Guest Zeenat Aman Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Vinyl Farewell It looks as though audiophiles may have to resign themselves to the fact that in a few years time there will be only the chance to fondly re-live the good old days of nostalgia, rather than experience the new. Vinyl, the medium that took over from Shellac, Bakelite and even earlier the wax pressing, has had its final play well, almost. The year 2009, looks set to be the final turn in the long standing vinyl revolution.A June 2003 press release from The Institute of Chemical Engineering, advised that key by- products of the current petroleum refining process would no longer be generated by 2009, due to deadlines agreed, in principle, with the chemical industry back in 1992. These deadlines were however, only finalised in 1999, in the face of increasing environmental concerns and lobbying.The IoCE went on to advise that a voluntary co-funded research and development program to seek a green alternative, possibly a polycarbonate based compound had been proposed in the 1999 summary. However no members of the industry wide syndicate had been able to substantiate a sufficiently high market demand for a replacement for the petroleum by-product, which is the primary base for vinyl record albums.MORE..............Whilst concluding that the news marked The end of an era for vinyl, a spokesperson of music retailing giants Tower Records advised that with sales of collective vinyl products accounted for less than a third of a percent (0.28%) of their total music sales World-wide in the last accounting period. Hardest hit will be the few remaining traditionalist vinyl Disc Jockeys Tower Records confirmed.Tower replied positively when asked if this early warning would mean a silence in the thousands of DJ booths and radio stations around the world. For some, existing skills will need to be adapted for use with the rapidly advancing Compact Disc DJ equipment continued Towers spokesperson., it promises to be a very exciting transition as older techniques are retained and used alongside the plethora of new features that CD technology already offers todays forward thinking DJs and turntablists. Towers spokesperson added It is unlikely that we will continue to carry vinyl into 2009. We believe the needs of the DJ will be totally digital, in one medium or another, prior to the cessation date.Radio stations and other areas of the broadcasting community are unlikely to be affected by this early warning of environmental issues validating the need for minor lifestyle changes either,. since almost a of the music played in a modern broadcast scenario is primarily CD, or from Digital archives owned under licence by the larger radio stations.Posted on Friday, January 14 @ 16:06:31 EST by Jynxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 bugger.you cant beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 rubbish, rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.R.T Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 noooo....cds sound like shit!and they dont smell as nice as records!mmmmm....records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 noooo....cds sound like shit!and they dont smell as nice as records!mmmmm....recordsso, so very true.CDs are for people who don't care about music enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 There is no way you'll see the back of vinyl. CD's were supposed to mark the demise of vinyl. They didn't. Flexis are a bit thin on the ground, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.finalscratch.com/v3/index.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.R.T Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.finalscratch.com/v3/index.shtmlbet it doesnt smell as nice as vinyl.....and doesnt sound as warm...and doesnt have that nice crackle when you put the needle down. boo people thinking vinyl is for scratching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Bugger, I just went and blew 6 grand on that recordable vinyl machine as well....they promised me ROI...ROI!!! ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 on the good sideall of our vnyil collection will double in price at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.R.T Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 question....are all records made of vinyl?even picture discs or coloured and glittered?they seem to have different texture.how cool would it be if every record had to be a picture disc or coloured!!!we can only but dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_1903 Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 oh. bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovy Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 They can't do this to me... they just can't...Next they'll be coming for our vinyl collections in an attempt to erase it all from history NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Noo! They'd better start making all the special reissue vinyls now then!But wait. This could be kind of fun... illegal vinyl trading and such. Home pressing machines! Like breweries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_b Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Vinyl cannot die, miles better than CDs. On the other hand...it's quite good news for the environment, innit? That is only a minor victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Wonder how many current Aberdeen bands have had vinyl issued??(I've had 3 albums, and a heap of 7"s. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 someone will invent a synthetic substitute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historicrocker Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Vinyls have had their time like the dinosaurs and, like the dinosaurs, the were uneconomical. Anyway, if it's for the good of your children then who are you to argue? It's about time we started taking the lobbyists more seriously. Yeah, and don't worry vinyl people: you'll just feel more special to have an amazingly rare copy of whatever it is you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Old Bonsie Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Surely it will continue in some very, very rare cult form and not dissapear altogether. Ashame for real music fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Borlax Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 i dont get how you can say real music fans, its the music not the sound no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone G Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Ive always wondered, why on earth do people say vinyl is better than CD. Ive met a lot of people who say it, and you guys all seem to.When i listen to a CD i get crystal clear sound. With vinyl all i seem to get is a hell of a lot of shushing noise and the occasional crackle. Anyone please explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 But on vinyl you hear the music better, it has a deeper sound and you can pick up on things that CD dulls down. So it is about the music, but the sound quality improves the music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Fair point, Dave. I only really buy old albums so I thought of that not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Vinyl is definately cooler than CD, it's people getting into the fad smaller/digital = better, which is bull. I'll be really disappointed if they kill of vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Atom Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 question....are all records made of vinyl?even picture discs or coloured and glittered?!Yes.I love vinyl... metal just sounds better, richer, warmer... mmm, vinyl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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