Shinkirou Posted October 16 Posted October 16 Good. I need vinyl sales to stay up so the superior physical format, CDs, stays cheap.
ZENO Posted October 16 Posted October 16 As someone who doesn't use streaming (only YouTube to check if I might like something or not), I keep buying CDs (of albums I really like) to have a physical item to touch, have a look at the booklet AND to import the HQ audio files to my digital library. I have a question for those who buy vinyls: Why do you buy them? Because I genuinely do not understand such purchase. I know they're pretty... but the audio quality isn't the best and you cannot transfer them to a digital library. Like, I could understand maybe one or two to be used as a decoration for your house but no more than that. Still, I'm curious so please let me know your thoughts!
Rigalo Posted October 16 Posted October 16 36 minutes ago, wish said: Awkward mistake but I believe them. Vinyl sales being "down 33%" would've been a HUGE red flag considering every big artist has pushed vinyls this year. Yea I was honestly a little alarmed reading the last thread, didn't make any sense
anastaciabby Posted October 16 Posted October 16 (edited) 19 minutes ago, ZENO said: As someone who doesn't use streaming (only YouTube to check if I might like something or not), I keep buying CDs (of albums I really like) to have a physical item to touch, have a look at the booklet AND to import the HQ audio files to my digital library. I have a question for those who buy vinyls: Why do you buy them? Because I genuinely do not understand such purchase. I know they're pretty... but the audio quality isn't the best and you cannot transfer them to a digital library. Like, I could understand maybe one or two to be used as a decoration for your house but no more than that. Still, I'm curious so please let me know your thoughts! vinyls have always been known to have the best sound, wdym? I grew up on CDs but they never lasted long either, you can still buy vinyls from the 50s and they sound the same Edited October 16 by anastaciabby 1
BrokenMachine Posted October 16 Posted October 16 So they're up with independent stores but down without them? Who is going to independent stores to buy too much vinyls that make up for ~40% of the sales? This is a case for the FBI
Doctor Dick Posted October 16 Posted October 16 44 minutes ago, americanlife said: Someone must've made a call 1
Doctor Dick Posted October 16 Posted October 16 5 minutes ago, BrokenMachine said: So they're up with independent stores but down without them? Who is going to independent stores to buy too much vinyls that make up for ~40% of the sales? This is a case for the FBI To be honest independent stores have exploded with vintage vinyls but who knows. The largest consumption is by fans of contemporary artists though.
piotrert Posted October 16 Posted October 16 5 minutes ago, Doctor Dick said: why should taylor give a single **** whether vinyl sales are up or down across whole industry. it would actually benefit her if other artists were selling less, while she is selling more 1
Doctor Dick Posted October 16 Posted October 16 2 minutes ago, piotrert said: why should taylor give a single **** whether vinyl sales are up or down across whole industry. it would actually benefit her if other artists were selling less, while she is selling more Because she broke the vinyl sales record and sold more vinyls than any other act so it's sus the overall sales are down? Just a theory 2
Joaco95 Posted October 16 Posted October 16 1 hour ago, Shinkirou said: Good. I need vinyl sales to stay up so the superior physical format, CDs, stays cheap. i hope they bring sacd outside japan
Headlock Posted October 16 Posted October 16 18 minutes ago, Doctor Dick said: Because she broke the vinyl sales record and sold more vinyls than any other act so it's sus the overall sales are down? Just a theory How would the market decreasing affect her, so much to ~make a call~, considering only rabid fans buy her music (according to you)? In fact the market decreasing and her sales increasing would be better for her image as a sales powerhouse, as the other user said. You gotta at least try to have some logic in your trolling sis 1 1
Shinkirou Posted October 16 Posted October 16 1 hour ago, anastaciabby said: vinyls have always been known to have the best sound, wdym? I grew up on CDs but they never lasted long either, you can still buy vinyls from the 50s and they sound the same You have it backwards. Vinyl can easily deteriorate if you're not careful and it naturally wears out with every play. CDs can deteriorate if you're not careful, but as long as the files are readable it will sound exactly the same. As for sound quality, it's up to preference really. I prefer CDs crispy digital sound.
polygon Posted October 16 Posted October 16 Vinyls are objectively a pointless medium of audio consumption since all mastering is done digitally since the 80s.
Acuminatus Posted October 16 Posted October 16 Since 2024 has been such a big year for the MPGs I wonder if the bump is simply because more fanbases have vinyls to buy. Which genres of music do fans buy vinyls for these days? If 2025 has very few big pop releases will the vinyl sales go down, or are vinyl sales just in general on an upward trend due to indie music collectors. Are there more one time buyers of vinyls, or is it just the same subset of fans buying more vinyls?
anti-bitch Posted October 17 Posted October 17 1 hour ago, polygon said: Vinyls are objectively a pointless medium of audio consumption since all mastering is done digitally since the 80s. Interesting. So would you say vinyls sounded better before digital mastering?
polygon Posted October 17 Posted October 17 59 minutes ago, anti-***** said: Interesting. So would you say vinyls sounded better before digital mastering? The point is not that one medium should sound better, it is that there are no differences between the signals being encoded in physical grooves or pits and lands because they come from the same source.
Youngbae Posted October 18 Posted October 18 (edited) On 10/16/2024 at 10:47 PM, Doctor Dick said: Of course they are up when certain acts release one million variants of the same album. OMG will you just leave Gaga alone?! You know damn well her album went 20-OUT and the OST didn't even chart. The variants didn't even help that much. Get off her back! Edited October 18 by Youngbae 1
PieceBy Posted October 18 Posted October 18 The price AND the space. Plus the fragility of the vinyl comparing to the cd doesn't help. But what do I know I have only 5 vinyl (one of my fav artist) which I framed and are my deco on the wall/shelf
BabyBenzz Posted October 18 Posted October 18 well duh, Taylor only dropped one album this year and she's the only one actually selling them like hot cakes.. variants can only do so much, when Taylor goes back to dropping an album and a rerecording it will go up again. 1
The7thStranger Posted October 19 Posted October 19 (edited) Vinyl will never go away, but this bubble had to burst at some point. 50EUR for a new record is not normal. It was never normal. When artists tried to overprice their records back in the day, they got clocked quickly for it. Not to mention the 200 variants for new releases is entirely excessive. I miss the days when records cost no more than 2 - 10EUR a pop. It was a joy being in Japan recently and seeing that the prices are still more than fair. Edited October 19 by The7thStranger
popmusic Posted October 19 Posted October 19 This is completly false, Luminate just changed way how it collect data from indie shops sales. In fact it increased by 6% YoY.
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