Christmas pushed them over:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/...-surpassed-cds
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Vinyl Records Outsold CDs This Year
Christmas pushed them over:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/...-surpassed-cds
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The ex-wife, THE Queen of Gifts that make you go "Huh?", got my daughter an old-time phonograph and an album. No one in the house knew what to do with it but meOriginally Posted by Kathianne
The ex wouldn't have known what to di with it either.
I don't see it lasting. The whole concept of "you handle this like your first-born child" doesn't seem to sink in. There are a lot of "don't's" to handling albums and the player itself.
And here I thought I had seen/heard every medium the soundtrack to "The Little Mermaid" came out on
If they bring back the 8 track, I'm NOT getting one
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Never got an 8-track. Went from records to cassettes to Walkman pretty quick. Then came the years of no buying such and it was all cd.The ex-wife, THE Queen of Gifts that make you go "Huh?", got my daughter an old-time phonograph and an album. No one in the house knew what to do with it but me
I don't see it lasting. The whole concept of "you handle this like your first-born child" doesn't seem to sink in. There are a lot of "don't's" to handling albums and the player itself.
And here I thought I had seen/heard every medium the soundtrack to "The Little Mermaid" came out on
If they bring back the 8 track, I'm NOT getting one
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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Just Me
I had cassettes before I had an 8 track, but for some reason I had one. And yeah, I went from sometime in the early 80s with cassettes to sometime in the mid-90s and cds without being much interested in either.
I got cds because I joined one of those clubs where I got like 6 or 10 cds for a penny and they sent me one a month forever no matter where I went. Finally ditched them on deployment
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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Steelers in '23
Wow, that's odd. Barely even see them anymore, but don't really hit music stores much anymore either.
There is something I like about that static sound at the beginning and the way records sound.
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I don't usually go 'shopping' at brick and mortar anymore. However, go to a Best Buy, Walmart and you'll find tons of records and phonographs! Interestingly enough, boom boxes and MP3 players are also making big comebacks!Wow, that's odd. Barely even see them anymore, but don't really hit music stores much anymore either.
There is something I like about that static sound at the beginning and the way records sound.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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Our 28 yr old daughter asked for a record player for Christmas. We bought it. She loves it. She also loves 70s music.
And we had a vinyl store nearby until they moved to a bigger location.
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What next? Bookstores opening? lol!
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Over 40 Victim of Fate
My 27 year old daughter is into vinyl, has been for a few years now. Last year I sent her several albums, various artists, all from early in their careers (Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, among others). This year I sent her one of the best live recordings ever made: Neil Diamond, Hot August Night.
She loves the choices I've made... so far... still waiting to hear back about Neil...
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I hope so!
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
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Someone has to explain this one to me. In a way that makes sense. As a novelty item for waxing nostalgic I can see having one, and I DO still have some old LPs from the 60s- early 70s.
But having one as a practical item to listen to music on? What a cumbersome PIA they were. And one scratch and it's O-V-E-R.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Over 40 Victim of Fate
Someone has to explain this one to me. In a way that makes sense. As a novelty item for waxing nostalgic I can see having one, and I DO still have some old LPs from the 60s- early 70s.
But having one as a practical item to listen to music on? What a cumbersome PIA they were. And one scratch and it's O-V-E-R.
Personally, as convenient as CDs and the digital formats are, for me they lack a certain warmth, a certain intimacy I can only get from good old fashioned licorice pizza.
"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll
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I love my kindle, seriously. LOL! There is still something about books, physically. They are my friends. I enjoy seeing the covers, the authors.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
Over 40 Victim of Fate
I will never read a book that isn't printed on paper. I just can't do it.
"I am allergic to piety, it makes me break out in rash judgements." - Penn Jillette
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"The man who invented the telescope found out more about heaven than the closed eyes of prayer ever discovered." - Robert G. Ingersoll
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I can stick my kindle in purse with cell phone. It’s easy to read, regardless of lighting. I gotta run, more later.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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