'For The Record' - A Documentary on the resurgence of Vinyl Records
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2015
- A short 12 minute documentary looking at the recent resurgence of Vinyl Records in the United Kingdom in the past few years.
Vinyl Records have seen a recent surge in the last 5 years, we're looking at what is helping that resurgence. Is it the older dedicated community keeping the format alive or are a newer younger audience reviving the Vinyl Record?
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just the fact that you can play a piece of vinyl "to death" proves that vinyl is ALIVE
*has a wall full of record*
I'm not a collector
like every vinyl documentary starts with silence, and then somebody puts on a record , and it sounds all scatchy, and then plays music and then the narrator starts talking
It's like a jean Claude Van Dammme movie....Same story line and "Kicks" every time LOL
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I'm 38, and I lost most of my records a few years back in a house fire. Heartbreaking. Went digital for a while, but my heart was never in it.
So, I'm going back to vinyl records. Spotify has it's place - listening on the tube, discovering new bands, and so on, but to buy, now, I want vinyl again.
MP3s don't really work for me. I don't like them. Throw all the science at me you like. What matters is what makes you happy, and that's vinyl, not mp3s.
Dethgrunta I had my records stolen about 20 years ago, and I've been digital ever since. But I want to have vinyl in my life, so I'm just starting to do some research. New turntables are expensive these days as are the vintage turntables and records because of this resurgence.
cheers- sums up my feelings- vinyl is where its at
Did you go back?
its place
There is no special connection to ALL the music in the world. But there is, when it’s carefully selected, and physically possessed. That’s what is lost. What is gained is…instant access to anything you want, without the millions of pounds of vinyl (or plastic). We did so because we had no choice, if we wanted to own the music. Now people can choose, and vinyl is not how the majority choose to listen.
Nice job! I believe vinyl is here to stay for a long time.
I have been buyin and LISTENING to vinyl records since 1985. You`re so into the value. Listen and enjoy. Records will never ever make you monitarilly Rich. The Music is what it is all about and vinyl sounds better than everything else.
hasekdom - wait'll you own your first quality reel-to-reel ... open/expand/blow your mind (vinyl never sounded so good)
Ed Disc - R2R sounds awesome (I've got both tube-circuited and solid state units), but far more expensive and far fewer available titles, unfortunately.
I will agree with you there. I'm not gonna say it sounds "better", but I was beyond impressed by the sound quality of a reel-to-reel... and I only have a starter one lol. I did go to an international show about 2 or 3 years ago in Chicago and I was amazed at how many companies were demoing their systems with a reel-to-reel source.
What a great Vinyl Environment - Happy the records are still flowing!
The sound and packaging of vinyl is awesome
Vinyl, actually the analog signal, is simply warmer and more fun to hear. The LP sleeves are tactile and more fun to view. That's all it is really.
There's a lot more to it than that. Vinyl has a superior frequency range (twice that of 16 Bit Redbook Audio, which is hard-limited through frequency filters - which induce distortion even before signal conversion - and digital encoding), far superior transient response, as well as bigger, better cover art, and that's before we get to the issue of digital licensing, etc..
That and for me it's also the little bit of extra personal effort and care that goes into listening to music on a record. From making your selection and carefully sliding the vinyl record out of it's sleeve and placing it on the platter to gently easing down the tone arm onto the first track. It just makes you feel more personally involved with the process of listening to music to a much more satisfying degree than say picking out a CD or even a tape and hitting play. Certainly A LOT more involved than just clicking on a digital track.
I also love the encouragement the environment provides to actually sit down or lay back and really take the time to simply take in and enjoy the music as it plays from track to track, savoring each individual song, enjoying the journey of an album from the first track to the last, with no concern for skipping songs or looping a track because it's your absolute favorite track of an album.
Analog to one point. Master records are cut from digital recording.
2022 and it's only got larger. Just about every major current artist releases new material on vinyl now. Adele's latest album released at the end of 2021 has sold over 500 thousand copies on vinyl alone already.
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You're absolutely right, downloading is great as well as dissatisfying. I'm 19, and I don't have the money yet, and I'm glad people have put me off Crosley before I bought one, but I'm going to start collecting soon. Pilfer my dad's from the basement- and more importantly, take better care of them than him! Put them up safely high on a nice shelf, paint it a reddish shade of plum, keep it tidy. Then start getting my favorite albums from my favorite bands and see where it goes from there. Luckily, they usually release on vinyl, although maybe limitedly, even the new stuff from new bands because alt bands are like that, they still like records too.
