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Audio quality on CDs is better than Vinyl (especially over time), but it’s not great. If you care about quality you’re downloading music anyway. But if you’re
by neallindsay 7y ago
Audio quality on CDs is better than Vinyl (especially over time), but it’s not great. If you care about quality you’re downloading music anyway.
But if you’re going to get something physical, you want it to look cool, and Vinyl beats CDs by a mile.
- puranjay 7y agoIn addition, vinyl's cover art looks great. So many album covers are legit works of art. It's awful shrinking them down to a 250x250px image or a CD cover
- benj111 7y agoPah, tapes are cooler than vinyl. My Dad has vinyl, plus only popular bands can justify a vinyl print run. You can release a tape album even if you can only count your fans on one hand, including the band members.
- rwmj 7y agoIf you were a tiny band why would you release a cassette tape album instead of an MP3 or digital stream?
- benj111 7y agoBecause tapes are cool. Or for a longer answer. Bands don't need to release vinyl. Fans appreciate the physicality, and will pay for it. But tiny bands probably don't have the resources for a vinyl pressing. I was also making reference to back in the day when your options were vinyl/cd or tape. If you wanted to release an album, tape was your only choice unless you were likely to sell at least X hundred units. And as I said, tapes are cool :)