Some people believe it’s ‘old and in the way’ but vinyl continues to influence artists and music buyers across the globe. Paul Rigby begins the first in a three part series looking at vinyl’s unique take on the music industry, the retail industry and why it currently occupies an iconic place in the hearts of many music fans


theaudiophileman.com/a-case-for-vinyl-part-1/
theaudiophileman.com/a-case-for-vinyl-part-2/
theaudiophileman.com/a-case-for-vinyl-part-3/

1: SOUND QUALITY
2: THE FACT THAT YOU OWN YOUR MUSIC
3: FREEDOM OF CHOICE FROM INFLUENCERS OF MY CHOICE
4: THE LP PRODUCES BEAUTIFUL LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF TIME
5: THERE’S A SATISFACTION IN PHYSICAL PRODUCT AND A PLEASANT WEIGHT IN A VINYL ALBUM

6: ANTI-PIRACY
7: ART
8: TRACK ORDER
9: ART FOR ART’S SAKE

10: IDENTITY
11: MOOD
12: LOVE MARKS
13: RESPECT
14: THE VINYL SINGLE
15: GRAVITAS

A rather breathless rave. I notice a few typos. More in his Topping DAC review too.
But as for 15: Gravitas
"Vinyl gives music gravitas. You feel guilty if you physically ‘skip’ a vinyl track."

I have never felt guilt about quickly sorting out my favourite tracks, and indeed, keeping an LP just for that one track, or maybe a few only.

Ha ! No guilt when skipping tracks, albeit easier with CD, programmable playlists are a boon.

Especially when you have an album like John Lennon's Double Fantasy