We have a modest collection of records whose sole purpose seems to be to collect dust. In an age where you can fit hundreds of these large black platters on something that can fit in the palm of your hand, to say records are obsolete is an understatement. However, there is something comforting and nostalgic about the feel of music played from a record. The warm sound, the hiss and pops, it has a personality that an mp3 file can't replicate. I guess that's why we'll have these records and the player around forever, but the cassettes and 8 tracks are nowhere to be seen.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Spin the Black Circle
We have a modest collection of records whose sole purpose seems to be to collect dust. In an age where you can fit hundreds of these large black platters on something that can fit in the palm of your hand, to say records are obsolete is an understatement. However, there is something comforting and nostalgic about the feel of music played from a record. The warm sound, the hiss and pops, it has a personality that an mp3 file can't replicate. I guess that's why we'll have these records and the player around forever, but the cassettes and 8 tracks are nowhere to be seen.
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Jay, we have even more in common! I too have a huge collection. There's a record show in the burbs on Sunday. You should check it out.
Eric P.
That stack of records looks pretty familiar!! Especially with the dust... though I must admit that I DO have a few cassettes lying around SOMEHWERE too (no 8 tracks anymore though). XXXOOO, Kath
Add to the mp3 being played on a cell phone or another portable device that will not even give any depth to the music, just a shallow souless playback. Its sad to think that the quantity of files and ability to play them back anywhere has pushed quality aside.
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