In a message dated 22/03/00 6:46:06 mstein@MasterChart.com writes:
quoted 8 lines As much as I hate to drag this on... I consider myself to be one of these
> As much as I hate to drag this on... I consider myself to be one of these
> collecting geeks. But I don't understand why the collectibility is always
> associated with the vinyl. I buy both vinyl and CD, but prefer CDs - I
> generally buy the vinyl (if vinyl only) and put it to MD. It's not so much
> about convenience but about ruining the product. Everytime I play the
> vinyl, it deteriorates the product, i.e. it becomes worthless. So what
> makes the LP/12" more collectable? Just the bigger size?
>
Everytime you play vinyl, you are only exercising a degree of decay on the
internal grooves. This is not entirely a negative thing, you are actually
'maturing' the sound as I see it. Provided you have an excellent stylus you
can really get a deep sound out of the grooves. Personally I prefer this well
rounded sound of 'matured' vinyl rather than the sharp/ cold sound of fresh
vinyl.
And on the issue of collectibility, you can't beat those coloured, etched
vinyl and picture discs! I think as Jeff stated (apart from the economic
factor), the other reason is that tracks sound much more robust when pressed
on one sided vinyl, especialy if they are 45rpm 12". I think there was a
recent 313 discussion on whether artists were ripping off consumers with
one-sided 12"s, or Eps/ Lps with only a few tracks.
quoted 1 line With most of my collection of geeked-out expensive rarities (everything
> With most of my collection of geeked-out expensive rarities (everything
from
quoted 4 lines Ae, Aphex, Warp/SKAM to poppier things like Stereolab, Saint Etienne, and
> Ae, Aphex, Warp/SKAM to poppier things like Stereolab, Saint Etienne, and
> New Order/Factory stuff), with a few exceptions, if there is a vinyl
> pressing and a CD pressing of the same thing, the CD always collects more
> money on the auction/selling block.
Depends on what you are into of course! For example, Planet E, Peacefrog,
Worm Interface and Warp records fetch much higher prices because the vinyl is
rarer.
A_Zed
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