Vinyl's, Cassettes and CD's

[GuardhouseMusic]

After seeing The Brian Jonestown Massacre twice this past weekend (realizing only today that 5 years ago Saturday was the first time I listened to them) I got a nice double vinyl of their album Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request. White records with yellow splatter-paint. Sounds great on speakers, though I wouldn't expect any less from a band that writes crisp 60s influenced stuff.

I onlly have the Bioshock soudntrack, from the bioshock 2 special edition

[nemesiswontdie]

Digital Downloads are also the same price as the physical item, I find that absolutely absurd.
I don't like paying for what I can get in like 2 seconds with Google free.
Course, I don't do that; I appreciate art, the case, the cd, the booklet and any other tibits thrown in.
You can't download a physical case, cd and booklet, but you can download the cover picture and song for free on the internet, which is why I don't like digital downloads, because it'll be identical to the Itunes version of Amazons.

Exactly. Also the music on the physical version is a better quality than the MP3 format as well.

[Inferno04]

I still use CDs, so I have a fair amount.

I only have a couple of vinyl cassettes though my cousin is more of a collector which he keeps in a cabinet down in the basement.

[Gradon]

Digital Downloads are also the same price as the physical item, I find that absolutely absurd.
I don't like paying for what I can get in like 2 seconds with Google free.
Course, I don't do that; I appreciate art, the case, the cd, the booklet and any other tibits thrown in.
You can't download a physical case, cd and booklet, but you can download the cover picture and song for free on the internet, which is why I don't like digital downloads, because it'll be identical to the Itunes version of Amazons.

[nemesiswontdie]

Well record companies finally realized that a lot of people are stealing music and not buying the cd's,vinyls or cassettes and that is a waste of money for them because they are paying to make things that a low % of people will buy.

I personally like having my music in physical forum, I get to look at the cover,booklet,cd art and everything else (lets not forget reading the actual right lyrics, unlike some sites which have the wrong lyrics written).

I dont have a record player or a cassette player any more either but if you didn't see the opening post I do have vinyls which I decorate my wall with or other music memorabilia and game stuff.

[delage]

I love buying music in physical format. I mostly buy CDs because I do not own a cassette or record player anymore, but if I do buy vinyls I listen to them in my parents' house. I have quite a lot of CD's, never counted them so I've no idea how many.

I find it a shame that the music business is going more and more into the direction of just digital downloads, buying a record for me has always been more than just listening to it, I also love reading the booklet and enjoying the pictures and such.

[John]

I'm a Jungle/Drum & Bass musician/producer so vinyl is a pretty big deal for us, I don't own any however but I have a few old cassettes from back in the day. Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem for example. As for CD's I did own Jungle Massive when I was younger which is pretty rare now, and a few early DnB CD compilations.

[kevstah2004]

I left them all at my dad's house and I no longer have Vinyl player :-(, totally agree nothing matches the Vinyl sound.

[Gradon]

My parents were trigger happy on buying vinyls in the 70's and 80's haha, but what can I expect?
My dad has a COLLECTION of vinyls; I really prefer Vinyl over CD, it sounds alot better, and for some reason, Picture Vinyls and Colour Vinyls look alot more nice than disk art IMO.

[GuardhouseMusic]

I have a handful of vinyl records, well, then again, my parents have two cabinets worth. Stuff like the Beatles disccography (even though I can't say they're in the best condition), classical music, Brazilian stuff, 70s R&B, etc. Though most of the records I've bought are contemporary bands, I've "inherited" some from my folks collection (such as Sly and the Family Stone - Stand <3)

Plus a couple of boxes of CDs.

[Stand_Proud]

I´ve got ~50 LPs, 10 EPs
Stuff like Beethoven =)

[TheSelfishGene]

I buy a lot of CDs and a bit of vinyl too. Usually don't go for casettes.
There's 2nd hand record sales every month or so where I live, so a friend and I usually hold out for those then spend heaps. Can get real bargains, but also get really rare items there too.

[Dan Corson]

Being a giant music geek, I have boatloads of all three. I don't listen to any of my cassettes anymore though, because they degrade way too easily. I just keep them because I like the packaging and the memories...

On the other hand, I LOVE listening to the vinyls; Especially the old ones. It's awesome to listen to things like the original Queen records and imagine what it must have been like hearing them back in the '70s... It's super fun! I'm hoping to go on a vinyl run this weekend and get some great stuff. The awesome thing about second-hand vinyl records is that you can usually get a LOT of them for super cheap.