Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really) - Idolator Comments

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

APG — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:25:53 EDT

and joints smoke better when they were rolled on the sleeve of more songs about buildings and food.

APG

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:45:22 EDT

Hell, I've been stocking up on SunnO))) vinyl simply so that I can put my kids through college!

What's that? It won't be worth anything in fifteen years? Shit!

Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

Thierry — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:36:07 EDT

As someone who now buys more new vinyl than new cds, I would say that it isn't a stretch to talk about a vinyl revival. Sure, on this side of the ocean it is probably confined to the "indie" crowd, but it doesn't make it less significant (check out Insound's Top Sellers, and you'll often find the latest releases on LP holding their own against their cd counterparts).

Thierry

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

Maura Johnston — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:54:03 EDT

@Catbirdseat: I agree with you on that point, although I have to admit that I was predisposed to write up this article after seeing the results of the Pitchfork festival's merch tables. A lot of kids ("the kids," even) were toting around vinyl, and I felt like that was significant, especially because the pain in the ass factor was very high.

Maura Johnston

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

nonce — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:48:26 EDT

Growing up in the cassette era, I know not this vinyl of which you speak.

But does this mean that in a few years I'm going to regret throwing out those Biz Markie and Drivin' n' Cryin' cassingles?

nonce

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

Michaelangelo Matos — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:17:10 EDT

@Catbirdseat: it's from a London paper. they didn't need to specify it being a U.K. phenonomenon anymore than the New York Times would have to specify something being American.

Michaelangelo Matos

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

DigitalLogic — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:24:44 EDT

Much credit to the author for putting quotes around "indie" before naming Franz Ferdinand as such a band.

DigitalLogic

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

loudersoft — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:17:14 EDT

Strangely, the trend seemed to launch with the very same acts that have propelled it forward -- Franz Ferdinand and The White Stripes.

7 inch singles were the bread & butter of the UK music world for a very, very long time prior to the CD era. It's not unsurprising that it has made such a comeback there as it doesn't seem to have ever been treated with the same level of "nostalgia factor" placed on vinyl in the U.S. and other countries.

loudersoft

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Catbirdseat — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:34:41 EDT

I wish people would be more clear when writing articles like this that this whole thing is a *VERY* UK-specific trend. Don't get me wrong, the American indie fanboy/fangirl niche market for vinyl in the US is as healthy as it's always been, but it's a bona-fide "7-inch singles EXPLOSION" over there in the UK.

Catbirdseat

Don't Throw Out That Turntable Just Yet (No, Really)

capn_guthrie — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:53:05 EDT

translation: listening to records makes everyone horny/gets everyone laid.

capn_guthrie