In the rickety old train depot on Main Street in Raymond sits a unique music store that vinyl-lovers have sought out for more than 20 years. The Little Big Store survived the demise of vinyl, 8-tracks and cassettes, yet it still has plenty to offer die-hard music lovers.
By PRESTON JONES In the 28 years since the Eagles’ last studio effort, three U.S. presidents have come and gone, and that vinyl record of the Eagles’ multiplatinum 1979 album The Long Run has been supplanted by MP3s. No longer a clutch of youthful hedonists carving out a lucrative career as sweetly harmonizing country-rockers, Texas native Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. …
Gorgeous crate-digger mag Wax Poetics teaches us to value the artifact as much as the art (By Rob Harvilla)
PJ1216 writes to mention that vinyl seems poised to make a comeback in the music industry. Some are even predicting that this comeback coupled with the surge in digital music sales could possibly close the door on CDs. “Portability is no longer any reason to stick with CDs, and neither is audio quality. Although vinyl purists are ripe for parody, they’re right about one thing: Records can sound …
As counterintuitive as it may seem in this age of iPods and digital downloads, vinyl — the favorite physical format of indie music collectors and audiophiles — is poised to re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary.
The old-school audiophile’s format of choice is making a quiet comeback. Record sales are climbing as fans turn to vinyl for high-end home listening while continuing to buy MP3s for portability. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
Vinyl lives! And why the net isn’t (entirely) killing music By Andrew Orlowski ? More by this author Published Tuesday 23rd October 2007 17:54 GMT In The City Manchester’s In The City music conference this year was the first without the presence of co-founder Tony Wilson, who died two months ago. But the local music network [...]
Marc Bolan & T-Rex re-release on Vinyl 30th Anniversary Singles October 2007 Words by Sam Murray When music of the 70s is mentioned the word T-Rex usually follows. This highly influential glam rock band led the glam rock generation invasion and this collection of hits re-released on vinyl with exclusive b-sides shows their prevalence is [...]
U2 to re-release The Joshua Tree To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release, U2 are to re-release ‘The Joshua Tree’ on 20 November. Billboard reports that the album will be available as a remastered single CD, a double CD, a double CD and DVD collectible box and a double vinyl package. The members of U2 [...]
Will Led Zepplin Tour in 2008? That’s the big question… Looking around the web there is much speculation that the upcoming London concert and the release of their entire catalog on digital is just a glimpse of the future. There is just so much momentum goig in that direction including Robert plant’s side project with [...]