'For The Record' - A Documentary on the resurgence of Vinyl Records 

just the fact that you can play a piece of vinyl "to death" proves that vinyl is ALIVE

*has a wall full of record* I'm not a collector

like every vinyl documentary starts with silence, and then somebody puts on a record , and it sounds all scatchy, and then plays music and then the narrator starts talking

I'm 38, and I lost most of my records a few years back in a house fire. Heartbreaking. Went digital for a while, but my heart was never in it. So, I'm going back to vinyl records. Spotify has it's place - listening on the tube, discovering new bands, and so on, but to buy, now, I want vinyl again. MP3s don't really work for me. I don't like them. Throw all the science at me you like. What matters is what makes you happy, and that's vinyl, not mp3s.

Nice job! I believe vinyl is here to stay for a long time.

I have been buyin and LISTENING to vinyl records since 1985. You`re so into the value. Listen and enjoy. Records will never ever make you monitarilly Rich. The Music is what it is all about and vinyl sounds better than everything else.

What a great Vinyl Environment - Happy the records are still flowing!

Vinyl, actually the analog signal, is simply warmer and more fun to hear. The LP sleeves are tactile and more fun to view. That's all it is really.

2022 and it's only got larger. Just about every major current artist releases new material on vinyl now. Adele's latest album released at the end of 2021 has sold over 500 thousand copies on vinyl alone already.

The sound and packaging of vinyl is awesome

You're absolutely right, downloading is great as well as dissatisfying. I'm 19, and I don't have the money yet, and I'm glad people have put me off Crosley before I bought one, but I'm going to start collecting soon. Pilfer my dad's from the basement- and more importantly, take better care of them than him! Put them up safely high on a nice shelf, paint it a reddish shade of plum, keep it tidy. Then start getting my favorite albums from my favorite bands and see where it goes from there. Luckily, they usually release on vinyl, although maybe limitedly, even the new stuff from new bands because alt bands are like that, they still like records too. You wouldn't want to ruin a limited edition vinyl playing it on crap, so maybe it's better for the vinyl itself I know Crosley sucks more than it's good for me. I also prefer my games physical; I only download stuff that's download only. Maybe that's why my family tells me I'm a young person hijacked by an old ladies' mind. I always laugh; I wouldn't be one to say they're wrong...

I feel sorry for kids today not growing up with vinyl. I feel sad to think what will happen to my collection when I'm gone.

Great find on that High Numbers single! Wow....30p for a record that is now through the roof! And a great historical piece for a great band The Who.

I don't always watch many vinyl documentaries. When I do, my interest in vinyl grows more and more.

Could you have chosen a more warped record??

Vinyl just engages all of your senses more so than any other format (unless you include attending a live concert as a format lol). Vinyl offers more physical interaction, more visual interaction, frankly more smells, etc. than any other format. Somewhere along the line the industry tricked people into giving up using some of their sense to take in music. Really is no different than someone making you believe that it will be better for your relationship if you touched, smelled, and physically interacted with you partner LESS!!! Most of us know when you LOVE your partner your love and connection goes deeper when you touch, smell, see, and physically interact with the MORE! ....Well music and I have been in a deep Love for DECADES now!!

0:00 Remove the 45 adapter before placing your records on top, gonna warp them. 0:10 oh wait too late.

Bev Nipps has to be the best name I've ever heard.

nice doc, thx!

2021 and the surge continues.

It forces you to sit and listen, as opposed to hit play and walk away.

I think today is the best time to enjoy music unlike any time in the past. If I’m at home I can play a record, or an open reel tape. On the road I have a cassette, CD, or streaming. As good as vinyl records and open reel tape is as a medium it’s impracticable when driving. I also like using digital as a way to see what physical music I would like to buy.

the resurgence of warped records

Damn that first record was warped to hell!

I only use Hi Res audio files on my DAC player only because its potable but you cannot beat the lovely art work on a record cover and holding it.

I have a Love\Hate...mostly hate relationship with CDs|DVDs! The sound is good, the size is fantastic and you can load them up with material. THE major problem is they scratch too easily! "Skips" or pixilated images drive me up the wall! Flipping the record to listen to the other side? No problem.

very cool

Ok these dudes express themselves their love for vinyl records i DO respect that :-)

good stuff

I have just started the video, but 0:06 HOLY SHIT THAT BACKGROUND NOISE CLEAN YOUR RECORD

What is the name of the song playing from 6.23?

Could someone tell me a website where most of the classic rock vinyl covers appear in real size?

yeah im gonna like this

2:45 The Who changed their name to "The High Numbers" briefly in 1964 before changing it back to "The Who".

FYI, there are folks making presses now.

The impulses really stand out. 1:16

Who did the outtro music? I like it.

Vinyl is what records are made from, they are LP's, records, albums etc. Do you also collect clear polycarbonate plastic substrate, with a reflective metallic layer, and a clear protective coating of acrylic plastic ie cd's?

Listen, 20 years from now, the video cassette will come back!

And we hip hop producers walk in the shadows of all this. "got to keep you fingers dusty."

No way..... the fucking collectors shop I go to in reading!

I actually hate going into collector shops or them 'funky' retro shops as i feel out of place probably because all my music is from the 90s-50s and by 90s i mean 1900s lol. I do get funny looks by charity shop workers when i have bought some records.

