to celebrate the experience of buying a new shrink-wrapped vinyl album of a mainstream artist from a mass-market department store in 2008.

Even though it's 45rpm on 180g vinyl, don't expect it to sound like an Analogue Productions release. Even so, it is very quiet, reasonably dynamic, and sounds pretty good, though I'm aware of its digital roots. It also comes with the CD. Not bad for $26.99.

Several bands here in the Twin Cities (including mine) are releasing LP only. Five years ago this would have never happened.

RCA had announced back in the 1980s that by 1987 they would be done making vinyl (boy were *they* wrong). In the course of 27 years, CDs failed to stamp out LPs (no pun intended). Obviously that will never happen either, though that is not to say that LPs will never die- it just that something better than CDs will be required.

I dont understand why any band would only release on Vinyl, sure its cool and exclusive but its also a way of making sure you will never get the music to all those who may want it.