Having dug out some of my old records on the weekend got me thinking about the comparison between new bikes vs. retro and cd vs. vinyl. I reckon it's a pretty good analogy
-Vinyl tends to have that certain something you never quite get with a compact disc, especially good vinyl (i.e. a good bike) with a good hifi (i.e. rider!)
-Playing something on vinyl is somehow always more of an 'occasion' than playing a CD
-Vinyl is collectable
-Some people collect it but never play it
-A knackered old record will always be worse than an equivalent CD
-As soon as CDs became available a lot of people chucked their vinyl
Of course the analogy breaks down in a few places, after all vinyl to cd was a definite distinction whereas new vs retro is somewhat arbitrary. Still it's an interesting thought. Discuss.
-Vinyl tends to have that certain something you never quite get with a compact disc, especially good vinyl (i.e. a good bike) with a good hifi (i.e. rider!)
-Playing something on vinyl is somehow always more of an 'occasion' than playing a CD
-Vinyl is collectable
-Some people collect it but never play it
-A knackered old record will always be worse than an equivalent CD
-As soon as CDs became available a lot of people chucked their vinyl
Of course the analogy breaks down in a few places, after all vinyl to cd was a definite distinction whereas new vs retro is somewhat arbitrary. Still it's an interesting thought. Discuss.