Why I Love Vinyl

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

I like the word 'I' in the title instead of those mind numbing mass produced KZbin videos this feels genuine

[@AugustRx]

Why We Love Vinyl.. Yeah that doesn't feel right too youtubey

[@ibikun5493]

Don’t get mad when he says “you” . It’s just a title

[@ileutur6863]

​@@ibikun5493Missing the point

[@andreylucass]

Calm down man

[@muliebris6338]

I like vinyl because the little circle spins around and it spins and I cry happy tears when it spins and it goes spinny spinny and then it stops spinning and I cry sad tears

[@Mr-wd2wn]

:)

[@GibusWearingMann]

I have a similar love for the medium of CDs, and a surprising amount of this resonates with me. Physical media really is, and always will be, something special.

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

Another CD fan here. I briefly considered vinyl when I heard of its revival but prices were already ridiculous. I have a few records that I kept as souvenirs from the old times but that's it.

[@IsuiGtz]

Same. It's actually poverty the thing that has kept me from Vinyl all these years. Prices are absolutely ludicrous. So I have CDs instead.

[@Takato]

Same, bro. As Isui said above, vinyl prices and turntable prices are stupid, so I resorted to CDs. But I still love them none the less.

[@cameronlloyd9752]

Vinyl Records forced me to interact with music differently from how I was used to. A greater sense of intentionality and patience. It's caused me to think more closely about why the artists made the choices they did. This has changed the way I interact even with streamed music - listening to full albums rather than playlists or random "stations". It has given me deeper appreciation of albums I'd grown up listening to over and over on CD. Dark Side of the Moon takes on new meaning when "The Great Gig in the Sky" ends with silence instead of jumping into "Money". Same with Zeppelin IV and "Stairway to Heaven".

[@UltimateBreloom]

Similar with I want you (She's so heavy) on Abbey Road. The growing crescendo of instrumentation and white noise only to suddenly cut to silence. Flip it over and it's like the relief of Here Comes the Sun.

[@aprildoughty6119]

@@UltimateBreloom very true but only on vinyl. The same album on cassette they actually rearranged the order of the album to make the album fit onto this format. Thus running the entire feeling of the album and losing that continuity, i can't believe that did that to an amazing album that is very justly considered one of the best of all time

[@RetNemmoc555]

"Intentionality" is a good way of describing the experience. Playing an album is a ritual that I haven't experienced for decades. I still have about 250 albums in pristine condition, but I've put off replacing my turntable for so long, I've gotten used to the albums just sitting there on a wardrobe shelf.

[@prometheustv6558]

That’s why Metallica put their ballady songs at track 4 because that was the end of the a side.

[@Billiamwoods]

Kind of a random and weirdly particular detail. Like, yeah, the technology and mediums of the time impact how albums are/were made, that's kind of where the concept of an album came from. Not saying you're wrong for liking that, but it makes me think of albums that lose something in having to be flipped over or turned. Like, Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay. Part of the joke of the album is that, while it doesn't musically loop, you can technically have it on repeat infinitely because it starts and ends on the same drone and the singer, Mica, trying to make up Matt (the other member of the duo). And also there's that thing about how Igor by Tyler, the Creator can be seen as looping due to how the last song ends on an inconclusive note, which is then resolved by the first song on the album. Both of these arguably work best on digital where you don't have to flip the vinyl or whirr back the tape or CD

[@cpmcguire]

As an avid record collector myself, I find this video very touching… thank you so much for uploading.

[@parkie101010]

All of this. Great stuff as alway.

Record Collector...NOT the material Vinyl!1 Records!

[@cpmcguire]

@ that’s what I meant.

[@cpmcguire]

@xD1zzyDaV3x I honestly have to think more about that, but I have a mono copy of “Pet Sounds” and an original pressing of Billy Joel’s “Cold Spring Harbor”… both of which I absolutely love.

[@parkie101010]

@xD1zzyDaV3x you see that’s the tough part. I have some pretty rare records in a decent sized collection. If I were to chose though, it’s an old worn copy of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Nothing special, but it was my mom’s. As a kid she’d play ‘Don’t think twice, it’s alright’ on guitar as a kid of lullaby to me. She’s since passed. That record with all its pops and where means everything to me.

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

Finally, an intelligent conversation about vinyl. I do prefer the sound of vinyl but it's far too fragile a medium for me. That said, I did keep my vinyl collection while everybody else was throwing theirs out. I still prefer properly mastered digital, and modern audio engineers are starting to figure out how to make digital sound "analog" but it's missing the one thing I love most about vinyl records-THE ART. I've spent thousands of hours with the packaging in my hands and songs in my ears. That's how I fell in love with art and why I became a professional artist.

[@NathanDudani]

"Starting" -> see DSD

[@jamesdean5095]

The irony that the more advanced our audio recording formats became, the smaller the artwork became, is really sad. Vinyl > CD > List item on an app... and what does that do to the art of album cover design 😢

[@mrbwa1]

This reminds me so much of why I shoot photos on film. A lot of the same process is there: the patience, the deliberate choices due to limitations and the social aspect of talking to others about their cameras and seeing their photos.

[@Groovegandalf]

I love that you ended it with Gustav Holst. The planets is such a remarkable piece and gets overlooked too often.

