I'll hazard a guess, sitting/lying on the floor, reading liner notes, surrounded by vinyl records is the correct and proper way to listen to music.
I think listening to it being played live is the correct way
That's all well and good, but if you're going to be spending a lot of time listening to music (hours upon hours), the chances of having live bands performing in your bedroom are going to be slim, not to mention an inconvenience - unless you're one of The Young Ones, of course.
This is not a new phenomenon by any means, but there's a good article in Teh Grauniad on how the vinyl resurgence is hindering smaller, new acts getting their records pressed. Because we really need another 20,000 copies of Brothers In Arms in the shops.
This is sadly, absolutely true. I've designed quite a lot of record covers these past years for indie bands and the delays are terrible. You have to plan everything six months ahead of the release date, wich is insane.
Apologies for my rudimentary English.
steve
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
This is sadly, absolutely true. I've designed quite a lot of record covers these past years for indie bands and the delays are terrible. You have to plan everything six months ahead of the release date, wich is insane.
It's really sad isn't it? The odds are so stacked against them succeeding in the industry. I honestly think a large run of Sgt Poopers can afford to wait a day or so to let emerging artists get their small runs out of the way. It's not like they aren't going to be sold is it?
Last thing I heard from the middle man guy I work with is that the factory where we press the vinyls (in Netherlands) was trying to get back in shape several machines they have to shorten production times. I think he told me that the problem is that they can't find more old machines anywhere, so I guess someone should start to manufacture them in order to have new vinyl plants opened in the near future as it looks like this time, vinyl came back to stay for good.
Apologies for my rudimentary English.
steve
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
You also brought up another good point. There's a supply chain at work when a record is planned & made & that includes graphic design, sleeve manufacture etc. All those people need to be paid too, so it's not just the musicians that suffer.
Yep, lot of people behind everytime a record is made.
I've seen very small labels publishing ads in magazines for a new record (spending money they hardly have), bands doing interviews and more painful, touring for their new record, and the record was not available yet because of factory delays...
Great article on how independent labels are suffering. Great bit in there about rip off store day too.
"repressing some truly shiat albums"
Yeah. That tickled me too. But he's totally right. Of course, the way to overcome this is to just not make vinyl records & move into this millennia. At least they'd make some money.
Tear out the pages with all the bad news
steve
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
Quite interesting, if a little 2 dimensional radio article about the current vinyl shortage & the contributing factors. Fwd to 1':39"
Even though they seem to veer away from the fact big/ mega artists aren't causing the shortage & that it's purely the capacity being the issue, if Adele snaffles half a million albums capacity (& let's face it, no manufacturer is going to turn that business down or push it out to next year), that's a massive amount of capacity that smaller acts have to wait for. They also totally leave out the other media options. As if there are only 2 choices: Vinyl & Streaming. There are more than that. CDs & digital downloads weren't mentioned whatsoever. Still worth a listen though.
