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Todays vinyl packaging observations

I have been buying nothing but new releases on vinyl the past year. If it's not released on vinyl I'm not buying it. There are a few releases I'm still waiting for the vinyl release, but fortunately most artist i enjoy are putting their new stuff out; at least in limited number's, on LP.

Flipping through my collection last night it struck me how much better the packaging is with the new releases when comparing them to my aged late 70 early 80's collection.

Most vinyl that i buy today is 180 or 200 gram pressings and the cover art and posters that are included are outstanding heavyweight prints. Where as my older stuff is very lightweight pressings with the sleeves and extras printed on what seems like lower quality paper.

Granted there is some stuff in my aged collection that is impressive art wise. Like most of my Jethro Tull or Alice Cooper records, but artist today seem to be constantly releasing LP packages of outstanding quality.

As for the actual sound of the music; which in the grand scheme of things is all that really matters anyway, i can't hear much difference... It's all good!

Any thoughts on why the change in quality and what it might do for the value of todays releases in the future?

dave
timewasjustajoke
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johnjbarlow
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I feel the same way about new music as Timewasajoke does. Eventually, about 90% of new music finds it's way to vinyl. For me it is worth the wait.
chadnliz
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I understand prefering Vinyl and it is good that artists you enjoy release on vinyl, but you cant honestly believe that you are not missing out on perhaps hundreds of other artists that only release on CD.......If you are happy then that is fantastic but I still wonder how much you are missing (even if you dont think you are missing anything).
timewasjustajoke OP
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Name some artist that you enjoy that don't release vinyl. I can't think of anyone that suits my taste.

I'm into mostly independent labeled bands, but i also like most of the artist on the Lost Highway and Nonesuch as well as Merge labels and every artist on those rosters; as well as most indy artist, will have new vinyl releases.

The only release in the last year that i have wanted to buy that has not been available on vinyl is the new Autumn Defense recored, but when i met the band at the Dallas gig a few weeks ago I was told it would be released as soon as they sold enough cd's to afford production.

Maybe we just have different taste in music? But i don't think i'm missing out on anything.
pbb
1,140 posts
 
It's all packaging: SACDs better vinyl almost every time. Still miss the large jacket though.
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johnjbarlow
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There are some artists that don't release on vinyl. That is a choice they or some record producer made. I will be purchasing a high end CD player so I can listen to those artists only. This will be about my twentieth player, or combo dac and transport. I will listen to CD's on it for a couple of months, then I will hate it. Then I will sell it.
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