[@IsuiGtz]

What orchestra is playing in the track he chose for the video? does anybody know? I want to hear that one specifically.

[@jnnx]

George Lucas and “Jazzy” John Williams didn’t overlook “The Planets”, SON!

[@ukatofarticus9046]

Wouldn’t say it’s overlooked, probably the most popular classical suite nowadays along with Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky stuff

[@danziker]

We bought an Images and S 11:47 sounds book to my baby daughter with "The Planets" and she loves Mars XD

[@N8R_Quizzie]

I listen to CD's for convenience, price, and size, but some of my favorite artists don't sell CD's so I have about 10 Vinyls that sit there, but it's definitely the proper way to admire an album.

[@nekopunk]

I think I fell in love with vinyl the day I opened my dad's "axis: as bold as love" for the first time. Man, that gatefold is a piece of art...

[@nekopunk]

And probably one of the happiest days of my life was when I had one of my pictures in the sleeve of a record this year

[@aprildoughty6119]

Dont forget about sgt. Pepper's, side 1 ending with for the benefit of mr. Kite with its circus envitonment, then coming back on side 2 with the zen like , zitar laden within you and without you . The affect is not possible on a disc

You fell in love with RECORDS. NOT THE MATERIAL VINYL.

[@nekopunk]

@ no, I fell in love with the vinyl format. I had been listening to records my whole life. I had my own cassette and CD collection, and I was the geek kid who always carried his Walkman to highschool field trips packed with Pink Floyd, Ray Charles and Elvis at age 13. I fell in love with VINYL when I put my hands in my dad's collection and discovered the gatefolds, the tactile experience and the ritual surrounding it. So don't try to lecture me about my own experience. And now, go fuck yourself.

[@TheDiabeticGameMaster]

My brother recently took me to my first proper metal show, one where he actually convinced me to get into the pit. That shit changed my life. And, being the excellent person that he is, he not only paid for the concert but he insisted that we hit up the merch booth and that he buy us anything our hearts desired. And, my fool ass was determined to get the concert exclusive release of Dethalbum IV. I strapped that shit to my belt and took it with me through the maelstrom at the center of that whirlwind of human bodies in the pit and now the sleeve is all bent and dinged. But, man. I wouldn’t have it any other way. What a cool memory and what a cool reminder of a night that I never want to forget!

[@RockyPeroxide]

That's awesome! Btw, your username is also awesome, I'm also a diabetic GM ^^

[@TheDiabeticGameMaster]

Why, thank you! Glad to know there are more of us out there; storytelling is the perfect sport for those of us what got the Sugarfoot! lol.

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

As long as the record itself is intact it's all good, the condition of the sleeve now is just a bonus and a great physical representation of the memories of that day!

[@JPWillson]

Ayo who let this man cook? He was supposed to cook some fast food KZbin video but ended up giving us a fine dinning poetic audiovisual banquet

[@nattmazzoni]

my best friend is a fantastic party host, but he was getting frustrated at people taking over the playlists he so carefully curated for his parties to put on their own suff. So for the past two years he switched from bluetooth speakers to a turntable, and people are free to take any records they have at home and put them on, because it puts an extra layer of effort to change the music and thus, people started paying more attention and getting to really know the music each of us love, instead of the latest fad they have on spotify. His parties have never been better.

[@pjetrs]

That’s awesome! But I can imagine there has to be a strict “no beverages near the turntables” policy

[@oelarnes]

The main reason we use and love vinyl is something I haven’t seen touched on. It takes up space and visibility in our home and therefore is a part of our life. Specific records and songs are a recurring thread in our home life, and when my daughter grabs a random record out of the cabinet I know it is going to be something meaningful to me or my wife that I can share, and that a new memory will be created that will be resurfaced months or years from now. The space it occupies is both a signifier of value and an intentional intrusion on our future consciousness.

WE love RECORD COLLECTING!

[@joshuarosen8298]

One of my favorite things is to reach into my record store's 1$ record bin and pick something at random. Sometimes I find something I really enjoy like Hoyt Axton, but it's amazing to just, resurrect something something near the edge of being forgotten and hold a tangible thing that says this artist was here.

[@bukiswe]

I just recently inherited my fathers vinyl collection, it goes back 55years. Growing up having it in our livingroom and now being able to share it my own kids, sittning down and adding a new chapter to lay on top of all of the memories makes me feel so rich. Thank you for a great video, cheers from sweden.

[@stuartp8658]

One of the things I realised recently is that by purchasing an album, you have made an investment, therefore you have an interest in getting a return on that investment. That means that even if the album doesn't immediately grab you, you will give it further listens. Some of my favourite albums took several listens before I really got into them. I wonder how many great albums I have missed these days because I took a listen via a streaming service, didn't connect initially and moved on to something else.

[@Billiamwoods]

No offense, but as common of a reason as this is, it's such a weird thing for me. Maybe I'm weird, but I don't need to pay for something to decide whether or not it's worth my time, and I'd rather not risk paying for something I don't want just because I might end up enjoying something I didn't initially. Also, you talk about how easy it is to find new albums almost as a negative. People in the 80s would've killed to have the ability to have thousands of albums on command without having to pay for something just so they could hear one single, or take a risk on a possibly bad album. I guess the answer here is somewhere in the middle. I've listened to some albums I didn't love at first, but I still come back to them because they're still there. I guess it's just about developing taste and patience, which I think I have. More intentionality is good, but that's a pretty expensive form of self-control.

