The CD is a good format for certain purposes. The way we look at it is
that if the release is purely for listening pleasure then it's fine on
cd (even though it is true that vinyl sounds better). If the release is
dj worthy then it should absolutely be on vinyl.
We prefer putting out or stuff on vinyl because it really helps to limit
the piracy, Brooklyn Keeps on Takin' it showed up on newsgroups within 2
days after only being sold at our show at electrowerks, I think we sold
about 10 - 15 copies at that show. As you can imagine, it's really
disturbing to see your release floating around for free after only
selling 15 copies of it and having 985 left. As far as I know the Sky
Tucker 12" has never surfaced on a server because unlike the hayday
people now spend less time ripping vinyl. I've ripped vinyl in the past
so that I can listen to stuff on my mp3 player but it was a total pain
in the ass and took a lot of time.
I'm really surprised that more releases aren't on vinyl, it really
protects the time and money you put into the release and definitely
sounds better. Obviously you stand to make more money from putting out
cds because everyone owns a cd player but the risk of having it tossed
around for free just doesn't seem to make it worth it most of the time.
I definitely support anyone's choice to buy a turntable, I think it goes
hand in hand with supporting music in general.
Also, once you get into buying vinyl you'll find that a whole new world
of records and styles are available to you because there are a lot of
vinyl only labels out there.
Adesh
The Record Camp Label
http://www.recordcamp.com
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