October 20, 201311 yr Author Earlier today I was even tempted to write a letter to my local paper! I'm totally middle-aged. Does posting to uk.politics.misc, and posting comments on articles to the on-line Daily Mail count? :) One advantage of the download age is you can anonymously download songs that you would have been too embarrassed to walk in to a shop to buy. In the late 80's I had to do this, not good. Indeed - you'd tell the shop assistant 'it's for someone else', but you know they're thinking 'yeah, right!'. :P For me, this is one of the biggest advantages of downloads! Also you know you are approaching middle age is when you Listen to the Top 40 and hate every song, good that as and old git over 40 I am still holding back this fate, I like about half of this week chart. I liked about 5 of last week's T40...
October 25, 201311 yr I think if they lowered the price of them they could become much more popular. They are much more beautiful than cd singles and I'd buy them if my favorite artists released them, same with albums. I have a few Tori Amos vinyl albums but they are more expensive than the cd, are they really that much more expensive to produce? I agree, they are far too expensive, £20, £30 or above is far too much, i definately would buy new albums on vinyl if they were cheaper, i only buy vinyl from secondhand shops like my local Music Exchange which i've had good stuff from there in the past. I usually pop in there every so often. I've picked up some great 80s 12"s in the past and a few albums.
October 25, 201311 yr I so want the new vinyl release of Random Access Memories but I can't justify the expense. Although it does look so pretty. :(
October 25, 201311 yr If we're talking second hand, a 12" of Mark Summers 'Summers Magic' in a record shop in Dalston a couple months back. New would be 'Bulletproof' by La Roux in HMV back in 2009, signed as well!
October 25, 201311 yr I have never bought a vinyl record before but was contemplating some Spice Girls and Lady Gaga ones a couple of years ago.
October 25, 201311 yr The first ever vinyl I bought with my own pocket money was Sybil "When Im Good N Ready" back in 1993. I was only 9 and it got played to absolute death! Then from 97 to around 05 I bought about 500 12" inch records. Although I agree there is something lovely about vinyl, I don't buy into the argument that vinyl sounds better than CD. The track(s) that is towards the centre of the vinyl usually sounds terrible (like it's been recorded off a badly tuned radio signal) and they are bloody huge, not practical when you live in a flat!
October 27, 201311 yr HMV has reopened in Dublin and they've got a lot more vinyl that they used to have. They have a range of picture disc 7" from the 80s and 90s and are charging €11.99 each - mental price. But a nice gift idea, I suppose.
October 27, 201311 yr Author I agree, they are far too expensive, £20, £30 or above is far too much, i definately would buy new albums on vinyl if they were cheaper, i only buy vinyl from secondhand shops like my local Music Exchange which i've had good stuff from there in the past. I usually pop in there every so often. I've picked up some great 80s 12"s in the past and a few albums. There aren't that many places you can buy new vinyl records from now, of course - but there is one in Cheltenham that has a good range of them : http://www.rise-music.co.uk/
October 27, 201311 yr HMV has reopened in Dublin and they've got a lot more vinyl that they used to have. They have a range of picture disc 7" from the 80s and 90s and are charging €11.99 each - mental price. But a nice gift idea, I suppose. Are those the Virgin anniversary ones that seem to go for about £9 in the UK?
October 27, 201311 yr When the David Bowie exhibition was on at the V&A in London, they had some 7" picture discs of his 70s singles in the gift. I overheard two people discussing whether it was a real record or not, but they bought it anyway.
October 27, 201311 yr Are those the Virgin anniversary ones that seem to go for about £9 in the UK? I think they may be Buffalo Stance Wannabe Sadness Part 1 China in Your Hand are some of them.....
October 27, 201311 yr Here's the list of Virgin 7"s http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofw...uvinyl,virgin40 If you wait till next week you can pay even more for some 12" singles: http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofw...e&order=asc
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