[@rockbeatspaper1]

Holy shit Poly. You have made me emotional. If there wasn’t such a true feeling behind this video it would seem pretentious but I can tell you mean everything you said. You have rekindled my love of vinyl. Back to adding to my 200+ collection. Thank you for this video. Didn’t know I needed to hear this.

[@ratbones620]

Owning physical records has changed the way I listen to music. Nowadays, I find myself listening through full albums more than listening to playlists that I’ve made. It seriously increased my patience when I came to music.

[@stereocd4516]

the same happened to me. i almost entirely stopped listening/creating playlists and now just let myself dive into an entire LP without pauses. i keep telling people that LP's were made for a reason. for you to listen to the entire experience

[@davidhagedorn5009]

What about CDs? You don't even have to turn it over.

[@ThePhilTorretto]

I too have come full circle back to vinyl in the last 3 years. Started with vinyl in 1976 with my first record player my parents bought me when I was 6. Vinyl Albums and the music on them were magical to me. I’ve been music obsessed ever since. I collected hundreds of albums from ‘77-‘87 but when the CD revolution hit I discarded all but a handful of them…thinking vinyl was dead…long live the digital music revolution. I will say the iPod release in 2002 was the true revolution…being able to carry my ENTIRE CD collection in my pocket was next level sci-fi portable music we only dreamed of while listening to our mix tapes on our Walkmen in the 80’s. But through it all there was an “experiential” element to vinyl that all other formats lacked. And it is absolutely that physical interaction with music. That ritual of picking the album, taking it from the cover and sleeve, putting on the turntable and dropping the needle that is so satisfying. And the conscious decision to say “I’m going to listen to this now” and sitting down and really listening to the album you just selected. Nothing beats it…except for now being able to have all of human recorded music in my pocket at all times…that’s pretty magical too. Thanks for this video…I’d post a picture of my vinyl set up now if I could.

[@ethansomething9428]

Polyphonic on the top of his game atm

[@ugosmith7529]

That vinyl hiss is part of what does it for me

[@Minnevan]

And the crackle

[@Dschoanig]

And the silence before the music starts

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

I remember my dad asking me if I wanted his old vinyls when I was about 15 and of course I was just completely focused on something else at the time and gave him a quick "No I'm good" and he trucked them off to some yard sale or whatever. Fast forward about two years and I got into vinyls and really without his influence I ended up listening to pretty much exactly the music he had. There were Sabbath albums, Zeppelin, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Stones and a bunch of good folk and blues and an assortment of other records some of which were kind of rare as I've discovered retrospectively. I still beat myself up about it lol I also love the act of just going to a record store to browse the cases, not just ordering a specific record online and that's that. As you said you may have something in mind but find something you didn't even know you wanted. And personally I'd say the feeling of going to a record store while listening to an album you don't own in your headphones only to coincidentally find that same album on vinyl is hard to beat.

[@italyball2166]

That final insertion of Holst's Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity is breathtaking. The complexity of the trombones in the Spannung of the song just makes everything so triumphant; it's perfect to narrate the feelings you were experiencing in the video. We heard loud and clear, Mr. Polyphonic

[@glennvanderburg8708]

I came here to say much the same thing. Just perfect.

[@srpedrogoizu]

After being a subscriber for more than three years, I gotta give you my deep and honest thanks man. Thank you for offering some of the most beautiful, most deep and most aesthetically pleasing videos on the whole of the internet. Since your legendary video on John Bonham, you've drastically changed the way I appreciate music, from turning on my headphones to silence the silence, to enjoying every crisp detail there is to hear from an amazing drumbeat, a cool guitar solo or some profound lyrics. Thank you polyphonic, for changing the way I listen to music, one of the core fundamentals of my life and how I percieve it.

[@pigeononbread5477]

I've been on a sort of quest to gather the entire vinyl discography of a band I really enjoy called camel, and it's been an extremely amazing journey of discovering everything about the band, and discovering other bands along the way.

[@OffLeatherWings]

Personally, I like CDs better, not only because I grew up with them, but also because I just like putting the CD in and not having to worry about flipping to another side or anything for the entire album. But for vinyls, I love looking at all the artwork on the cover and inside, it’s an experience no other form of listening to music else can replicate. Also, I love the old-school vintage feeling of hearing the record scratch. And of course I regularly stream music because of its convenience. I don’t understand why people like to act like it’s one or the other, you can listen to music in as many different ways as you want.

[@789theguy]

10:08 This has really become a huge paranoia of mine. I am terrified of the prospect that my digital music library, that I've spent years cultivating, could just disappear one day out of my control leaving only my physical collection as all thats left. There are so many niche songs that I've found in the most unexpected places that will never be printed on disc or vinyl that I would just lose and forget about. This is my roman empire for sure.

[@DistantLights]

I love the cover art of Vinyl records the most, and the thought that goes into the record design. Gatefold covers became an art form. Plus the pops and cracks feel great on the ear.

