Why don’t we see more women collecting records? 8 Reasons that prevented me

Sometimes I see people asking, “where are the women when it comes to records?”
I often think about why I don’t see a lot of women collecting records or cds, like I see the men.
I’m sure there’s all sorts of reasons - maybe this even applies to anyone who hadn’t discovered the record collecting life
I’m gonna give you the reasons why it took me so long to start collecting and creating my own music library
Thank you to those who commented on the community post, I tried to summarize your comment
**sorry for the audio if anyone notices. my hair was touching the mic
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[@Onetakecharlie]

I’m also a woman and a vinyl collector. We need to do a hashtag and prompt and encourage all the female collectors to post to generate interest and build a community.

[@AlexanderG-mi7ip]

I appreciate the fact that your stereo system is nothing super expensive and that you put it all together yourself. It is good to see people who are in touch with reality and who know what really matters...

[@drazenbabich]

Agree with all of the reasons you mention. Also very refreshing to see someone with what I'd consider and call a "normal hifi setup" that most people rock at home, and are able to afford. Mine is similar to yours, slighly more expesive but not by much. It still gives me joy of listening, probably even more then for those who keep chasing the rainbow and keep upgrading their components until they reach their 'nirvana'. Keep it up, babe!

[@fredbeck7447]

That is a fantastic topic and a very entertaining video. I retired a couple of years ago, and since then I’ll do a local record show every couple of months. My wife very graciously does these with me (probably to make sure I sell more than I buy!) Since she’s been doing this she’s gone from zero interest in vinyl, to calling me sometimes from a thrift shop or estate sale that she’s found some good stuff. It really is a great hobby, and it’s nice to see the enthusiasm surrounding music collecting. At the shows we see more men than ladies, but there are many who are extremely dedicated and knowledgeable collectors. Great job!

[@MonieMuse]

thank you. one thing I do appreciate there is lots of encouragement from the men who love vinyl to welcome women to join in, I would imagine other male hobbies might be harder on the girls like video games lol.. that is so cool you take your wife along with you, she's so sweet she is looking out for those deal - that's how my mom got into it, she started to see Elvis records at the goodwill and when she showed me I thought she was giving it to me but she said NO for my collection lol

[@Mr._Mints]

First time viewer here! One thing that caught my eye about your setup: it’s very modest compared to some of the other vinyl KZbinrs I’ve seen. And I appreciate that! My first child will be turning one in a couple months. I’m trying to figure out how to balance being a dad and a collector. Like you mentioned, having less money is one issue. Plus less time to listen, and less space, since we want to create safe play space for our baby. I’ve often dreamed of having the collector’s den, with walls stuffed with albums, video games, knickknacks, and equipment. Life is making me realize that that may not happen exactly as I dream it, or at least not immediately. So to see someone inspiring with a reasonable setup, while also making the best of family life is the kind of content I need! 😊

[@TheTop40hub]

Your lava lamp was messing with my mind. I had to pause the video to get a closer look lol. See through base made it look like it was hovering in mid air. It’s interesting how you said you felt out of place at a record store. We are all one. Glad you’re in the music lovers community. Thanks for the video.

[@glendepietro1521]

Abigail Devoe and Retro Musings are two woman that you would absolutely love in the vinyl community.

[@TheVinylRecordMission]

I played it safe and came out unscathed! 😂 Great job, Monie. Yet another fun, informative and encouraging video. Thank you! 🫶🏽👍🏽👍🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@MonieMuse]

haha tell your wife thank you for being part of the video. she likes antiques too, I LOVE antiques too.

[@jarrahdrum]

I've found, that in general, women do not like cables/speaker wires in the room etc, I have encountered and have had this discussion quite a few times. Hifi can easily look untidy, cluttered and messy. Men in general don't seem to mind this as much as women do. This is just my opinion, based on personal experiences. Great channel, thank you, subscribed

[@Love_Street]

Your video popped up and I watched it . I help out at our record store here and there’s quite a few female young and older coming in which is awesome. Glad you gave a shout out to Melinda and Hanna. I haven’t met them but I consider them friends ❤

[@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed]

Great video, Monie! Love your channel and hoping we can get some more vinyl-loving-women in the community!

[@MonieMuse]

thank you Chris! I appreciate the supper I get in the VC, only reason why I keep on moving videos.

