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Help needed from VINYL lovers

rufusisadogsname
rufusisadogsname Posts: 862
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Hi

Long-term fan and very infrequent poster asking for a favour here

I’m currently doing my thesis on the impact of changes in technology on the vinyl record industry (particularly Discogs) and was hoping that some of you might be OK to do a survey (based on the fact that the old skool house thread seemed pretty popular).

http://cass.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0iAwBmaS0Orxn6d

It should take about 5 mins of your time and if you have a Discogs account, you'll get 10% off any of the records I’m selling there by putting your username at the end.

Cheers

Ralph
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  • Phantom_User
    Phantom_User Posts: 655
    Done.

    Used to love vinyl and was a regular buyer.
    Sadly, I got older and with family & work commitments, I no longer have the time for the 'bedroom DJ' scene.

    I've got a garage full of vinyl all to be transferred to MP3 format, but no time for that, either.
    So it's streaming for me nowadays
  • RopeYardRails
    RopeYardRails Posts: 111
    Are you asking about my Vera?
  • revellinit
    revellinit Posts: 827
    done
  • rufusisadogsname
    rufusisadogsname Posts: 862
    Phantom User said:

    Done.

    Used to love vinyl and was a regular buyer.
    Sadly, I got older and with family & work commitments, I no longer have the time for the 'bedroom DJ' scene.

    I've got a garage full of vinyl all to be transferred to MP3 format, but no time for that, either.
    So it's streaming for me nowadays

    Thanks for that Phantom User - really appreciate it


    Interesting what you say - there seem to be two trends going on at the moment. The one that you're talking about - people finding vinyl too impractical and moving onto mp3s and streaming

    The other one is people rebelling against the whole "digitisation" process and reverting back to vinyl - look at the rise in vinyl sales recently:
    http://blog.dubspot.com/the-resurgence-of-vinyl-continues-in-2012-record-stores-making-a-comeback/

    By the way - what's the vinyl you have in your garage? electronic stuff?


  • rufusisadogsname
    rufusisadogsname Posts: 862
    revellinit said:

    done

    Cheers

  • Phantom_User
    Phantom_User Posts: 655
    edited March 2015
    1 day, I would love to get the decks set up again.
    Have played around with various Apps for mixing streamed music, but it's just not the same.
    It's not physical enough, I guess.

    In the garage there are plenty of genres, but mainly dance tunes from the late 80's early 90's and 00s.
    House, Rap, Hip House and... erm.. garage.
    Basically all the tunes, commercial and underground, that were enjoyed as a regular club goer, DJ and p*sshead
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,080
    Done
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Done for you.

    I worked in an independent record shop from '86 - '92 as a Saturday/holiday lad. The best job I've ever had.
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,714
    Done, started to seem like you were undertaking market research to benefit your discogs account haha
    Good luck with the thesis
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Done

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  • rufusisadogsname
    rufusisadogsname Posts: 862
    Leeds_Addick said:

    Done, started to seem like you were undertaking market research to benefit your discogs account haha
    Good luck with the thesis

    That's right! They want a "practical aspect" as well so trying to combine it with the Discogs account

    Thanks for your help
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,976
    Done.

  • WestSussexAddick
    WestSussexAddick Posts: 1,225
    Done
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,850
    Done - TBH I Seldom play vinyl but still don't want to get rid of my old albums.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    I took a large box of albums off a mate, as he was emigrating. Jesus, he had such a shit taste in music. Mainly stuff like 70's prog & Abba. As they were all original editions and still in good nick, I thought they might be worth a few quid.........seems not :neutral:
  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    I've completed it but I'm not really into music if I'm honest but I guess it takes all sorts.
  • mattaddick
    mattaddick Posts: 655
    Done - I collect vinyl seven inches. I frame them and put them on my wall. They look great.
  • Jints
    Jints Posts: 3,504
    I love the sound of vinyl but the convenience and cheapness of mp3s and streaming mean I'm never likely to go back.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    Done
  • Robbo on the wing
    Robbo on the wing Posts: 4,135
    About to do.

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,393
    done
  • DanDavis
    DanDavis Posts: 1,131
    Got a new Stanton turntable from the wife (to sit alongside my Pioneers) for Christmas and have been spending hours on Discogs since. Managing to pick up some incredible house records for as little as 75 cents.

    Loads of mid 90's soulful house stuff that I'd forgotten about or simply missed first time around....sounding like an incredibly old fart but they don't make them like that any more.
  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,063
    Done.

    I've got a lot of vinyl and one day (probably when I retire and am too old to enjoy listening to it) I'll transfer them all onto the computer.

    Then again will probably never get round to it.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    DanDavis said:

    Got a new Stanton turntable from the wife (to sit alongside my Pioneers) for Christmas and have been spending hours on Discogs since. Managing to pick up some incredible house records for as little as 75 cents.

    Loads of mid 90's soulful house stuff that I'd forgotten about or simply missed first time around....sounding like an incredibly old fart but they don't make them like that any more.


    Mid 90's soulful house you say. The best kind :smile:
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Is this anything to do with the carpet vs laminate thread ?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    southamptonaddick said:

    Done.

    I've got a lot of vinyl and one day (probably when I retire and am too old to enjoy listening to it) I'll transfer them all onto the computer.

    Then again will probably never get round to it.

    I have been meaning to do the same but it's all on download.
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,935
    I've got loads of dance vinyl that I need to shift. Is discogs the best place? Or ebay?
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,880
    done
  • rufusisadogsname
    rufusisadogsname Posts: 862
    @Phantom User, @Revellinit, @Stonemuse, @AddickUpNorth, @Leeds_Addick, @Absurdistan, @Oggy Red, @WestSussexAddick, @Big William, @Tangoflash, @kings hill addick, @mattaddick, @Jints, @addick1965, @Robbo on the wing, @Lincsaddick, @DanDavis, @Southamptonaddick, @AddickUpNorth, @Danny Addick, @ Rob

    Really wasn't expecting such a great response. Thanks for your help – being a Charlton fan’s pretty rough at times but at least I know we help each other out!
  • rufusisadogsname
    rufusisadogsname Posts: 862
    Danny Addick said:

    I've got loads of dance vinyl that I need to shift. Is discogs the best place? Or ebay?

    @Danny Addick I've been selling a lot on Discogs for the last 3 years. If you send me a PM, I can give you some tips...

    The general idea is that if it's well known, go for ebay.. if it's more specialist... Discogs is your best option (but you'll need to be more patient).


    e.g. sold a version of Massive Attack's Mezzanine on ebay for £80 when it would have only got around £40 on Discogs. But, tried selling some random Deep House tunes on ebay and had no luck, so stuck with Discogs. Also - fees for ebay are 10% (they take 10% of your vinyl price and p&p), whereas Discogs is 8% (and they don't take fees on the p&p)

    End of the day, 95% of my sales have been through Discogs, but if you've got some classics, put them up on ebay.

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