[@davidhagedorn5009]

The pops and crackles feel good to the ears?

[@biosportpro]

Another sensational video Mr. Phonic. A really fascinating read is How Music Got Free by Stephen Witt. He spends a lot of time delving into the complex nature of compressing the audio files into MP3’s w/ minimal audio loss. A truly fascinating read. Keep up the incredible work. G

[@cjc363636]

Thanks for that book tip! Haven't read/listened to a book on music tech or biz since Appetite for Self-Destruction by Steven Knopper. Anyway, it's about the history of recorded music from Death of Disco, through CDs, to Napster. It's excellent.

[@gabrielhunt1797]

Absolutely beautiful video! Record shopping itself is an awesome experience with no digital counterpart, discovering obscure music you never would be recommended online, or digging for stuff you had long forgotten about is so much fun.

[@Billiamwoods]

I mean, you have websites like RYM, many different forums, Soundcloud and Bandcamp that either have the ability to give you new music, or in the case of Bandcamp are (or, at least were) built around giving smaller artists a platform to push their music. Plus you have all of the streaming algorithms created to push more similar music to you For the record, I don't really use Bandcamp, so I don't know if it has gotten worse since they changed ownership and had all the layoffs.

[@jaredvennett4036]

As I watch this masterpiece, it eloquently captures everything I’ve ever wanted to express to a non-vinyl collector. As the proud owner of over 5000 vinyl records (and still expanding my collection), I always strive to maintain the spirit of preserving it, intending to pass it down to my future children. While engrossed in this experience, I’ve found myself engaged in debates with individuals who incessantly argue that listening to vinyl isn’t the “purest” form of enjoying music, citing the limitations of the human ear in capturing certain Hz frequencies. They criticize the expenditure on what they perceive as “useless” large machines and a mere disk accompanied by a booklet, suggesting the ability to experience everything via their phones with a quality pair of headphones. Yet here I am, dedicated to maintaining the cleanliness of my collection, while seeking to comprehend my profound affection for these “hassles,” rituals, and the meditative experience within my cherished sanctuary. Amidst these debates, I find solace in the intimate connection, the ritualistic charm, and the serene sanctuary that envelops me whenever I immerse myself in the crackling melodies of my cherished vinyl collection-a passion transcending the mere act of listening, but an ode to an art form that resonates deeply within my soul. Thank you for this video.

[@thehearingaid]

I respect this, though i think i'd cripple myself financially if I got too hooked onto it. As a teenager I owned around 500CDs before just collecting digitally, And lastfm tells me i listen to around 17,000 artists. CDs and digital aren't as nice as owning records though, so I do keep a small personal collection of my favourites. Which does really need a few new additions now i think about it :D

[@krlayne]

This commentary is spot on. There is an intentionality that comes with listening to vinyl that does not come from other modes of music listening. You have to purposely pick up the record, take it out of its sleeve and put it on the turntable and lower the needle. Even if that music is being used as background filler, there is still the knowledge that the flip is coming, thus it pulls your ear in to make that turn. Amazing stuff.

[@livetowin8100]

Something I consider an advantage of vinyl and a hip hop artist pointed this out, I think it was Ice T? Listening to a vinyl makes you listen to the whole album, you get to listen to deep cuts that you wouldn’t listen to on streaming. You can find a Diamond in the Rough by doing this because you can’t skip songs and you appreciate albums more because of this, I think so at least. Another great thing about vinyls too is the colors they can come in, so many cool colors and designs for so many artists it makes them even more appealing to analyze and look at while it spins.

[@colbyjack8721]

The sound too! There’s something that sounds more real about vinyl than a super polished digital recording. I find this sound of “perfection” in a lot of newer music turns me off of it. The ultra-clean sound just gives a sterile quality to even the most unique sound. I also love the act of just listening straight through an album and taking the whole thing as an experience.

[@petrvcelak2634]

I'm 28, bought my first turntable, powered speakers and three first vinyl of my favourite band (Depeche mode). I took my time, made a dinner, bought my favourite drink and unpacked everything step by step. I can hardly express the excitement and almost magical moment nervously handling the vinyl with care to not leave any finger prints for the first time, watched the arm with stylus to move and touch the record, then finding out, I forgot to switch sono/phonic and could hear it silently, then I switched it to the right setting and whole room filled with the amazing sound. I felt like a little boy finding out how a new toy works. Really a magical feeling for which I'm gratefull and will remember it.

[@SpookyHerself_]

I like having big album covers.

[@Minnevan]

Valid

[@Joelster-og4pf]

I’ve been borrowing and playing vinyl records since 2016, and I’m a Generation Z. Seeing this video from you makes me so fantastic. Some of your descriptions on the first time you listened to some “classic” albums like Dark Side Of The Moon.. those are the same emotions I had. It’s so wonderful to relate. I still listen digitally, but apart from that, I’d 100% choose vinyl over any other non-streaming format. You’re right. Vinyl just can’t be beat.

[@lawrenrich6419]

Still have some of my originals I bought in the mid 70s .. along with some new ones and some replacement copies. They’re a few of the only things really that I have from that time in my life. That in itself says something about the power of album ownership and the effect of music in our lives.