[@therallstonianrootedintheblues]

You struck a chord with me when you said you don't feel like a fan until you just listen to the band's music off of KZbin. I'll usually buy the vinyl and if I really love the artist, I'll buy the album on vinyl and cd. And if it's someone I'm a super die hard fan of, I'll buy the vinyl record and cd from them when I go to a show and get them to sign the albums afterwards. Good insight on record collecting. I like how you had the Seinfeld dvds in your hand too! Best, Steve

[@MonieMuse]

there is something to it about owning the music, for a while I use to buy a lot off iTunes, I have so much music I forgot about in my library and artist who I never followed up on. when I streamed apple music, forget about it those artist I long forgot about. the cds and vinyl in my collection become part of my life now I feel like I know these people haha.. so cool to get the music signed! that's a good idea, I wish I did that when I went to more shows when I was younger and kid free lol

[@Imagination_lives]

Speaking as a man, there are not too many things that are cooler than a woman who is interested in records. Hopefully more will come on board!

[@davidellis5141]

Awesome subject Monie ! I'm afraid my answer might cause me grief so I'll phrase it delicately. In general , Women are more fiscally responsible than guys & aren't as quick to drop a hundred dollars on a record they can stream for free or buy on cd for $10-$20 Dollars. When you buy the groceries weekly you see how a budget can easily be thrown out of balance by luxury items like OG pressings of vinyl. Welcome To July ! ☀️

[@MonieMuse]

Great point. You’ll be shocked how much make up or women’s clothing is, crazy expensive!! Why not use it for music you’ll enjoy no matter what the trend 😁

[@stpworld]

I got a cassette player added back into my car I never stopped playing my cassette tapes or vinly

[@vikingbrace]

Interesting topic and video Monie. Many women Ive known over the years are only interested in the hits so they don’t care about the album or cd. There are plenty of men that way too. I realize I’m horribly generalizing but I’m only commenting on my experiences and relationships, including my wife. But she does have a handful of artists where she will listen to the whole album. But she doesn’t have that collector type mentality. One thing I’d like to add is a couple of people inspired me to start up a channel and one of them was Melinda Murphy. I liked her style of videos. I liked your comment about not feeling like a fan if you don’t own a physical copy of an artist. Well said and I totally agree. Have a great week!

[@davidtrahan3062]

Great show and thank you for creating it 🎉❤

[@ConcertBuddie]

Great video Monie 👏🏻👏🏻. So rad that friend of yours helped on gear setup; I’ve had to “learn on the fly and still feel I’ve got a ways to go. The kid “cameos” are my fave 🤣

[@MonieMuse]

Oh yeah it’s crazy how amazing people make their stereos , I like how it can always be built upon. Always learning something new

[@212asterix]

A really lovely video .. I have just recently pondered the same question.. delighted to find your video .. more please when you can .. David

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Lovely video, thanks for sharing. We’re more music enthusiasts than collectors. We prefer vinyl but really have slowed down over the last year and buy mostly CD’s. One is the expense of vinyl, the other is I have Parkinson’s and CD’s, for now, are easier to handle these days. Eventually I may go to streaming, ie-Eversolo DMP-A6, etc. We do follow Melinda Murphy who does an amazing job! We just subscribed and look forward to following your journey!🙏🏻-Chris & Beth🎧

[@MonieMuse]

that's so sweet, thanks for subscribing.music enthusiasts is great! I like to call myself music lover, music junkie lol I have gotten more cds this year than in any other year myself, its cheaper and easy to handle and doesn't take too much space, but first love is the vinyl hahaha

[@charlesf2804]

My upstairs neighbor, who's female, streams and plays vinyl. There are some out there! But then I have a friend, also female, who didn't want the extra blu-ray player I wasn't using because she thought it would be too difficult to set up (despite the fact that I already have it set up); she likes things "simple" and isn't that comfortable with electronics. Never mind that she navigates her cell phone just fine! There's a lot like her out there, too 😁 A very good point you made is that one need not have a fancy or expensive stereo to enjoy music. If a piece of music truly moves you, I think it will do that regardless of what kind of rig you have. Granted, the better the system the better it will sound (theoretically), but in the end it's supposed to be about the music. If I hear a song or piece of music I'm really into, what it's played on is secondary. If more people had a similar sense of things, maybe more women would get into vinyl (or CDs).

[@banihex]

Great to discover your channel. I’m happy that in my small town the record store owner is a woman, she has a young women working there in the summer. I’m also non binary, and I’ve seen other women too at a few shops!

