Subj : When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : August Abolins
From : George Pope
Date : Wed Mar 01 2023 08:18:24

I have over 2,000 vinyl LPs & 50-odd 45s. . . All older/classic. . .

I'd be interested in seeing a pie chart comparing sales of: LPs
Cassettes
CDs
MP3s

Ladr I heard the downloads have been supreme for some time. . .

I have 25K+ MP3s, mostly in discography downloaded sets for artists I already  have represented in physical media.

What we lost in losing LPs is the wonderful & creative album art; like the  Moody Blues -- every album is a wonder, with new delights every time you open  one fully & gaze upon it. . .

They try with CD covers, but there's so much less space to work with. . .

I liked having the lyrics printed o the back -- sometimes it was the only way  to know what the lyrics were, for me!

The last physical new album I bought was a Frank Sinatra Greatest Hits CD when  I first heard he died, trying to best the jacking up of prices & potential  scarcity at the old "record store"; now I grab everything digital (MP3s) for  free. . .

It's my protest against the stupidity of music pricing, nearly none of which  goes to the artist, in spite of the lying ads saying that piracy hurts the  artists. 

I used to party with artists next door to me at a private recording studio; one tried to give me a band tee, but the promoter stopped him & they argued; the  band member said he just wants a fan to be wearing their name so others hear of them.  The promoter/manager reminded the guy that he was OWNED by the promoter 
& the lovely cash they had to spend on drugs & partying exists only because of 
the fact, that the bandmate had given up all autonomous choice WRT the band.

Made sense, but I felt the musician's frustration at having his dreams of  adulation & love of his art subverted for corporate profits. . .

I have records spanning many years in some artists' careers & can often hear  the album that marked the change from being artists expressing their love of  their art, & their becoming slaves of the corporate hegemony.

It goes from freely expressing their muse to "here's your damned music. . . Are we done yet?"

/G

> Another interesting video/vinyl/cassettes (Canadian) survivor
> story..
> "When everything is digital, why we long for media we can hold
> in our hands"
> "People are rediscovering the value of DVDs, records after
> years of digitizing everything.
> by Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2023 4:00 AM
> "It's a feeling increasingly shared by consumers and collectors
> across Canada. After years of digitizing everything, people are
> rediscovering the value of physical assets. DVDs, vinyl records
> and film cameras are all experiencing a renaissance. Even
> cassette tapes are making a comeback.
> "Last year, for the second year in a row, vinyl albums outsold
> CD albums in the in the U.S., Billboard reported in January
> (and the manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with the
> growth). In terms of photography, Kodak said in 2022 that it
> "can't keep up" with the demand for film.
> "a lot of younger female customers buying records. Now, it's
> common to have 15-year olds coming in to buy everything from
> old re-issues to new releases"
> [FULL article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/physical-media-
> dvd-vinyl-1.6755293 ]
> OR.. https://bbs.lc/mzDHd

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