[@randomperson2113]

The past year I’ve been getting into vinyl collecting. The more I got into it the more records I got and I never understood why I like going to the record store searching for the type of albums I want. Then it hit me it’s because it’s fulfilling to go out and look through dusty records hoping they have the album I’m looking for. For instance I was really wanting Descendents Milo Goes to College on vinyl and I thought I would never find it cause they haven’t reissued the vinyl for a while, but then I looked through my record stores used section and found it and the joy I felt when I found that record was immense.

[@Britbabe53]

Being highschoolers in the 60's and 70's, hubby and I had an extensive vinyl collection. When we downsized into a motorhome in retirement, we entrusted our vinyls to my daughter who is now in her 30's. She discovered Clapton's Journeyman that way and plays it regularly. She was under strict instructions NOT to get rid of our very most precious albums, like the three recorded by fellow high schoolers and the signed copy of Breakfast In America given to me by my youngest son, and my hubby's entire Stones collection. Such memories these discs carry....

[@tecpaocelotl]

My favorite song version is John Lennon's Every Man Has A Woman to Love Him on a single. It focuses on John Lennon's Voice. I only found it on an album single. People always say its on an album, but it's always the version where Yoko is singing louder than John Lennon. Lol. That or the slow remix.

[@Ryan-vw6et]

Hearing you talk about vinyl made me get teary-eyed. It becomes a part of you. It is something you create and use to share yourself with others. Vinyl changed my life . . . (and my bank account) :D

[@slimkilla69420]

My favourite aspect to vinyl/ physical media at large that wasn’t really explicitly touched on in this video is the sense of permanence a physical album has to me. When I deeply enjoy an album, I want to own it physically so I can always have it with me no matter what happens, even when I’m an old man. When I hear a song on Spotify, it just feels like it’s fleeting, and I may not be able to hear that song in even 10 years time. It feels like it could vanish from my life in an instant. But with a vinyl, I can always feel happy that I hold in my hands that piece of music, for the rest of my life.

[@brown-eyedcheese5440]

this is my reason. almost like documentation

[@Billiamwoods]

You say that like vinyl isn't an infamously fussy and breakable form of music. I mean, at least it's not tape.

[@_PuppetMaster86]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@BilliamwoodsIsn't life and love infamously fussy and breakable? That's what makes something beautiful. When it's worth the fuss.

[@DblTap317]

Yea physical objects will make a comeback for this human reason

[@richarddeese1087]

Thanks. I'll always remember the thrill of buying the latest LP from one of my favorite bands. Getting home, peeling off the plastic. Putting it on the turntable, firing up the system, & donning those huge RCA headphones. I'd just sit on the floor, dig the album art, & read every lyric & credit. Now? Everything's disposable. I have plenty of CDs, but I'll always cherish my record collection. I've got records older than me. tavi.

[@apocaloso]

I’m more of a Cd guy, but I’ve really appreciated your video. I like the editing, motion graphic and the passionate narration

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

I remember my first vinyl experience, not unlike your nephew's actually. Back in 2016, we used to go up to my late grandmother's house, where my uncle kept a huge collection of old and new records, both LPs snd singles. He even had two turntables to play them on! I flipped through crate after crate, until I found his old copy of Eagles' "Hotel California." I asked my uncle if he could put it on one of the platters, and what I heard next was pure, nostalgic ecstasy. Every crackle and pop of that worn out record married well with the soft, easy-going music. I was met with an overwhelming sense of amazement and inspiration as the second side ended. From that point onward, I became a vinyl-head. Most trips to Grandma's house were spent sitting back on that comfy couch and watching those records spin. which led me to discover more of such classic artists as Rainbow, Rush, Deep Purple and Aerosmith, just to name a few. I got my first player a couple years later for Christmas - one of those crappy all-in-one players which was serviceable at the time but became more and more troublesome as time went on - and my collection has grown exponentially ever since. It'll never be as wide and expansive as my uncle's, but it's modest enough. And I still get that same warm, fuzzy feeling that I had from listening to New Kid In Town for the very first time.

[@PopPunkApologist]

Finally I can justify spending so much on vinyl! Seriously though, listening to music is such a special experience to me. Holding an album in my hands, taking care of it, cleaning it, waiting for it to arrive in the mail, and knowing it supports the artist a little more makes it worth it in my eyes.

[@thecocomastiux3655]

I really like when artists took advantage of the format. For example how Hounds of Love is really two mini albums. A bunch of killer singles and an incredible story.

