5 Reasons LPs Are Better Than Downloads
A meticulously-ordered shelf of vinyls vs. a thoroughly-detailed iTunes list... where do you stand?
Long playing records theyre like the sword and shield of a hipster. Theyre chunky, expensive, beautifully made, and incredibly awesome. Since their renaissance in the 21st century, walking up to someone and saying Want to come back to my place? Ive got a huge record collection is almost an acceptable pick-up line. However, compared to downloads, they do lag behind in some ways most notably the immediacy of the latter often trumps the need to even possess a record. But with that in mind, LPs can still be seen as a refreshing tonic in todays digital world. The look, the feel, the smell of an LP automatically wins over downloads very often because downloads have none of these. Unless of course youre downloading so much music that your computer starts to heat up and melt the desk its sitting on. But ultimately, do LPs beat downloads on every level? Well, to be honest yes. Of course LPs are better than downloads. So with these initial ideas in mind, lets take a look at exactly why youre better off having LPs in your house rather than a computer filled with digitised music.