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Noah Dueck posted an update in the group
Vinyl and Turntables 11 years, 9 months ago What I love about Vinyl:
Setting aside the whole analog vs digital debate, I would like to focus on the way we listen to music. Vinyl forces you to play the album as a whole (or at least one side for single record publications) as opposed to skipping to your favourite track. You can appreciate the recording as whole and start to recognize the subtleties that bring together the individual tracks. What do you love about vinyl?
While I’m not a fan of the technology of vinyl, this is definitely something that has changed (for the worse IMO) since those days. The comoditization of digital releases through the constant push of singles (which existed in the vinyl days, but wasn’t anywhere as easy as it is now) has all but destroyed the concept of ‘album’. I definitely think something has been lost there.
The thing I think I miss the most about vinyl is the great artwork that often came with it. CDs were way too small to have the same impact as an album cover, and iTunes… well, don’t get me started on that…
I totally agree with what you said regarding artwork. Having a much larger space to work with, when it comes to vinyl, means that the artwork is often times way more striking. I also believe that it gives the artist more freedom to express the intentions of their album. For example, I just purchased Arcade Fire’s Reflektor and really enjoyed the album artwork and how they played with the idea of reflection.