[@MonieMuse]

oh it would be so cool to own a record shop - hard work though! I love encouraging the younger generation to get into music too, I feel like its a gift that keeps on giving through out life and the different chapter of life.

[@donbaker9352]

I feel like women in the VC are better represented on Instagram than on KZbin honestly. I follow a lot of women who spin vinyl on Insta, whether they have many followers or very few.

[@MonieMuse]

oh really! probably easier and faster to make videos there, and VERY SOCIAL there. I am on the opposite end of that cause I am NERVOUS to really post REELS on instagram, I do it but I never want it to go viral cause people on instagram don't know me and those comment sections are tough.

[@VinylPiper]

nice video Monie.. i can count on one had the woman I know in person who buy records but none in my family.

[@BD_MEDIA.]

Lack of exposure to vinyl record collectors could be a major reason for why a lot of women just don't pick up the hobby of record collecting. Believe it or not, back in the 70s, when I was young kid, I would be with my mom or my aunt as they went to record shops! For them, record collecting WAS about social gatherings, which was a good point that you had brought up by the way (house parties, and what attracted my mom to my dad was they BOTH LOVED DANCING, and they were very good at it, didn't rub off on me, though😅!) Back then, it was about friends and family coming together to enjoy the latest dance records and socialize. My aunt has a large collection to this day, and growing up I didn't think it was unusual. A lot of my cousins and people near my parent's ages STILL have their records, and have had them for many years, some of them being my mom's friends, older women. They just are not into the newer music, but they have collected records in the past, and still have their collections.

[@MonieMuse]

oh that's so good and how fun your mom and aunts would go record shopping together, and then have dance parties! what a golden age. you might have helped me solve a mystery, I was given a box of records of Donna Summers, Santana , Stevie Wonder and they have the pervious owner initials - Ive wondered who would write on their records... maybe when they were social with them they could find who's record was who's. haha.. I bet those records bring back memories that makes them feel young again.

[@BD_MEDIA.]

@MonieMuse that's exactly why everyone back then wrote their names on their records...HOUSE PARTIES!

[@frenchvinyladdict]

We do need more female in the vinyl community. I think the proportion of women who collect records or music on any physical formats is not negligible, though it's not sufficiently represented

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

I'm only 24, but I've been a vinyl curator since about 14. I dont get out to record shops as much as in the past because i have a large collection, and there is only 1 within 45 mins, but i do stilo dig at several thrift shops here in town. In about the last 3 years, i have seen more girls digging alongside me than i ever did in the past just my observation fun video idea. 😁

[@michaelpdawson]

This subject resonates with me because I just happened to look at my KZbin demographics for the first time two days ago, and I was alarmed to see that it said my audience was 100% male. (I know there are at least a couple of women who watch regularly, but they must be less than half a percent.) I'm now asking myself if there's anything I could or should do to make my videos appeal more to women.

[@MonieMuse]

my stats was %100 male for a long time, finally now im at %30 women. Yes I think of the same thing to, how to open my channel up to more people, finally the younger demographic is watching my channel too.

[@pulpskate]

I've been seeing quite a lot of women at my local record stores lately. Also there are lots of tourists in my city and I've been seeing Norwegian and German moms with their daughters digging for records. I'm always curious what people are looking for at the shops and sometimes I'm lucky that one of the grumpy old collectors are willing to talk to me, but the more diversity in the community the better for sure.

[@richardwhite2344]

Monie, what a great topic I have been wondering that same thing for a long time. Although there is a few ladies on here that do have a record channel, there should be more

[@MonieMuse]

I got into the KZbin vinyl world on accident lol I talked about my records once and then finally got some traffic to my channel. my approach is learning about the art of record collecting, and being myself, it'll be intreating to see more females talking about their love for music too.

[@mrhoffame]

I work at a local shop in the St. Louis area and I would say we see almost a 50/50 split of men and women. ....and mostly younger women.

[@timessquarerecordscom1469]

Women are more logical🤔

[@MonieMuse]

That’s good news! Very hopeful for the next generation. When I started KZbin my audience was %100 male, now I’m at %30 female so you’re right the girls are joining in which is great cause we always wanna make everyone feel welcomed to be part of the music experience.

