Top 10 vinyl only releases from Brooklyn’s Halcyon Record Shop: When an avid record collector gets their hands on a coveted vinyl only release it feels like striking gold. For a DJ, it is the important to unlocking a brilliant and unsuspecting mix. As the vinyl boom continues to sweep the music business, the culture surrounding it is as powerful as ever with vinyl-only labels serving up practically nothing but high quality, distinctive releases. Fueled by a passion for wax, labels like Perlon, Beste Modus, White Material, Mood Hut, Waxtefacts, Deconstruct and a host of other people are showcasing dedication to the craft and propelling the medium into the future.
Best of San Diego: Vinyl Junkies Record Swap vs. San Diego Metal Swap Meet: The resurgence in vinyl over recent years, partially a result of nostalgia and partially a reaction to the increasing intangibility and non-ownership of digital media, has been both blessing and curse for those who prefer their music in analog form. Demand leads to a rise in prices, shady semi-legal bootleg operations are releasing bad CD rips pressed onto vinyl and sometimes what you’re looking for simply sells out faster.
New music store dedicated to cassettes opens in Toronto: In an age where many Canadians listen to music digitally through their phones and devices, a newly-opened Toronto store is trying to capitalize on the nostalgic love of cassettes and records.“I think it all comes down to the tactile, tangible experience of taking the record out of the sleeve and putting it on to the turntable and dropping the needle, or taking the cassette out of the packaging and pulling out the artwork,” Malin Johnson, manager of the Dupe Shop, told Global News.
J Dilla Turntable, New 7” Vinyl With Nas and Madlib Announced, The Dilla Turntable is portable and offers the ability to record music right into a computer: Rappcats has announced a new J Dilla-themed portable turntable called, appropriately, the Dilla Turntable. An official product of the Estate of James Yancey, the Dilla Turntable comes with an exclusive 7” vinyl single of “The Sickness”–a J Dilla and Nas collaboration, produced by Madlib, that originally appeared as a bonus track on 2016’s The Diary. Below, see images of the Dilla Turntable, as well as the 7”. The Dilla Turntable’s artwork was made by Mason London. It functions as a standalone record player, and includes built-in speakers, three operating speeds (33 RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM), and more.
Soundscan Surprises, Week Ending 10/13: Garth Brooks! Remember that guy? Old-record-buyers sure do. He’s releasing a new album on November 25th, which is also my dad’s birthday. I will not be getting him a Garth Brooks album. Interesting question, actually: do people gift each other individual albums anymore? You used to be able to buy someone a CD or a tape or a vinyl record, and while you theoretically still can, you’d have to make sure that person had all the right equipment to play it. These days we just give each other iTunes gift cards, right? I doubt you even make playlists anymore.
Served On a Platter: Collection Exhibited at The HAT Tavern Celebrates the Vinyl Record: SUMMIT, NJ – ‘Vinyl Collection’, a series of signed, limited-edition photographic prints from UK-based artists Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps are currently on display at The HAT Tavern. The Grand Summit Hotel and Reeves-Reed Arboretum collaborate annually on three curated exhibitions that are displayed at The HAT Tavern. ‘Vinyl Collection’ will be on exhibit through the month of January., with all of the works available for purchase and the artists donating 30% of sales to Reeves-Reed Arboretum.