[@PedroBroggini]

I cried in the end! Thanks for your best video so far

[@macronencer]

I want to thank you sincerely. I realised after watching this that many of the CDs in my collection (which are mostly ripped and stored in Apple Music) are re-releases of original vinyl (often with bonus tracks). I already had a policy of separating the bonus tracks into a separate "album" called "(album name) (bonus)" and using a lightened version of the cover so I wouldn't confuse the two visually. I wanted to experience the album as originally intended (leaving aside mixing and mastering differences of course - that's another discussion). But now, I've decided to do two other things, where applicable: 1. Find the place where the record was supposed to be flipped and insert a 20-second silent track there (30 seconds for a new disc in a double album), with the same artwork and everything. I call it "FLIPPING THE LP...". Waiting for twenty seconds isn't the same as actually flipping a record, of course I realise that - but it's amazing what a difference it makes to certain albums. I listened to The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968) this way, and immediately noticed the difference in character between the two sides. This is a REVELATION. I'm 58 so I remember LPs, but somehow I'd forgotten this aspect of the experience until you pointed it out. 2. Where there are tracks that have continuous music across a join, VLC inserts that notorious annoying "gap glitch". The reasons are multiple and complicated, and sometimes my fault because some of my CDs were ripped to MP3, so I asked for trouble there. But it's fixable... if re-ripping the CD doesn't help, then one solution is to make two versions of the album, labelled "(normal)" and "(gapless)". The gapless version can be made in audio editing software, with groups of tracks that are supposed to play without a gap manually edited together so that they become a single track (with a long title!). Doing this for all affected albums in my collection is a huge task, and I expect it to take months, if not years... but I now think it might just be worth it. And in some cases I have the vinyl as well, so I can get the full experience with my turntable :)

[@thatplane3865]

A lot of what I like about vinyl I also like about CDs, and right now I think they are the best physical media option for most people. There are players in almost everything, they are still pretty cheap, you can have both a physical and digital version of the music, it is easy and small to play, but still has tactility and often has great bonus stuff like liners or deluxes. Unfortunate that they are so often getting ignored in favor of a limited vinyl release and digital files.

[@silentm999]

I love the ritual of it. The engagement of having to flip the record. The imperfect pops and blips of dust.

[@nevar23]

Excellent video! I was in my early teen years when cassettes started taking over, and I quickly jumped on that train because the idea of easily taking my music everywhere was irresistible to me - not to mention the idea of mix-tapes. I still have a few records from my beginner music junkie years and I do treasure them even though I have no turntable right now. The idea of jumping back into vinyl is tempting, but wow I can see how that would eat my income, lol. Third Man's offerings and bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Kills coming out with amazing vinyl makes it so hard to resist.

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

My favorite physical medium for music are Minidiscs. I love the look and feel of it wchich resembles a cassette, but with much better quality, basically the same as CDs, unlike CDs these won’t scratch. The niche of the format only adds to its charm. Not only it can provide your favorite albums and compilations in decent quality, you can make your own mixtapes, or should I say MixDiscs? And it’s easier than making tapes too.

[@VivekPatel-ze6jy]

Personally, I find CDs to be the best compromise between digital and vinyl. CDs are a physical artifact, uncompressed and high quality, without the distractions of listening on your phone or computer (but you can rip to your computer as a .flac and lose no quality). Vinyl's sound quality is slightly more distorted and maybe warmer than CDs, but good players are expensive, and it's quite a delicate, high maintenance and increasingly expensive hobby. New CDs are about 3x cheaper than new vinyl but deliver better audio quality when played through a good player and speakers.

[@chrisburnell2477]

I regularly get to go to record stores with my daughter who is approaching her 20’s share the joy in when we find something special. I feel so lucky to get to share the love of vinyl with her and the memories will build doing it will be ones I will cherish for the rest of my days.

[@TheVinylGuide]

Fantastic, love these Polyphonic videos and this one hits particularly close to home. Well done mate

[@rowandewitt8567]

this video mightve just finally convinced me to get some records

[@yohann2768]

Masterfully explained ! My journey around vinyl records has been very similar to yours. It's not so much about the fidelity, but more about the active listening, the physical interaction with the object, the storie behind each record.

[@randomdudewholikesmusic1640]

"Why do you buy vinyl?" "Because the artist gets a bigger cut." 🗿

[@moonxliqht]

the thing about a vinyl record is that it forces you to listen to the music. i remember when i got "did you know that there's a tunnel under ocean boulevard" by lana del rey on vinyl. i had listened to the album beforehand, but never really... thought about it, i guess. when i played the record it made me rethink the entire album and really forced me to pay attention to the music. there's something so magical about records and the physical sensation of owning and holding them.

[@pchris]

I love getting KZbin recommendations like this that show me a random subculture I know nothing about and why people like it. Your reasons for why you like vinyl so much sound pretty relatable to why I've liked the small handful of CDs I've bought. The experience of buying a Tool CD and exploring the interesting and unique details they covered it in - the holographics, the transparent layered booklets, even just the rear cover - all things you can't see on Spotify. It's a really cool experience, and the intentionality of playing an entire album and not just a single song thrown into a playlist is very nice. Not to mention I'm really getting sick of not really owning anything in my life. Maybe I should get a CD player so I can listen to my physical music somewhere other than in my ancient cars.

[@HecmarJayam]

YES! Vinyl it expands the canvas for the artist to express and communicate with their audience. Fantastic video!

[@ChristChickAutistic]

It gives me great joy to see younger people discovering the wonders of vinyl. When I was born, vinyl was it. I've seen music go from vinyl to 8 track, cassette, cd, IPod and now streaming, now it's coming full circle back to vinyl. My daughter loves vinyl and both my kids will get my collection when I go Home. Hopefully that's a long time away, lol!