M8 would r8 8/8

0:09 was that meant to be there?

thanks for sony. new records keep comin

CD is much more attractive than 12' record. CD is also better quality and you can apreciate the music much more.

the wytches, fuck yeah!

Hello Fellow Vinyl Lovers: Thought some of you might be happy to know that you can now put any legally owned song playlist on 12" and 7". superspecificvinyl.com

I feel like a lot of people who buy records nowadays (including myself) listen to alternative/Pop-Punk/hardcore music. A lot of pop artists don't release Vinyl. pop/punk and the alternative scene every album has a vinyl and multiple versions at that. Also though I advocate for music streaming cause I can find new bands that I wouldn't listen to, and then go buy that album on vinyl.

I've got thousands of 'em...but snap, crackle & pop is the norm---prefer CDs for the music---Vinyl for artwork

I view my CDs as a safety copy of my LPs. A go to to listen to the music. CD cases, for the most part, are cheap, highly breakable and have minimized art work. I can’t see them as being collectible any time soon. If they didn’t hold the CD I could see them as “throw away”.

Fast forward to 2023: people get into tape/casettes and CD's because vinyl's got to expensive.... the industry just never learns, does it ...

Just listening to you say that the Troggs were rubbish tells me that we are not on the same page. Ya see I think that the Troggs were one of the first punk grunge bands,If you require labels.It don't make much difference to me because to each his own or her own. We can no longer dismiss the female influence on everything vinyl any longer. The female influence is unmistakable. They have shown undeniable resolve in all aspects of the music industry. For the lamen,, they have shown skills that would make the most boisterous Senior blush. It is what It is. I only hope I can help.

Sorry, for 'maniac' collectors of music from the 1910s to 1940s who want to have it all, they have no choice but to go for CDs as the reissue companies for these eras of music put almost all of their releases in the CD format, which can store much more music. It would be physically and financially impossible for the collector (unless perhaps if they were multi-millionaires/billionaires) to track down and buy the original records and discs of such music. Most (80% and up) of the music have not been reissued on vinyl in the past half century or even been reissued at all since their original pressings.

Records...Cassette Tapes And Cds Are Big in The Underground Hip Hop Culture. For Hip Hop Heads That Spin Wax..And collect Tapes and cds because its the only format they press on. And Im not Talking About Buying Old stuff They still make new projects.... especially limited edition color records and only few press. Just like tapes and cds limited edition from 50 copies to like 250 made. Im Me And Im a hard copy format Junkie!!!

I collect music media, LPs and CDs mostly but even now its a dying industry. In the peak CDs sold 800 million units in a year. Both don't sell a fraction of what they used to. There still is money to be made selling LPs and CDs but its just a novelty at this point. I just wish all LPs sold with MP3 downloads then I would never buy CDs, thats the only reason I primacy buy them because I can't listen to an LP while going for a walk lol.

7:29 Anyone Who owns and plays their Precious Expensive Vinyl on this Monstrosity, Walk away from No! better still Run, for they know Nothing about Records. These things are the New Amstrad and We all know how bad they were. People are now wising up to just how Bad CD's really are. 16bit Compressed crap just like Wav, Flac and worst of all MP3's. Where Tape and Vinyl DVD's and better still Blu-Ray sail way above In the Quality Stakes. The worst thing Is "Greedy Dealers" Overpricing Records, It hurts even worse when You realize that they got them for Pennies.

Get a scratch on a record, you can fix it, but when your cc’d skips on your favorite song, it becomes useless trash- vinyl is superior by far- it is hardy and stands the test of time.

why do most collectors have crappy record players?

I released a video with nearly the exact same title "For the Record - A documentary on the resurgence of vinyl" just over a month before you released this video. Our videos are within 14 seconds of each other in terms of length. I am worried that people will be confused and will think that we have the same video with different uploaders. Would you mind, out of professional courtesy, changing the title of your video? I don't mind that it's called "For the Record", because you've obviously put in some work with the branding in such, but could you just rephrase "a documentary on the resurgence of Vinyl Records" so that our videos are a bit more distinguished? Thank you. Here's a link to my video I'm referring to: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZlnwRASyrs0.html

cds and mp3s what a bad idea in the long run and it will worth nothing ever lol your spending 99 cents that will never grow in val

This hobby is missing two key consumers: Women and Teenagers. I'm 65 and I get it but seeing all old guys at stores or shows doesn't help.

You have 300 more videos on vinyl resurgence to go. It’s novelty and nostalgia driven not quality.

the fact of the matter is this so-called resurgene of vinyl is hurting small independent record labels... its all smoke and mirrors.

The coolest part of all this is that you can fit all those wonderful records on a single hard drive. And you can access them instantly and they never wear out. You can even back them all up in case of a fire, theft, or other disaster. Anyway, I'm off to my bloodletting appointment to treat my sore throat. I can't get into to those fancy new therapies. I like the way they did it in the old days.

Assuming there was a colorist or someone who online this, you should never use them again. Some pretty awful clips in this.

Vinyl sucks....sick& tired of vinyl haul show offs..............& audio system obsessives.spending absurd sums of money for minuscule improvements in sound....just enjoy whatever works for you...cassette...cd...download...streaming....etc