[@MrJordwalk]

It's different now, because us Millennials and Gen Z turned the resurgence of vinyl into a culture and A LOT of young women in my neck of the woods are into it. Also, given you're into Post-Rock.... have you heard or heard of Night Verses? Jon from ARTV here on KZbin turned me on to this purely instrumental Progressive Metal band from Fullerton, California when he briefly reviewed their newest album "Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night" in his latest video "The BEST Albums of 2024 (Mid-Year)". So, I bought the copy of this record that I saw at Press (a Vinyl Cafe in my neighbourhood) the other day and IT'S A MASTERPIECE!

[@MonieMuse]

I am hoping the younger women and men keep the vinyl alive, we gotta thank Taylor for bringing on the younger girls, sometimes an entry artist is a good start, then the more you brows the more you start to see other artist. I looked up Night Verse reminds a little of the band I like "this will destroy you" a little harder. a vinyl cafe?! oh I wish I had one here, id be there all the time.

[@MrJordwalk]

@@MonieMuse 1) When I listened to the Night Verses album today...the tuning of the heavy guitar parts brought a band called Sleep Token to mind, but I also caught some references to Isis and Deftones. 2) I've been to Press so many times that I'm on a first name basis with the staff now and I don't have to pay for coffee anymore! Hahahaha. 3) I saw This Will Destroy You open for one of my favourite bands, The Ocean Collective, in London in October. I hadn't heard their stuff before that, but their set was awesome!

[@chrisrees7054]

I understand what you mean. Music used to be dominated by male groups but that has changed. There are more females making music so record collecting is definitely for women too. I enjoy female artists more than ever.✌️

[@sykodjiuia]

That's kind of an odd question to me. At my local record store, I see a lot of women, especially young women, shopping for and buying records. I love to see it too! Sometimes they're looking at movies, once in awhile one will look through CDs, but it's mostly records. Maybe it's not half of the record shoppers being women, but it's definitely a sizeable percentage of them. I'm over there at least once a week, it's a fairly big store, I'm there when it's busy and I'm there when it's slow, but there's almost always some women, and they're almost always looking at records.

[@marcsmirnoff936]

Well, that's your anecdotal experience. My anecdotal experience. Here in North Carolina (I don't know where you are stationed), I visit a good many different record stores (& record shows) pretty frequently & it is obvious & undeniable, in the various places I know at least, that women vinylists are in the minority (profoundly so). Beyond our respective & different personal experiences, however, there is an area where we can perhaps find common ground: KZbin. It seems obvious that on KZbin the vast majority of vinyl commentators are male. Why is that the case? Or is that another "odd question"? P.S. You might want to read some of the other comments in this thread to see what others have experienced.

[@sykodjiuia]

@@marcsmirnoff936 An anecdote from my personal experience is all that I was really intending to share in this situation. I'm in the Twin Cities, MN though if you're wondering.

[@marcsmirnoff936]

@@sykodjiuia Well, to be fair, you are not just sharing your personal experience but using it to judge ("kind of an odd question").

[@sykodjiuia]

@@marcsmirnoff936 Oh really? These internet comments are really something. Nope. The title of the video contains a question. I found it odd, so I watched and commented on it. I suppose calling it "odd" is a judgement, so sure, but a pretty innocuous one. So, are you implying I meant something negative? How exactly is it that you interpreted my comment?

[@marcsmirnoff936]

@@sykodjiuia I don't think all judgements are "negative." Praise is a form of judgment too. Either way,, judgments go beyond "sharing." I gave two reasons for why I believe your conclusion seems wrong to me: 1. Others have had different personal experiences from you (me & other commentators on this thread) & 2. there are far more male vinyl channels than female vinyl channels on KZbin. You've said other stuff, but you haven't addressed either of these arguments. Thanks.

[@BarakaPDub]

Wonderful video Monica. I really wish there were more women making videos and I am so happy you and the other women you mentioned here took the plunge. So glad Gus is supportive of it and joins in as my wife has no interest. I wish more of the Women In Vinyl community would join in.

[@MonieMuse]

Thank you! I remember being nervous about talking about records on KZbin, my friend who I mentioned encouraged me that it’s not important to have the largest collection, just enjoy collecting and discovering music. I bet your wife enjoys that you have something you love and can focus on. Too bad she doesn’t like shopping w u . Gus likes to shop for video games and that hobby I’m so bored!! lol so I understand

[@richardriley4415]

Great points and needed.