[@Takato]

What you said about the record store is one of the main reasons I collect physical CDs. Most of my CDs were bought on used book stores. You go there, check what they have in store, find a bunch of things you would've never think of buying otherwise, and then expand your horizons on music. I usually buy metal CDs, but from time to time I buy something random just because. $1 for a Seal II CD in good condition? Why not, I know he's a great artist. It's something that can be done on music apps but it's not entirely the same experience, for some reason. Same as for playing the media. Even though CD is also digital, the quality of the sound is so much better than any music app I have tested, even the ones that claim to be hi-fi. Having the booklet in hand, seeing the CD-printed art, having those special editions that come with interviews and artwork, it's so much cooler than simply typing the artists name and hitting play.

[@Bartholomule01]

Been collecting for a little over ten years. Got inspired heavily by the vast collections of Hip-Hop producers who used their records to make their own art through sampling. Especially the Fuse show Crate Diggers was inspiring and hearing albums like Endtroducing... by DJ Shadow knowing how integral digging for records is to the existence of that album. I make plunderphonics myself and am proud to have a sizeable collection of vinyl from my local scene in Minnesota.

[@willbak12345]

What an absolutely touching video, great work!

[@daveschlom4033]

What a lovely video. This took me back to 12 year old me being gifted a stereo turntable and a collection of classical music LPs. Jupiter from The Planets blasted out of my speakers just before Led Zeppelin IV and Close To The Edge. Album artwork became my guiding light at the local record store. Roger Dean is my hero! Thanks for producing this. I miss my record collection.

[@NateHancePiano]

Love this, especially as I’m getting back into vinyl after many years away. For me, a desire to show my young son how music used to be produced

[@rsolsjo]

I'm not into vinyl at all, but I'm incredibly interested in videos just like this one from people who are. Great job!

[@AvAfanfromfrance]

Personally, the main reason I am into vinyl is ownership, and then sharing it. I'm tired and scared of the "subscription or ads" model and I'm glad we're resisting it without compromising the livelihood of the industry and the artists. Also, I can't wait to have kids and share moments with them. A bit of sacralization of the media and what it's about, and that's what brings a certain mystic around music. My generation was the CD era of the late 90's and 2000's. But vinyl has something more than that, and as you said, it pays respect to the sequencing and overall project. It's more engaging, it's more demanding, it takes your time for something you own, to create a moment you own and memories you'll own and share. For a moment, you cut yourself from the modern world, you disconnect and you go into another universe. It's a necessary bubble that our minds sadly too quickly forgot when we got excited about the internet. Some things have been taking wayyy too much space in our lives wayyy too quickly and it's good to rewind a bit.

[@vhcisternas]

I adhere to everything you said. One thing I always feel when dropping the needle is that everytime a record is played it dies a little. The friction will deteriorate its grooves no matter how careful one is. So by giving you its music, it's also dying a little. There's a performatic experience that something beautiful is decaying by granting you those 40 minutes.

[@dustingrant6388]

Incredible vid as always. Nice to see such love for the format yet presented in a realistic tone. So happy the "vinyl sounds better/is superior" days are over. Been collecting before the boom, have run record stores and have "waxed" intellectual on records with so many over the years now, I've arrived to one conclusion: Whatever you like, do it, nothing is better, you simply like it more than something else and that is a wonderful thing. Spin, insert, download, rewind.. No format is pure, but what you get out of it certainly can be. Whatever road gets ya there quickest, I'll pay yer fare to get there. So long you're listening, I feel really that's all that truly matters.

[@mcolville]

For me, the power of vinyl is that is not the fidelity, it's the fact that it encourages **critical listening**. It's not a playlist, you have to put the record on, sit down, and listen to it. Don't bring your phone into the room. You can't fast-forward or skip a track, you have to sit there...and listen. That's when the magic happens. These people didn't make music to be wallpaper, they spend weeks and months writing and recording. You're never gonna hear it all unless you put it on, sit down, and listen.

[@Raxius]

Great video as always- im 19, ive been collecting records for a few years now, this was a great summary of why i love them

[@icecreamget]

I also keep a large digital collection, including rips of all my CDs, and I try to find the most detailed, highest resolution images for all of the album arts. Sometimes I can't find anything better than 400x400, so when I eventually get one of those albums on vinyl and I get to see the art in it's full detail - It's fantastic!

[@allyhewitt1300]

Pretty colours, supporting artists and physically being able to hold something

[@brandonwintpoetry]

OK poet!! There are some beautiful sentences in this piece. Thanks for leaning into that.

[@tommonk7651]

I always loved vinyl, particularly because I love to read the sleeve and learn the lyrics and who wrote, produced and played on a song. The joy of hunting for albums in a record has been lost.

[@michaelchristmas2572]

My family owns a barroom and in the back room is an unholy stack of 45’s that graced the jukebox back in the 60’s. I was very fortunate to inherit all the old rock and roll and classic country songs. It also helped me learn guitar.

[@SMPandanic]

The fact they can come in different colors unlike other forms of media is one thing I love about records as colors are cool!

[@Andrew-bg2ti]

There is nothing like the way you involuntarily hold your breath as you slide the record out of the sleeve with the sense that you're holding something magical...

