Is vinyl becoming popular again?

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Got any Iron Maiden you want to sell cheap?!?!?

Haha, I have POWERSLAVE on vinyl... but no, you can't have it. It's got the cool picture of the band posing inside a tomb on the inner sleeve and everything!!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

I still have about 100 vinyl LPs but they don't get much play anymore. They just sit in a box in the closet, but I don't have the heart to get rid of 'em. Almost all of them have been upgraded to CDs over the years, with the exception of a couple of bootlegs/obscurities anyway.

Here are a few that I'm sure you have "in the closet". How appropriate.

spectrefate wrote:

Don't be dissing those Weather Girls, Spec. They might come sit on you!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Got any Iron Maiden you want to sell cheap?!?!?

Haha, I have POWERSLAVE on vinyl... but no, you can't have it. It's got the cool picture of the band posing inside a tomb on the inner sleeve and everything!!!

I have that AND the Powerslave picture disc. HA!

outofstep wrote:

Many punk/hardcore releases are pressed on vinyl
only, and there will always be a dedicated following among the
underground punk/metal scenes for this format.

Myself being a huge fan of this format.

Locky wrote:

I still collect it but mainly of bands that I already know, I don't bother with many of the newer bands.

Looks like I was talking Bollox back then, I'm buying vinyl at an awful rate at the moment, New bands mainly.

here's todays pick up.

I've been picking up stuff here and there on vinyl. I love the format and will continue to buy and play vinyl.

A vinyl related story...

Since getting a turntable for Christmas, I've been looking in the used bins at my local shop for hidden vinyl gems. As I'm going through, I find an copy of a Quiet Riot album that has 4 signatures scrawled on it. And it's only $10 bucks!! Cha-ching!! A Kevin DuBrow autographed Quite Riot album!! Sweet!! Upon further inspection, however, I realize that it's their s/t QR album with Paul Shortino. No Kevin signature. Oh well.

I like vinyl and have been buying it a lot. I have noticed that vinyl is making a come back somewhat within thrash. Some newer bands like Merciless Death and Avenger of Blood have their stuff on vinyl. But it seems that vinyl has always been popular within black metal as someone said before. I know the band Moonblood only issued their stuff on vinyl and cassettes.

Love vinyl. Have probably about 100 or so vinyls.

Most wanted,
HEATHENS RAGE - s/t (EP)
MOTORHEAD - No Remorse (Leather cover)

I get on vinyl kicks all the time.

Metal Misfit wrote:

Seems a bit odd to me. That would be like VHS making a big comeback. I understand the nostalgia factor for a certain demographic, but as a legit music format in this day and age? Nah.

yeah but vinyl has better sound than cd or mp3 ever has whereas video was worse than dvd so of course video would not come back. i like vinyl. i enjoy the intimacy of it

speaking of vinyl i just ordered Alison Hell by Annihilator on Vinyl for the price of 12.99 with 2,00 p and p which is fair i think

i tried to order with this compnay before and they were rubbish as they did a seven day stocktake after i placed my order and then told me their was a weeks delay only then to be told that my order was out of stock when it said on their site that it was in stock

but they have so many vinyl goodies i am wiling to try again

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MetalGuy71 wrote:

A vinyl related story...

Since getting a turntable for Christmas, I've been looking in the used bins at my local shop for hidden vinyl gems. As I'm going through, I find an copy of a Quiet Riot album that has 4 signatures scrawled on it. And it's only $10 bucks!! Cha-ching!! A Kevin DuBrow autographed Quite Riot album!! Sweet!! Upon further inspection, however, I realize that it's their s/t QR album with Paul Shortino. No Kevin signature. Oh well.

I would have loved that. I even would have traded one of my prized Debbie Gibson CDs for it.

vinyl IS the Metal way of listening this music. I hardly buy any CDs, only vinyls and if the bands doesn't press their album on vinyl they can Smurf off. Sad but true

hail, mighty vinyl...medieval magic that you adore is the path of loneliness forevermore.....

ultmetal wrote:

Is vinyl bcoming popular again?

It is in *my* world.

I don't doubt you guys about the sound quality of vinyl but I am already so invested in CDs, I just don't have the time or the money to devote to it (hell, I barely have the money to devote to CDs).

Never really understood the attraction of vinyl since CD's came out.

For me when I buy an album I want good production and the best sound the band can get. Vinyl just sounds so rough and raw. I've had conversations with people on this subject before who say they like the raw sound vinyl produced. Not me.

UltraMagnus007 wrote:

Never really understood the attraction of vinyl since CD's came out.

For me when I buy an album I want good production and the best sound the band can get. Vinyl just sounds so rough and raw. I've had conversations with people on this subject before who say they like the raw sound vinyl produced. Not me.

ROUGH AND RAW IS THE LAW OF METAL

There is a big difference between analog and digital, the simplest way to describe it is "warmth". Anolog "captures" sound and digital "copies" it. Ask any guitar player about tubes versus solid state, you will more than likely get a similar analogy ? A album in good shape with decent equipment always sounds better than cd. Try it with good headphones and you'll see what I mean.

Laterz

ROUGH AND RAW IS THE LAW OF METAL [/quote]

WHY!!!

Why does does a metal albm sound better with a raw sound. If I wanna hear a band in the raw I just go and see them live, much better feeling from the music than listening to a vinyl that sounds like it was recorded in someones garage on home made instruments.

UltraMagnus007 wrote:

ROUGH AND RAW IS THE LAW OF METAL

WHY!!!

Why does does a metal albm sound better with a raw sound. If I wanna hear a band in the raw I just go and see them live, much better feeling from the music than listening to a vinyl that sounds like it was recorded in someones garage on home made instruments.[/quote]

I think if for exemple KILL EM ALL would have been recorded today with all the today tecnology, it would not be the same. The cool thing in my opinion about those old METALLICA, SLAYER, RUNNING WILD, STORMWITCH or GRAVE DIGGER albums is the rough and raw sound. Just my opinion. I respect yours of course.

krokus wrote:

UltraMagnus007 wrote:

ROUGH AND RAW IS THE LAW OF METAL

WHY!!!

Why does does a metal albm sound better with a raw sound. If I wanna hear a band in the raw I just go and see them live, much better feeling from the music than listening to a vinyl that sounds like it was recorded in someones garage on home made instruments.

I think if for exemple KILL EM ALL would have been recorded today with all the today tecnology, it would not be the same. The cool thing in my opinion about those old METALLICA, SLAYER, RUNNING WILD, STORMWITCH or GRAVE DIGGER albums is the rough and raw sound. Just my opinion. I respect yours of course.[/quote]

Fair enough and I do respect our opinion for liking this type of sound just never really understood it myself.

Ultramangus I would have been of your opinion up to about 3-4 months ago but for my aforementioned "accident" of listening to Holy Diver in my garage. It sounded SO awesome!! My record player is 30 years old and the record is old and rough and yet it sounded SO good. That word - warmth - is so true. I have Dio stuff on Cd and the riffs sounded so much "bigger" and "beefier" on that record player. Don't know why except for what James B. explained.

I wanna start collecting vinyl. All i got is a lot of cd's and old tapes which is fine but i want vinyl to