[@MonieMuse]

😁it’s been very rewarding to develop my knowledge and collection, so glad I did it

[@rs500gsoat]

Must be where you live. I’m in Canada and I do local record shows and Women make up 40% of the buyers. Maybe the cold climate makes the hobby more attractive. Though I admit they are younger pre-family or older in age. Also many couples enjoy the hobby together.

[@MonieMuse]

oh I love that! When I went to Seattle I saw young families shopping in the record store, I think its a sweet thing for a family to do together. ok so now I just gotta get the girls watching vinyl videos on KZbin lol oh and comment - so far I don't think any women comments on this video lol Oh and currently A LOT of great music is coming out of CANADA!

[@omega4recording]

This is a very good topic - to be honest I kind of thought this was going to be a woke video - blaming the world (men specifically) but it’s not and it’s great you made the comments that women are more social and usually very busy and can’t just sit down and listen to records. I sell records at shows all over - more and more women are getting into vinyl! It’s so great to see and even more fun to hear they’re perspective- thank you for a honest (on not a whiney) video - sure this a a male dominated hobby- but so is sitting around smoking cigars! Can’t wait to see more women (and my wife) get into records - good times!!❤

[@MonieMuse]

I have found music really brings people together no matter what they look like, believe , its like how can we deny these songs move our human heart.. i am thankful that the men I know have been really encouraging, and even those who watch my KZbin videos, they're always kinda. I know I don't know everything and they help me out. im glad im not into video games or Star Wars cause those guys will eat anyone alive LOL

[@goldenimagemusic]

@@MonieMusethank you for your reply and the great video- I am going to subscribe to your channel- I just started mine in March - check it out if you have time @goldenimagemusic - stay cool!!

[@francoisdunord7169]

i am glad you collect records, so i (man) can watch your videos, they are different from other videos, grtz from the netherlands 🇳🇱

[@MonieMuse]

oh awesome to see my videos have reached the Netherlands! be sure to share music w me here lol I had a subscriber share some French pop music with me and I am in love!

[@travisw6378]

Ok, so my take on this is a bit different, and it could be the area i live in. When I worked at a small record store from 2012-2020, in like 2012-2013 when vinyl records were starting to gain popularity again, the younger customers that were in like high school and even a few in middle school, they were primarily women. I also sell at a lot of local pop ups etc, where vintage clothing and art is sold. When I sell records at pop ups it is easily 50/50 between men and women. Record conventions though when i sell at those, it does to be primarily men. And lastly through my years as a store clerk and selling at record shows and pop ups and meeting all types of people, Women that know what records they want save the money and are not afraid to buy an expensive record, where as guys kick the tire and try to get a deal on something higher priced, women buyers tend to not hesitate.

[@MonieMuse]

thats so cool to see first hand who is actually buying records, I was part of that 2012 girl crowd who loves vintage clothes too. the strange thing, I think younger women like cassette tapes.. I haven't tapped much into that

[@elevatorium]

I’m almost 50 and have been a professional music listener since I was 3. I absolutely love audio gear and it’s truly my only passion. Music is my life. I don’t need anyone to go buy music with, it’s such a personal experience. I also don’t just buy any new release on vinyl, I am all about buying the bands/music I’ve always been into. Sadly, in this day and age, music isn’t revered. It takes too far of a back seat. Bands aren’t real bands anymore, they rely too much on computers and auto-tuning and samples than learning actual instruments. Music was all about buying something and sharing it with your friends the next day. Streaming destroyed a lot of that as well. Industry is not the same, but it’s also not improving in any way.

[@marcsmirnoff936]

Fascinating, believable commentary, thanks. What's funny is that, in my (male) experience, it's been females who have the most visceral & immediate reactions to music. (Generally speaking, of course.) I've also noticed that females tend to be more openminded to artists they don't know or haven't heard before & less tempted to pre-judge records by genre or reputation. (Generally speaking....) Plus, women tend to be less grumpy than male vinylists. (Why are so many record-store owners grumpy?) They also don't try as hard to be perceived as hipsters (gag). These are some of the reasons I wish there were more women vinylists.

[@MonieMuse]

lol so funny, when I do come across grump record store owners the trick is to start naming bands and artist they might love and they light up , only works if they're older than me, the young ones I leave alone hahahah I think you're right, women can lighten the mood and not take things so seriously, I love music that moves me so im super open to new artist too.