[@fluidstatic5564]

Holst's the planets was the first record I ever bought, even before I'd picked out a turntable. My copy of Switched On Bach is practically a sacred relic, as Wendy Carlos has removed every digital trace of the album from the internet. I've discovered the chills-inducing flip of Metric's Pagans In Vegas, the sprawling art included with OK Computer, and the bittersweet crackle of a worn down copy of Court and Spark. I only have about 50 records, but I cherish each one, and look forward to every crate dive at my local small secondhand record shop. Each album is a little journey into deep listening, mindfulness, and the thrill of being carried through an entire album as if on a river.

[@omershiloh5678]

My first and only experience listening to a vinyl was Dark Side at my aunt house. It was amazing, but I couldn't afford this hobby, so I dropped it for a few years. After Joni Mitchell left Spotify I couldn't bear anymore the fact that I don't one a fiscal copies of my favorite music, I still can't afford vinyl so I start collecting CDs. They aren't worthy replacement, but they give you about half of the experience.

[@retromusings]

Wow. Thanks for this fantastic video. I enjoy playing vinyl for nostalgic reasons. I grew up with vinyl, just before cds came onto the scene. One thing for sure, it is a very different experience from streaming music for the reasons you highlighted in the video.

[@squorlple7763]

Great video! Your commentary touches on some brilliant and nuanced points that are missed with the digital norm these days. Many of the points, such as the flipping on the record, runtime limitations, material ownership, the grandeur of a large piece of art, and the modern money-driven algorithms, are considerations that I made with the album that I put out last year, which is designed to be accentuated in each the vinyl and CD media (although it is currently only digital due to financial and demand reasons).

[@isaacccol6754]

this brought me to tears. Thank you for sharing and putting into words why exactly I love this medium.

[@BeamTheChao]

I grew up with shelves of records since I was born, but we couldn't play them because our old player needle broke and with the decline of all things vinyl in the 90s, I assumed we'd never get to fix the machine and Id never get to hear what was on any of those albums. I would spent hours looking at the art on the covers like Pokemon cards and I remember being really sad that CDs and Cassette art was so tiny! Now I have my own record collection starting and I can finally put those records back on! P.s. I love your use of Holst's The Planets: Jupiter in the second part of the vid, because I love classical and opera and have lately been collecting vinyls of them whenever I can find them. it made me think of how much fun I have bringing my haul up to the checkout at the record store and seeing the clerk's face as I buy a bunch of Wagner and Glass recordings alongside a Hawkwind album!

[@vi.m.h]

Bringing music into a physical space through vinyl turns listening into an activity for me, rather than something to put in the background. It makes the experience so much more enjoyable, I really love records.

[@bisket2003]

Started collecting in the late 90's, and the early 2000's were most epic in getting so much black gold for nearly free. It's still warped my mindset on buying used vinyl to this day though.

[@victorrt93]

I think you really encapsulated very well the love for vinyl, but me as a person that grew up with CDs, can feel identified with many of the feelings and sharing capacities that vinyl has, also with CDs... I even believe that CDs sound similar or even better than vinyl now in the digital era, and my collection looks better with all the cover spines actually being readable. I think the love for physical music can be shared by both vinyl and CD fans :)

[@xAngelsOfHellx]

The vinyl resurgance has brought me to appreciate all physical forms of music, as I now collect Vinyl, CDs and Tapes, and would collect 78 Shellacs and 8-Tracks if I had the means of playing them.

[@danman1950]

You discussing how meaningful it is to discuss the music with friends while listening through your vinyl collection made me realize i should probably get a stereo system. I usually listen to vinyls alone via headphones but on the off chance a friend has an interest, it might be worth the investment

[@macronencer]

Awesome to hear Jupiter in the middle there. One of the most amazing works of music in history. I love it so much!

[@mykilahsenwilliamsdorsey1495]

As a person who has listened to music avidly and constantly since the mid 1970s I have owned hundreds of albums. I get it, kids today like the novelty of using a turntable. It reminds me of people who like going camping. It’s fun for people who never had to spend a night in the freezing cold because they didn’t have a warm suburban house to fall asleep in every night. Give me digital sound at my fingertips any day of the week. As far as the industry ripping off artists through streaming, it’s just another way the wealthy music moguls held back or stole music from young black musicians for decades. I’m glad young people enjoy records today, but I lived through those decades and I never want to go back to searching for music I can’t find or having my favorite album scratched.

[@yanni2586]

Is there any chance of getting those designs on a t-shirt

[@liguy181]

For years I went back and forth on whether I should start a vinyl collection or a cd collection. I decided to go with cds, some of the reasons being that you can download the music on a computer, you still get the physical ownership and the liner notes, they're cheaper, and I already owned a cd player. The criticisms made about the two sides really only apply to those classic albums from the 60s and 70s. I recently got the I'm In Your Mind Fuzz album and you don't really notice the "two sides." The transition from Hot Water to Am I In Heaven? is a lot less stark than I Want You to Here Comes The Sun cause the band released it with the idea that most people would be listening digitally This isn't to knock you or anyone else for liking vinyl, just sharing my two cents

[@bobsbigboy_]

i love it when i can support an independent record store

[@SeltaebEht]

I miss so much living in a enough spacious place. My vinyl collection has been stored in a box for almost 7 years.