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The most important phrase in this entire video "you own it"

I salute hearing a young person explain how sometimes physical media isn't just a retro, trendy or enhanced way to experience recorded music.  Even in 2024 - sometimes it is the only way to hear it.

Possibly. But in about 10-15 years the younger generation will discover or inherit their parents CD collections and their eyes will widen with wonder. No crackle, no pop, incredible dynamic range, cool silver discs, kitchy little cases which look so neat lined up like tokens on a shelf... and the whole circle will start again.

I'm 74, and just re-entered the vinyl world.  I still have many of the albums I purchased in the 60s and 70s.

I will proudly add one of yours to my collection.

I am a 72 years old music fan, who had forgotten the joy of just listening. Recently I ran into someone I haven't seen this high school. After the usual "how are yous" he said how much he missed coming to my house and listening to a new album, and so did I. I am now making time to listen to old, and new, music. Thanks for the reminder.

My first adult album of my own was Micheal Jackson's Thriller at age 8 in 1985.
At that same time my stepdad started allowing me to iisten to his vinyl collection of Beatles, Pink Floyd, Elo, Queen, etc.
There is nothing like a Record. The lyric sleeve. The art.

Writing an album with the vinyl idea in mind provides an opportunity for better storytelling, especially if writing a concept album. Two sides to an album on vinyl means there are essentially two opening tracks and two closing tracks as well as an intermission.

I often go to Asia and I pick up Japanese vinyl when i can. I love knowing that someone once bought it over there and probably never thought it would wind up in my collection in England.

If you like classical music then CDs were a huge improvement from records. The crackles and pops were a big distraction with so many quiet sections of music.

I am a 69 year old musician. I still have a turntable and stereo. I love it. I have waited all my life to have my own studio and now that I do record, it is all so different now that I have to do so much for so little gain. I still love recording though. Thank you so much for this video.

I’ve gone full circle from vinyl through CDs, MP3, streaming and now back to vinyl. I also take time to listen to a whole album on headphones. Wonderful.

Just about to turn 25, got loads of records and two technic 1200s for djing it's my life along with my mpc. I'll never stop collecting music.

I loved buying a record and spending time listening to it while reading the lyrics on the inner sleeve and analyzing the cover or photos. Cassette tapes and CDs still had that a bit, but smaller. And when mp3 players came out, the idea of a player with “no moving parts” seemed so much better. It wasn’t until later, that you realize the loss.
A crackle sound on a record used to be a flaw that you didn’t want to hear, and now the positive meaning of it makes it an invited guest.

I'm never going back to  the skips, crackle, and pop of vinyl. My 1st CD was Sgt. Pepper and I haven't bought an LP since then. I'm still buying CDs, dear Mary. Your's is already in my collection.

Love the video, I'm 65 and one of my favorite things to do is to sit in the sweet spot in front of my speakers and listen to pink floyd, lights dimmed and a nice drink in hand. My kids used to think I was crazy but now that there older they understand what actually listening to music is.

My world of music mostly started with CDs. Everything you described with LPs I have experienced with CDs, I miss it sometimes. I still have my entire CD collection, 4 gigantic Case Logic books that I’ll never get rid of. The new streaming services have really been amazing, I discover new old music all the time.

I still have all my albums. Hundreds of them, multiple copies of my favorites. Back in the seventies all we did was get high and listen to albums. Going to record stores was amazing. lucky for me here in n.j. we still have a decent amount of record stores.

I remember when my mum bought me The White Album for my birthday, changed my life. I gave it to my daughter. A while back we had a wifi outage and we sat in her room and listened to it, it was like going back to the early 90s, sitting around together listening to music.

I lived this in the 70s and 80s.  Anticipation, excitement, the hope of lyrics written on the inside cover, and the surprise of a hidden gem on the B side.  The measure of a teen was their album collection.  We forgave the pops and cracks.  I suspect not "just listening" is why lyrics are far less important today.  Be proud; creating an LP is like giving birth to your soul.  My late mother, a talented amateur artist, painted the album covers of Point of Know Return and Some Enchanted Evening on my request.  Priceless in my heart.