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Excuse my ignorance on the subject but… what? why would people buy vinyl records if not to listen to them?
by cyberpunk 4mo ago
Excuse my ignorance on the subject but… what? why would people buy vinyl records if not to listen to them?
- ablation 4mo agoLarge format artwork, limited edition/numbered pressings for collectability, limited edition/numbered pressings to try and sell on for a personal profit, supporting the band by purchasing a physical piece of merchandise perhaps directly from them, being part of a trend they've seen on TikTok/Instagram, etc. Many reasons. A lot of the same reasons people buy, say, Pokemon cards and don't play the card game.
- Supernaut 4mo agoAs objets d'art. The thinking is that owning (and crucially, displaying) vinyl records marks you out as being more discerning than the rest of the herd.