Trend back to vinyl

[styxfanNH]

It seems that there is a trend to release albums on vinyl. Styx did the Can't stop Rockin' single. Tommy's releaseing The Great Divide on vinyl, and a variety of other bands are doing the same thing.

Now this was posted on facebook by The Beach Boys

To support Record Store Day on April 16, The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”/”Heroes and Villains” will be released as a limited edition double 78RPM vinyl single set with the songs’ original single release mixes on one disc and alternate versions of both songs on the other disc.

The synic in me says it is a ploy to validate shorter length recordings and the nostalgia buff nitch market that plain haes technology. What do you think?

And wtf to The Beach Boys, does anyone actually own a record player that can run a 78?

[Toph]

Would love to have the 8 A@M original albums plus CITA and Greatest Hits released on new vinyl.

Never will happen but we can dream.

[froy]

Would love to have the 8 A@M original albums plus CITA

I have all of these

[Toph]

Would love to have the 8 A@M original albums plus CITA

I have all of these

Not on the new 180p vinyl. They've never been released on this format.

[LtVanish]

It seems that there is a trend to release albums on vinyl. Styx did the Can't stop Rockin' single. Tommy's releaseing The Great Divide on vinyl, and a variety of other bands are doing the same thing.

Now this was posted on facebook by The Beach Boys

To support Record Store Day on April 16, The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”/”Heroes and Villains” will be released as a limited edition double 78RPM vinyl single set with the songs’ original single release mixes on one disc and alternate versions of both songs on the other disc.

The synic in me says it is a ploy to validate shorter length recordings and the nostalgia buff nitch market that plain haes technology. What do you think?

And wtf to The Beach Boys, does anyone actually own a record player that can run a 78?

I think it is cool that people are buying records again. I have heard most new releases on Vinyl also come with usually a free mp3 download of the album as well.

[StyxCollector]

Would love to have the 8 A@M original albums plus CITA

I have all of these

Not on the new 180p vinyl. They've never been released on this format.

180p would be a video resolution ... love to see how that vinyl sounds.

Personally, I don't miss the vinyl era at all. Didn't like it in its heyday, still don't like it now.

[StyxCollector]

I think it is cool that people are buying records again. I have heard most new releases on Vinyl also come with usually a free mp3 download of the album as well.

The worst of both worlds! Crappy lossy MP3s and all the inconveniences of vinyl. Sign me up!