[@marcsmirnoff936]

@@MonieMuse I think that's right-with the right approach even grumps can cheer up. And I think it's great that you make an effort with them. But I love music because it brings me joy so all this grumpiness I encounter in some record stores feels like the opposite of what should be there.

[@IvanMusicMan]

We need more women in the VC ❤

[@josefbuckland]

We do it concerns me that some people are obsessed in what they want to see instead of digging deeper. LOL but like looking for music in the previous decades. Maybe the AI will open more eyes in the meantime just do what makes you happy. Your community will discover you. Stay safe & Keep spinnin’

[@cordesrecords]

Funny I started about 6 weeks ago after watching years of VC and not just seeing myself represented! So thought! I’ll do it myself. Just started but love being part of the community rather than an observer 😂

[@bigedhaaheo]

Aloha MonieMuse Great Topic! I did see a lot of young ladies at Hungary ear 2023 black Friday RSD. More then guys but must have been for Taylor Swift... Not sure if they were record collectors or just Taylor Swift fans/collectors. There's a lot of young ladies that now starting to share their music on KZbin but they also share other things like fashion, stuff animals, funko pops.... I scroll by but don't care to watch it's Gear towards a younger audience which is great . I do watch the youngest members of the VC, Emma from eight Vinyl low has amazing British blues record albums, & just like you has newer bands I haven't heard of. Watching "Young members of the VC" videos I learned a lot. Of course Melinda Murphy has grown with great knowledge over the few years I've been watching. Omaha intervert, Telegram Sam, has some great records ,I've appreciated learning about. But hardly see her post as much anymore, Groovy lisa has some interesting topics too not only Records. I would love to see a pod cast or a live show of all the women sharing their knowledge & coming together on KZbin. Just like watching "Rachel's ghost" but sticking to topics pretening to collecting music. Which Mazzy, Harry, The Wax , Beatle Babe,& so on joins them. Hopefully you can contact these fellow women collectors on the vc to unite & do a livestream so more women will see these videos and start getting involved. Hope this video of yours finds more women that will reach out to you.... Always looking forward to watching your next video. Mahalo Ed

[@MonieMuse]

oh that would be so fun to talk to the girls of the VC. Ive been trying to get vinyl guru to be on but she's busy. I do sub to other female record collectors but you're right they post for a little and then stop making videos.

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I do see a lot more females at record stores especially younger ones. People like Taylor Swift has brought in a lot of young women who may then branch off into something else. My family could care less about my music, it is a solo venture for me

[@simob7862]

It depends on when you grew up my sister is passionate about music as I am but we both grew up in the 80s and it’s what we both grew up with. We also ride adventures motor bikes and bush walk. Never got into social media or anything like mobile phones

[@musicisajourney]

But here’s an interesting thing. Any video I’ve seen put out by a woman gets thousands of views in just a few days. All those guys? Man, they just love to see a woman holding a Van Halen record! That’s not a criticism or a complaint. I just noticed when I see a thumbnail of a woman holding an album, there are always thousands of views. That said, I love to see anybody talking about music that I don’t know well but I’m interested in checking out or someone gushing about an obscure album that I love! It is very cool to hear your explanations. And yeah, the ladies are often minding the kids while the men go hunting for vinyl.

[@vinylrecordplayer]

Great video! As a single dude, I think about the Sausage Party Factor of record collecting quite a bit. Your reasons notwithstanding, I still do find it surprising that the VC is like 98% dudes. 😁 But, to be fair, the age demo of VC people seems to be dudes 45 and older. Heck, most of the people who watch my videos are 50+ and, at a 97% clip, Dudes. 😆 Anyway. Keep doing what you're doing, Monie. Excellent topic here! 💯🙂

[@MonieMuse]

The thing I still don’t know is why women never comment 😂 I have 30% female subscribers and maybe one comments every once in a while

[@CarlVanDoren61]

Granddaughter learning the rig 😊

[@MonieMuse]

Was there anything that prevented you from collecting records or cds?

[@omega4recording]

Money!

[@edranetz]

I wanted to let you know I have about 10 records from high school about 40 years back. I have Ambrosia's 180. The Who's Face Dances, Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA, Men at Work and quite a few more.

[@MonieMuse]

Amazing you still have your original copies

[@maynardewm]

How interesting, I see SO many other women when I go to record stores! Maybe not quite 50/50 but pretty balanced. Of all the "hifi" niches, I find that vinyl is the biggest one for women. I will say that most women aren't as big into it as men. Men I know will have hundreds or thousands of records, whereas other women will have much less. To be fair, I'm a musician and so my social circle is a bit more likely to be into music and high quality audio. But even just when I go to a record store I feel like I see almost as many women as men.

