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Has the experience of listening to music changed forever?

So why do so many people still choose to play Vinyl when you can instantly download all of your favorite tunes at the click of a mouse? Perhaps Vinyl fans may seem to  todays musical youth like a bunch of technophobes and Musical Dinosaurs (my self included!)! Don't get me wrong downloading, Cd's, ipods and all the other techno apparel that has brought the music industry screaming digitally into the 21st century and are great, great in your car...or out for a walk, everywhere that carrying a turntable would be ridiculous!! Perhaps I'm being Nostalgic, and perhaps a bit 20th century...

If you are of a certain age you will remember a time when a band brought out an album and it was like a major event! It was really exciting! Having been tantalised for weeks or even months by the music industry about the forthcoming event you would rush to the store, leaf through the rows of vinyl, pull out the records and actually look at the pictures on the cover. Sometimes they came with posters, bonus tracks, sometimes the vinyl itself was coloured, or an import, or a coveted limited edition! It was so satisfying to pull out the inner sleeve, switch on the deck, blow the dust from the needle, then listen to the whir of the turntable and the gentle scratch as the needle hits the vinyl….

 Ah…they were the days! I guess it is a personal experience. Don't get me wrong I have CD's! They are great, handy, convenient, but somehow, sometimes just too handy and too convenient! Don't get me wrong, have Cd's can travel, Ipods too... but when you are at home nothing can beat the ‘feel' of a record…the sound is more in the moment… more organic…

Perhaps that is the difference. Perhaps I hanker for a time when you just had to wait, when you may have a sneaky look at the upcoming sleeve design in the music press but it wasn't instantly available. Downloading is instant! Don't get me wrong…downloading is great and is a fantastic promotional tool for bands, and you can download multiple playlists, but for me it lacks the excitement and is a purely auditory experience. With vinyl you had to wait and savour the moment. Now, as with just about everything else music is available at the click of the mouse. From my experience nothing beats holding the album sleeve in your hands having waited an age to get a copy, and then studying the lyrics and staring at the pictures. It was a more all round experience. I guess that vinyl still carries a great appeal especially with collectors. …and hey great album covers make great art and can look really cool on the wall! You also felt as if you were buying in to your Genre of music, becoming a part of the scene even if it was only by default because you bought the record.

Having said all this...is it just people of my age (ahem...40 something!) or do younger people still like to experience music in different forms, particularly vinyl? I have to admit to seeing quite a few 20 somethings thumbing through rows of Vinyl in a record store the other day so perhaps the plastic is still fantastic!To sum up…music is personal…we all have preferences. Like film v digital photography (I love my Digi camera, but hey film - now that was real photography!!!)

Perhaps there is room for all, but I would recommend, if you haven't done so already, at least sampling the experience of hearing a different tonal quality without the digital…and holding the album sleeve in your hand, or putting it on your wall…you just can't beat it!

About the Author

I am part of the team which is music-collectables.co.uk. We sell a mix of Vinyl, Cd's, Books, DVD's and Memorabillia. We are in the process of uploading thousands of items ready for music lovers to view. Besides this I love music! I am a bit of a self confessed vinyl junky! I listen to music of many genres...but mainly rock, and I love going to gigs! I hope you enjoy my contributions and look forwards to reviewing your comments.

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