Post #288360 by tikiyaki on Mon, Feb 26, 2007 6:38 PM

DJ Terence

Thanx for that detailed post. I follwed a similar path, only I started with CD's in 1988 I believe. Now, I don't really buy music, cos I sit around creating it all day....with a few exceptions.

yea, the hipsters here in LA still go gaga over vinyl, but really, other than the nostalgia of it and the large artwork, I stick with the digital stuff.

Still, nothing puts s smile on my face like a nice big record cover to look at, but in my attempt to become more minimalist, I refrain from collecting any more vinyl, and I'm even getting rid of the CD's as we speak. I'm still struggling with this.

Case in point....I went to the final night of the Lava Lounge sat night to see the Blue Hawaiians close the place out for good, and I brought their "SWAY" CD with me. I can listen to that CD over and over, as I have for the past 10 years....I never grow tired of it. In the context of an iPod, the experience will lose something. The deliberate act of actually bringing that CD and putting it in the player STILL keeps me holding on to that CD....Not ALL CD's, but that one for sure....I can listen to an hour of Beatles on Shuffle on an iPod and enjoy them as random selections too, so maybe it differs with each instance. I don't know, but i DO like having a "collection" of songs by a particular artist, and a well sequenced album is still an art I appreciate.

As for pressing vinyl, the cost is just astronomical at thos point. My friend with a label researched it, so I will definintely press a CD, only instead of the usual 1000 first run order, I will most likely do 500. If I sell out, that's a success.

I'm glad people are joining in this discussion, as it's nice to know how people are buying music these days.

Mahalo