[@MonieMuse]

When I first started collecting I just did it, I didn't make it my identity lol now its a little more of who I am because I have gotten super into it. men do get more into it, thousands of records like you said, as for the audiophile niche of it, Im not into that at all, I love how music makes me feel, and when it comes to sound I prefer analog and that's it. I am glad to hear there are more women in the hobby, its hard to tell cause they don't talk about it a lot.

[@PMC7027]

Your first "title card" said "pressuring" when you said "pursuing."

[@hasseelmerson]

Hello Interesting subject. I understand your opinions but as a man just think its sad with 92 percent men in recent recordfair here in Stockholm..

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

Most women i know aren't all that into music, they say they are until you start asking some basic questions that any music junkie would know and you find out they just like whatever plays on the radio on their commute to work. In saying that i did inherit my mums record collection and she is into music just as much as me, so it might be that the generation that grew up with vinyl records have a bigger representation of women than today

[@MonieMuse]

I find the same results, I've really enjoyed learning about music from the different decades and how music was a diving force to culture, now its like people just listen to music in the background and don't give it much thought. music moves the human soul. so much to it. that's amazing your mom was a music collector.i think women get busy with life and forget about how special music moved them, reconnecting to music was a life saver for myself.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

@@MonieMuse I agree, most people and especially women put music on while they do something else. For the people who truly love music listening to music IS doing something. That's probably the difference

[@raysutton488]

Not sure why we don't see more but it seems we both have the same pros and cons

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Usually, record stores are loaded with guys who didn't get dates years ago...and now, those same guys are old...and more creepy. As for me...I haven't flipped a record over since 1990.

[@MonieMuse]

guys know what they want and they're gonna go get it. lol

[@billymuellerTikTok]

from my own experience and from what I've seen, men are more likely to have OCD and end up spending (wasting) money OVER-collecting things like baseball cards, comic books, physical media (records, CDs, DVDs), at least in my generation (gen x) - I'd say 75% of the record shoppers I've seen my age in the stores are men, it gets closer to 50/50 in the younger generations

[@Malegys]

Has anyone made the "fear of handling a 12 inch" joke yet?

[@scottyo64]

My wife feels it is all too complicated. She will sit down and listen but thinks she will screw something up with my system playing music on it. I can show her how simple it is, but she won't touch it Edit for spelling

[@BughunterX]

The problem with records is, they take away space. As do shoes. Do in need to say more?

[@moogoomoogoo5990]

At my local record store day there were just as many women as man at the event.

[@MonieMuse]

thats super good to hear, I always try to encourage the women i know to get back into music. lots of my friends use to play cds, but since then just don't listen to music anymore. when I talk to some of the younger girls they usually have a list of their favorite bands, which is awesome. we're out there!

[@PaulinaAngel]

There is a lot of women vinyl collectors, you just won’t see us on KZbin because some of the men on here tend to come off as creepy and pervy. But we are out there.

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

creepy and pervy? i'm not disagreeing (or maybe i am). if you want to make videos like the daft punk fan here, nothing's stopping you other than believing there are too many guys doing this sort of thing. i'm guessing it's hard to make videos regardless of the topic (even if you know what you're talking about).

[@dansavik7137]

It is very strange, music and records should be for everyone, but tere are exceptions: Taylor Swift´s fan base is mostly female and they buy her records and go to her concerts.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

i feel like i see a lotta women in record stores. especially like college aged. i was in a shop in athens georgia yesterday and it was very crowded and easily half customers were women. but we all know the next big record influencer is peeking over your shoulder there. hahahah.

[@MonieMuse]

my kids are like where’s Waldo in my videos lol . You’re right I do see women out there looking, I browsed for fun for about 5 years never really bought anything. One day I started seeing albums I loved streaming and said I want this in physical form. I caught the bug

[@simonzinc-trumpetharris852]

Because they have got more sense.

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

When I think about it women in general don’t collect stuff at all.