You wouldn't want to ruin a limited edition vinyl playing it on crap, so maybe it's better for the vinyl itself I know Crosley sucks more than it's good for me.
I also prefer my games physical; I only download stuff that's download only.
Maybe that's why my family tells me I'm a young person hijacked by an old ladies' mind. I always laugh; I wouldn't be one to say they're wrong...
I don't always watch many vinyl documentaries. When I do, my interest in vinyl grows more and more.
Great find on that High Numbers single! Wow....30p for a record that is now through the roof! And a great historical piece for a great band The Who.
nice doc, thx!
Vinyl just engages all of your senses more so than any other format (unless you include attending a live concert as a format lol). Vinyl offers more physical interaction, more visual interaction, frankly more smells, etc. than any other format. Somewhere along the line the industry tricked people into giving up using some of their sense to take in music. Really is no different than someone making you believe that it will be better for your relationship if you touched, smelled, and physically interacted with you partner LESS!!! Most of us know when you LOVE your partner your love and connection goes deeper when you touch, smell, see, and physically interact with the MORE! ....Well music and I have been in a deep Love for DECADES now!!
Excellent analysis.
I feel sorry for kids today not growing up with vinyl. I feel sad to think what will happen to my collection when I'm gone.
0:00 Remove the 45 adapter before placing your records on top, gonna warp them. 0:10 oh wait too late.
Could you have chosen a more warped record??
It forces you to sit and listen, as opposed to hit play and walk away.
2021 and the surge continues.
the resurgence of warped records
what is a "vinyls"?
+n s9999 It's that thing you destroy with a Crosley....
Anthony Martin
Target? No! They sell the *really* cool ones in the nifty colors and patterns at Urban Outfitters! You know, the clothing place with the long history of selling ultra Hi-Fi stereo equipment?
Anthony Martin
I love the way those Crosley's turn my records that pretty shade of gray after the second play!
LOL!
+n s9999 I love you and this comment. I was painfully watching that too
I only use Hi Res audio files on my DAC player only because its potable but you cannot beat the lovely art work on a record cover and holding it.
I think today is the best time to enjoy music unlike any time in the past. If I’m at home I can play a record, or an open reel tape. On the road I have a cassette, CD, or streaming. As good as vinyl records and open reel tape is as a medium it’s impracticable when driving. I also like using digital as a way to see what physical music I would like to buy.
very cool
Damn that first record was warped to hell!
That shit was hard as f*ck to watch.
But it still played! Try playing a damaged CD...
good stuff
I have just started the video, but 0:06 HOLY SHIT THAT BACKGROUND NOISE CLEAN YOUR RECORD
FierceKoolAid ah the art of editing. That was edited in m80
Oh, well I would say turn it down a bit, and don't use a warped record because everyone in the comments are roasting you.
FierceKoolAid didn't have a choice. This was a uni project and that was the only thing we had with a day to go. If you're willing to pay for some stock footage I'll be more than happy to re-edit the opening scene for you and everyone. 👍
What is the name of the song playing from 6.23?
Who did the outtro music? I like it.
Ok these dudes express themselves their love for vinyl records i DO respect that :-)
I have a Love\Hate...mostly hate relationship with CDs|DVDs! The sound is good, the size is fantastic and you can load them up with material. THE major problem is they scratch too easily! "Skips" or pixilated images drive me up the wall! Flipping the record to listen to the other side? No problem.
yeah im gonna like this
Could someone tell me a website where most of the classic rock vinyl covers appear in real size?
Bev Nipps has to be the best name I've ever heard.
The impulses really stand out. 1:16
+Fernando Hatsumura Agree ! I'm a huge Impulse fan and collector and am always amazed to see the orange/black spines.
FYI, there are folks making presses now.
2:45 The Who changed their name to "The High Numbers" briefly in 1964 before changing it back to "The Who".
And we hip hop producers walk in the shadows of all this. "got to keep you fingers dusty."
0:09 was that meant to be there?
Listen, 20 years from now, the video cassette will come back!
Huwey no
I rock cassettes and still by them a handful of people actually still do
That's wrong. Cassette has already made a bit of a comeback.
I don’t see video cassettes coming back. They had analogue tuners in them for recording, and the video is not high definition. I have watched some old tapes and they look horrible on modern televisions.
Video is different than audio . VHS will be and already is collectible for the artwork on them . I have a few in my media room . But VHS as far as actually being used for its intention will never make a comeback.
