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Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running (www.theverge.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I'm a music collector and saw this coming. "Music" went from a product you buy, into a service you pay to gain access to. You don't pay for music, you pay daddy Spotify for access to HIS music.

Vinyl has turned back into the only form of physical music collection.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Depends what you're into. CD sales are more than alive and well in the kpop/jpop circles and there isn't a lot of vinyl to find there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I don't buy vinyl, but I do buy CDs for albums I want. I have (what I believe are well-founded) trust issues with services supplying digital copies.

I will say I have bought some nice, normal mp3s in the past from Amazon. Those are fine. But generally I want the discs. I'm going to rip them immediately to mp3, and store the discs away, but I still want them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I did recently buy a favorite band's entire back catalog on CD, because I want to own a non-revocable copy of their work. Plus it felt pretty good "I give you money, you give me music on CD" felt way less icky than "I watch commercials for fraudulent products and services chosen by a nakedly hostile algorithm, evil megacorporation optionally pays you."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I hate subscription services, for the cost of a Spotify subscription I can but one or two CD albums a month.

I buy a vinyl here or there but just to collect. I listen to my CDs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I tried Spotify but it only has about 70% of the albums in my collection. I used to love google play music because you could upload your media and it would be included in your library.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I liked Google play too. I was not pleased when they moved to YouTube music and made accessing your own music a total pain in the balls.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Plex and plexamp is how I listen to music now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out

Edit: It needed me to sign up with an email address and I saw it had in app purchases that put me off a bit. But when looking for that app I found Musicolet which looks pretty perfect, just a simple ad free music playing app without all the bollocks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

the in app purchases are mainly if you want to buy PlexPass which unlocks additional features. I bought the lifetime pass years ago when it was on sale for $75 so I can't quite remember which features require plex pass. Its primarily for video but the music section with Plexamp on my phone and laptop is a nice little bonus.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

Ever since the RIAA went after consumers with hefty lawsuits in the early 2000s, I didn't buy music ever again.