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Graham Shevlin's avatar

I refuse to use streaming services because they rip off artists. So i buy physical media where possible or pay over suggested price for downloads from co-op sites like Bandcamp.

The music industry is utterly, dysfunctionally FUBB.

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Yale Evelev's avatar

Boy I have a lot to say here, but I’ll keep it short. Yes the majors don’t want to be in manufacturing. Yes the majors only care about streaming. But people who buy records and don’t have turntables are basically buying a tshirt. That is not a record buyer. Vinyl is a luxury object, so are many turntables and home stereos at this point. There are people who want lps but the fact is, and I’ve said it before, 60 million people pay to stream in the US. Such a minuscule comparative amount buy vinyl. It’s no longer, and never will be again, the premier music format. It’s there if you want, like making your own pickles, or learning how to butcher, it’s a way to connect to a different time and a different sound. Most people, including those who buy records without turntables, don’t really care. There’s no need to -woe is me- vinyl. It’s doing what it supposed to do, which is allow those types of people who want to listen to records, learn who the artist and producer is, and after 20 minutes get up and put on another one. The phone does that without all the work. The past way we used vinyl won’t repeat, why would it.

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