popularity of vinyl LPs continue to rise
The general public may not be aware of this but there’s a growing movement now among music enthusiasts who are going back to their record players and their vinyl LPs. The compact disc was once touted as the best medium for high fidelity music but over the years people were finding that they were missing the sonic warmth that the LPs had. With the mass consumption of iPods and other mp3 players, record companies have been tayloring their CDs for mobile devices by compressing dynamics and increasing overall volumes. So instead of improved fidelity and sonic quality, music on CDs for the last decade have sounded extremely loud and harsh, much to the dismay of audiophiles the world over. Since vinyl LPs have an inherent limitation to how loud music can be mastered onto it, discriminative listeners have found that music from the same album sound better on LP than on CD. This can also apply to CDs that were originally released in the 80’s compared to the “remastered” versions of the same album that were released after that time period. As a general rule, I avoid purchasing “remastered” versions of classic albums and try to find the CD versions that were manufactured in the 80’s. The 80’s counterpart may exhibit lower sound levels relative to the iPod generation, but at least the dynamics haven’t been squashed to oblivion. With the increased interest in finding vinyl LPs and better sounding CD editions of back-catalog albums, A Blog about Collecting Rare Vinyl 7″, 12″ like Sleevenotes is always a helpful reference tool. They feature the latest releases on vinyl as well as other collectables by legacy artists like Paul McCartney, Prince, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones. And if you’re familiar with what I regularly post about here on RetroBlog, then you know that I’m all about finding rare recordings and CD collectables by artists like these. So if you’re into music like me, be sure at add the Sleevenotes blog to your blogroll today!
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