It would be the equivalent of buying a 1960 black and white TV and actually using it everyday , it'll never happen.
I actually hate going into collector shops or them 'funky' retro shops as i feel out of place probably because all my music is from the 90s-50s and by 90s i mean 1900s lol. I do get funny looks by charity shop workers when i have bought some records.
wow you are special
No way..... the fucking collectors shop I go to in reading!
thanks for sony. new records keep comin
Vinyl is what records are made from, they are LP's, records, albums etc. Do you also collect clear polycarbonate plastic substrate, with a reflective metallic layer, and a clear protective coating of acrylic plastic ie cd's?
the wytches, fuck yeah!
M8 would r8 8/8
I feel like a lot of people who buy records nowadays (including myself) listen to alternative/Pop-Punk/hardcore music. A lot of pop artists don't release Vinyl. pop/punk and the alternative scene every album has a vinyl and multiple versions at that. Also though I advocate for music streaming cause I can find new bands that I wouldn't listen to, and then go buy that album on vinyl.
David Castle nope. Dance music.
For me:
Records for pressings that were done prior to digital. So rewarding.
Digital for pretty much anything after.
Shoot, I actually just coverted my own bands 1994 profesional demo 2 channel mix down from DAT (digital tape) to FLAC. The original 8-track reel to real mixes are gone. At least the original mix was from tape!!
For me Funk/Soul/Disco and Jazz. Along with some Rock and R&B.
Hello Fellow Vinyl Lovers: Thought some of you might be happy to know that you can now put any legally owned song playlist on 12" and 7". superspecificvinyl.com
CD is much more attractive than 12' record. CD is also better quality and you can apreciate the music much more.
I view my CDs as a safety copy of my LPs. A go to to listen to the music. CD cases, for the most part, are cheap, highly breakable and have minimized art work. I can’t see them as being collectible any time soon. If they didn’t hold the CD I could see them as “throw away”.
I've got thousands of 'em...but snap, crackle & pop is the norm---prefer CDs for the music---Vinyl for artwork
May be the norm for your shitty records, but dont put everyone else's collections in the same category.
Just listening to you say that the Troggs were rubbish tells me that we are not on the same page. Ya see I think that the Troggs were one of the first punk grunge bands,If you require labels.It don't make much difference to me because to each his own or her own. We can no longer dismiss the female influence on everything vinyl any longer. The female influence is unmistakable. They have shown undeniable resolve in all aspects of the music industry. For the lamen,, they have shown skills that would make the most boisterous Senior blush. It is what It is. I only hope I can help.
*layman*
Probably He didn't know who they were till He googled Them. "Love Is All Around" written by Reg Presley was the Third Longest Number One In the UK Charts at 15 weeks. Wild Thing was played at one of those American Sporting Events for Years. And has been covered by just about Everyone Who Is anyone, Not Bad for a Rubbish Band. Guys a P***k all He did was make a load of Money from a Record He knew nothing about.
Sorry, for 'maniac' collectors of music from the 1910s to 1940s who want to have it all, they have no choice but to go for CDs as the reissue companies for these eras of music put almost all of their releases in the CD format, which can store much more music. It would be physically and financially impossible for the collector (unless perhaps if they were multi-millionaires/billionaires) to track down and buy the original records and discs of such music. Most (80% and up) of the music have not been reissued on vinyl in the past half century or even been reissued at all since their original pressings.
Fast forward to 2023: people get into tape/casettes and CD's because vinyl's got to expensive.... the industry just never learns, does it ...
why do most collectors have crappy record players?
hyperbole
I just got into vinyl and I know Audio-Technica is a better brand but I couldn't afford it, so I bought a Jensen Record Player. Yeah, I know it's a bit crappy, but it does the job for now and I think it's a great way to start while I save some money for the Audio-Technica. .
Diego Spindola audio technica is low end.
James Reeno - Depends on how you look at it. They make some great cartridges, for one, and their better TT's are basically clones of Technics' Direct Drive TT's (they swooped in pretty quickly after Panasonic's patents expired). They're not Clearaudio, VPI, Origin, etc. but the better models have decent tonearms and carts, miles above the cheapy Crosleys and ions. Not everybody can afford several hundred (or several thousand to tens of thousands) for a better TT, but with decent care and a good stylus, the records will still be in good condition when the person can afford a better Turntable.
Would not say that about your older collecter.
