Why Buy Vinyl Albums

Vinyl records we agree.

Why buy vinyl albums.

Explore our selection of records by price point by genre more. Some people even buy vinyl records just because they love the packaging. Build or expand your collection with popular pre orders new releases and best selling vinyl. While digital music is ideal for on the go convenience vinyl records deliver a rich deep quality that not only fills your home with outstanding audio but also creates a sonic environment that a listener can feel.

And of course there s the sound. People don t have to buy vinyl and yet they re increasingly choosing to do so. It seems that in a world where cds are obsolete and digital files are intangible the vinyl record still has a. Vinyl records today might sell 10 times its original price 20 years from now.

Another reason to buy music on lp cd or bandcamp is to support financially the bands you love. Even the smell of a new vinyl album that hits you when you open the cover on a new record must be experienced first hand to fully appreciate. It just sounds better on vinyl. Vinyl allows you to have a sentimentality about albums there s a tactile quality a ritual to pulling a record out of a sleeve and putting it on and focusing your attention on the act of.

The 12 12 album cover of a vinyl record is still the gold standard but the little booklet that comes with each cd highting some behind the scenes shots or interesting artwork and showing the lyrics to each song is a nice middle ground between having to rely on digital images and having to store giant vinyl records. Of all the music formats vinyl has the most value. Many of the collectors who talked to me are adamant in their beliefs that subscription services.