[@andyhudson3495]

I thought it was because women have more sense 🤣👍

[@marksantucci4230]

While your doing research were you still watching other content creators videos commenting and asking questions? I think you meant ASMR the beauty videos , haircutting , spa's I think this is what you mean? so which is better quality the drug store or Sephora? price per quality? commentors on youtube are important I see plenty of girls on you tube last week I saw some girls cd collection she's a younger girl Sofia studios. but your correct their's lots of men that do videos like Jeff, Jt's record room, Mr Boulder, Roger, Tainted Lord but music is different from sports card collecting that you would expect see men making videos. but with music community I expect to see both now sometimes you watch a creators video and they don't get back to you. but there are plenty of woman who make videos. they may be very young but there girls. the medicore guitarast just showed a record haul 17 minute video. we totally understand how busy you are and are wondering why this video is 2 weeks from your last 2 more weeks would be fine if you waited 4 weeks that's fine but yeah we understand how busy you are. so does your dad collect vinyl or cd's or basicly it's music shared by him and your mom?

[@MonieMuse]

I was trying to come up with 10 reasons lol and needed help so I asked around. My parents started finding records at the thrift stores, they have a small collection but my mom just got a cd player and loves it. It’s nice adding music back into life. That’s really good to hear more music channels by girls. Oh as for the make up, I found Sophia and drug store make up is all the same to me, I don’t notice a jump in quality, but I keep it simple, I try to find products that isn’t super toxic , which is hard . I try to post a video every month and if I’m lucky twice , I am not consistent at all.

[@marksantucci4230]

@@MonieMuse My parents don't buy music anymore they barely put on their cds they have that yellow portable player in their kitchen and don't put on any cd's.. they have a ton of albums from years ago on cd.

[@2bin]

Reason xxx: too many "well actually guys". I.e., "Well actually": - vinyl sounds better than digital - Crosley will ruin your records - this is technically their 2nd album, because their debut ep is considered their first album - etc.

[@dansavik7137]

In addition, when you make an album or a single, you are missing out most women who would like your music. And also almost all of the music reviewers on the internet are men.

[@MonieMuse]

wow! that's so good I never thought of that, the reviews are lead by the men's taste, when I share an album I love and it seems like no one likes them but then I go to their concert and its packed with fans!

[@kwd-kwd]

don't pinch the records!!! learn how to slide it into your hand without putting your finger tips on the playing surface of your records. (:

[@ForTheRecord84]

Maybe women aren’t as nostalgic? Women tend to be more practical? IDK hopefully that’s not taken offensively

[@memyselfmyvinyl894]

Im going to generalize here, but when I go to concerts or music festivals, I tend to see a 60/40 or even a 70/30 split of men to women. I just think men put more overall investment (time and money) into music. I totally agree with your last statement, music is for everybody.

[@danielgeiger7739]

If you look at it from sensations, there is visual (books), auditory (music), touch (craft), and taste/smell (food). I know a lot of women who are avid readers, but few men. The reverse is true for music. Why? Don't know, but there seems to be a dichotomy between reading (book clubs are all by women) and music (audio channels mainly men). I know one millennial woman who's into 78s, and one fellow GenXer (I'm at the bottom, she's at the top) who is into (post-)punk. I only know one guy record collector (music journalist in CH). As a guy, I just do my thing with music, share on my insta account. Interestingly, I am much more a writer, would never do KZbin.

[@oldskool1979]

More men have the collecting DNA.. lol jokes. I think cuz we have more money to spend on collecting because we dont spend it on clothing shoes and nails hair etc etc etc

[@stevekrasz1]

I think it’s due to the fact that collecting things in general has always been way more of a fascination with guys more than girls. I don’t know the exact reasons why but it goes with collecting anything. It’s more of a hobby that veers towards men for some reason. It’s like, how many women will you meet that collect baseball cards, or action figures? Comic books? If you go to a comic book store. Or a convention or whatever, I guarantee you will meet way more men there than women. Why? I dunno. I guess it’s just more of a guy thing. It’s funny isn’t it? I can’t explain why, but it’s just the way it is. Guy’s love collecting things way more than women do. And it’s always been that way and we maybe will never know the exact reasons why. like my wife. She thinks I’m crazy for collecting action figures, movies, and records. She doesn’t collect anything. She’s just not into it she says.

[@Tojazzer]

The way you handle that record is the stuff of boyfriends' nightmares.

[@Coneman3]

It always seems that when women have hobbies, it’s for a related reason, and never for it’s own sake. Is it the yin and Yang?

[@dansavik7137]

I think women are going to concerts more instead of buying the record.