While I enjoy vinyl. Will it continue ?
 

Ok, new on here .
I been collecting lp ‘s and enjoying all types of music since I was young.
But with the prices of records rising both new and used. I been asking myself how long before many go enough. RSD 2023 was just ok but I was taken back on prices and how one artist gets a huge release and others next to nothing. While I enjoy a great sounding lp I cant justify seeing a reissue going for 150 plus. Yet Blue Note has seemed to get it right.
Plus a-lot of record stores are saying it starting to slow up and cd’s and cassettes are starting to sell more. Another format I enjoy btw. (cd’s)
Also when did anyone with a smart phone become a record critic? You-Tube I chuckle when and man my age says you dont know what your missing not buying this re issue . FOMO I think not !!!!!!
My son and his friends just stream and I must say most sounds good .They don't have to move a collection lol.FYI I don't think vinyl is the be all end all. It is just something I grew up with.
How are you listening to music?

I have a record collection, a CD collection, some cassettes, and a couple of 8-tracks. I never got much into cassettes or 8-tracks, so the ones I have were purchased new back in the 70's and 80's. I still buy records and CD's but probably not more than 10 to 12 of each format per year. If a record or a CD is selling for more than $20, I'll pass on it because I just can't see paying more than that for a physical copy of music in any format. I have maybe 6 or 7 records I got from various RSD releases over the years but I bought them online at a discount after their original release date. No way that I'd ever queue up outside a record shop before it opens on a specific date just to buy something with a "limited" pressing made specifically for RSD.

Speaking of tape format. Have you seen prices of Reel To Reel . Many say thats audio nirvana. Until a reel spins out on ya . Than your apartment looks like tape spaghetti.
RSD and Quality do not go hand in hand. But they been releasing stuff on cassette though.

I have two opinions on this I guess...

- I don't give a sh*t about new vinyl for my own collecting so I don't care how expensive things get, I'm not buying new vinyl. That being said, the things I do buy...original jazz pressings...is going up as well but that has been the case forever.

- I run a record/book/media store so prices affect me but since I don't make money on used vinyl as it is, I don't care about that either. I'll stop buying new vinyl once the bubble bursts and focus on used which is what I prefer to do anyway.

I grew up with vinyl, and later cassettes. I was pissed off in the late 80s/early 90s when CDs took over, mostly because I had a large record collection and CDs were more expensive. Now, it's the other way around: records are much more expensive and CDs are cheaper. I eventually overcame my bias against CDs, mostly because I have rarely had to return a CD because it was defective, unlike vinyl with its warps, skips, etc.

I still appreciate physical media when it comes to music. I like having a tangible product with liner notes. It really captures a moment in time, unlike streaming, which IMO tends to devalue music, making it just another throwaway commodity. I don't buy as many CDs as I used to, though. If a CD of music I really like isn't available, I'll buy a digital download and burn my own disc.

i still buy CDs & stream never liked vinyls i used to skim through vinyl's but only to discover new music would just take a picture of the artist lol esp 45's they had aloooot of punk n hardcore and just weird avent grade stuff

but yeah i guess i like old vinyl from like 40's-80's but im guessing any original vinyl's from the 40s and 50's is prob unplayable now LOL

Nah. I think the ones in good condition have held up pretty well. I remember growing up when they were saying that vinyl records would eventually deteriorate, but if you kept the records clean and protected, they still sound quite well.

It's just plastic.

That it is ! Jazz lp’s in NYC some are over 1,000 bucks . Blue Note /Prestige mono 50’d pressings esp

Yeah, I mean, they've always been expensive. The mastering back then was so top notch. Even hammered copies sound fantastic.

What's your local shop? I run a store in NJ so I know a lot of owners just because it's a small grooup that own shops in the area and are cool.