I collect music media, LPs and CDs mostly but even now its a dying industry. In the peak CDs sold 800 million units in a year. Both don't sell a fraction of what they used to. There still is money to be made selling LPs and CDs but its just a novelty at this point. I just wish all LPs sold with MP3 downloads then I would never buy CDs, thats the only reason I primacy buy them because I can't listen to an LP while going for a walk lol.
Records...Cassette Tapes And Cds Are Big in The Underground Hip Hop Culture.
For Hip Hop Heads That Spin
Wax..And collect Tapes and cds because its the only format they press on.
And Im not Talking About Buying Old stuff They still
make new projects....
especially limited edition color records and only few press. Just like tapes and cds limited edition from 50 copies to like 250 made.
Im Me And Im a hard copy format Junkie!!!
I released a video with nearly the exact same title "For the Record - A documentary on the resurgence of vinyl" just over a month before you released this video. Our videos are within 14 seconds of each other in terms of length. I am worried that people will be confused and will think that we have the same video with different uploaders. Would you mind, out of professional courtesy, changing the title of your video? I don't mind that it's called "For the Record", because you've obviously put in some work with the branding in such, but could you just rephrase "a documentary on the resurgence of Vinyl Records" so that our videos are a bit more distinguished? Thank you.
Here's a link to my video I'm referring to: ua-cam.com/video/ZlnwRASyrs0/v-deo.html
JasonBornTV I can check out your video since requested in an respectfull manner. I'm sure your video is good too.
If Yours has a Crappy Crosley In It like this one did, Then I'll not watch It all.
7:29 Anyone Who owns and plays their Precious Expensive Vinyl on this Monstrosity, Walk away from No! better still Run, for they know Nothing about Records. These things are the New Amstrad and We all know how bad they were. People are now wising up to just how Bad CD's really are. 16bit Compressed crap just like Wav, Flac and worst of all MP3's. Where Tape and Vinyl DVD's and better still Blu-Ray sail way above In the Quality Stakes. The worst thing Is "Greedy Dealers" Overpricing Records, It hurts even worse when You realize that they got them for Pennies.
Get a scratch on a record, you can fix it, but when your cc’d skips on your favorite song, it becomes useless trash- vinyl is superior by far- it is hardy and stands the test of time.
cds and mp3s what a bad idea in the long run
and it will worth nothing ever lol your spending 99 cents that will never grow in val
The coolest part of all this is that you can fit all those wonderful records on a single hard drive. And you can access them instantly and they never wear out. You can even back them all up in case of a fire, theft, or other disaster.
Anyway, I'm off to my bloodletting appointment to treat my sore throat. I can't get into to those fancy new therapies. I like the way they did it in the old days.
Abigail Sockeye I suppose utilizing all music formats is a nice convenience now.
Abigail Sockeye u are missing the point.
Abigail Sockeye - That's a casual music fan's take. For all the convenience, no commercially available digital format has the resolution or sound quality of good vinyl played back on a good turntable. I can tell the difference from upstairs in my house if my son puts on some digital version of music I have on vinyl, the difference isn't subtle. That's ignoring, as well, just how negatively the trend towards slamming the levels/compression on digital-format-Mastered formats affects the final product for digital format music (partly due to the hard-limited resolution of db-"stepping" inherent in 16, as well as 24, bit encoding formats).
Often, even the same album is mastered with better dynamics for Vinyl than CD, MP3, and even SACD. Once you hear the difference, it's hard to tolerate the pumping/ducking dynamic of Brickwall Limiting/Compression on CD's and other digital formats. I listen to digital formats on the go, but when I'm at home, it's Vinyl all the way, sounds SOOOO much better.
You should make videos.
the fact of the matter is this so-called resurgene of vinyl is hurting small independent record labels... its all smoke and mirrors.
It's not as sinister as you make it out to seem. The fact is that pressing plants nation wide are working on a delay due to the increase in production. Sure, it sucks that the majors are a major cause for the disruption by cashing in on the recent trend upward, but even the medium to large labels are being told to send out their masters for pressing at least 4 months ahead of time. It's just growing pains, really...
Assuming there was a colorist or someone who online this, you should never use them again. Some pretty awful clips in this.
This hobby is missing two key consumers: Women and Teenagers. I'm 65 and I get it but seeing all old guys at stores or shows doesn't help.
You have 300 more videos on vinyl resurgence to go. It’s novelty and nostalgia driven not quality.
Vinyl sucks....sick& tired of vinyl haul show offs..............& audio system obsessives.spending absurd sums of money for minuscule improvements in sound....just enjoy whatever works for you...cassette...cd...download...streaming....etc