Minimal Wave Records

how come many of those great re-releases only come in vinyl? this has probably been issued before. i hate vinyl. i hate it when i can´t get it on cd, when i can´t listen on my stereo. vinyl? - who the fack (except dj:s) uses vinyl these days.. this label, what´s it called, releases everything on vinyl making it impossible to get it if you don´t have that big schallplatteplayer. imagine a new b&o system with a recordplayer!
and this limited shit. what´s that - soviet? give the people what they want. you know the feeling, you´ve got the money but you cant buy what you want

yours sincerarly
jp

anyway, thanks for a great site

ps/ when obscure music finally is avilable after 25 years they release it in vinyl! aah

You’re in the wrong forum!

JP

hahaha!

We are vinyl lovers that is essentially it.

There are tentative plans for CD issues of some stuff but it won’t be this label but rather a sub-label, so yes as cr-78 put it so aptly : “You’re in the wrong forum!”

Re: vinyl

[quote author=“jeanprouve”]how come many of those great re-releases only come in vinyl? this has probably been issued before. i hate vinyl. i hate it when i can´t get it on cd, when i can´t listen on my stereo. vinyl? - who the fack (except dj:s) uses vinyl these days.. this label, what´s it called, releases everything on vinyl making it impossible to get it if you don´t have that big schallplatteplayer. imagine a new b&o system with a recordplayer!
and this limited shit. what´s that - soviet? give the people what they want. you know the feeling, you´ve got the money but you cant buy what you want

yours sincerarly
jp

anyway, thanks for a great site

I hate people who hate vinyl :D

i hate people who hate people

wiseguys, aren´t “Re-issues, New Old Stock, and New Releases”, what we´re talking about

Now what I hate most about vinyl is that it doesn’t delete itself after about 20 or 30 years like any decent CD does :D

That Visage CD I got for instance, bloody hell, does that one sound thin.

But heck, nothing lasts forever, so why not support the music industry and buy the same stuff again and again and again…. 8)

falck
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veni, vedi, vinilo

[quote author=“falck”]Now what I hate most about vinyl is that it doesn’t delete itself after about 20 or 30 years like any decent CD does :D

That Visage CD I got for instance, bloody hell, does that one sound thin.

But heck, nothing lasts forever, so why not support the music industry and buy the same stuff again and again and again…. 8)

falck
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veni, vedi, vinilo

That was great!
Just what I needed this morning. :D
So true.

JP:

Stop hating and start accepting.

True, there’s too much hate in the world :oops:

CDs are cheap and disposable.  When every band with a hacked copy of Reason and ProTools can make their own record and put it out on CD for almost no money there is no inferred “collectible” value.

Vinyl, on the other hand, is made for people who want more than just a means to play music.  Vinyl is collectible, and at least in this market and a few others (punk, post-punk) a re-issue in a limited number of vinyl copies will sell better than the same amount pressed on cd.

Is it snobby?  Yes.  Is it shallow? Yes.  Is it for everyone? No.

I don’t think it’s snobby or shallow.
It’s made for the audience who appreciates it. The collectors and enthusiasts. There is a sentimental side to it as well if you are inclined to that sort of thing. It also sounds a lot better than cd’s (not all pressings, especialy bootlegs!)
Like you said…is not for everybody.
I really dont think it has to do with excluding anybody from the joy of listening to great music!

Yes indeed.

And the bottom line is that vinyl is analog and CD is digital. Analog is closer to true sound as it is the way we hear things naturally. Vinyl uses a wide range of frequencies while CD’s are limited to 16bit / 44khz. Due to that limitation, there is some information being lost that wouldn’t be lost in a vinyl recording.
Then of course there is the format, which in time doesn’t disintegrate, oxidize, prove to be unreadable, etc. Not to mention the artwork factor, and the fetish factor as well
Not to say vinyl is more accurate, as there are distortions that occur with vinyl that give it that lifelike, resonant sound we all love. In the end, it just comes down to a matter of personal taste and whether one is a sucker for the convenience factor of the CD format.

Yes, yes….can’t forget the fetish!

This will give you a pretty good idea:

This will be a long post..

I wanted to know what their favorite vinyl record smells like (and I’m talking about the actual vinyl smell). I asked them to take out their favorite album - to kick back in a favorite place - to relax. And then, smoothly, pull out the record and inhale the fragrance. What did come to their minds? Was it a good aroma? Was it bad? Where did all this take them?
So many question… So little time….

Read the rest here:

http://easydreamer.blogspot.com/2006/03/vinyl-sniffers.html

[quote author=“cr-78”]You’re in the wrong forum!

yes indeed

And apart from what 2V says about the analog/digital difference, the modern CD is even made to sound shitty:

http://www.side-line.com/side-line_blog_comments.php?id=20274_0_45_0_C

http://brianstagg.co.uk/p_t_a_clipressed/

In short: The average CD is compressed to death, while the vinyl will still sound quiet in the quiet parts and loud in the loud parts.

PS: Another issue about vinyls instead of CDs is, we have our own “time island” where the songs are not “soundfiles” to be ripped to mp3, disposed of on an iPod and played in shuffle mode… but that’s another story!