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Collecting vinyl - Coggle Diagram
Collecting vinyl
Why people do collect them
Nostalgic value
An older audience still collecting them as they may have had vinyl in the 80s for example and they love getting the feeling of listening to music like they did back then
Grew up with vinyl so they never stopped collecting
Parents/guardians may have collected vinyl so the audience now are into vinyl for the nostalgic value
Having a physical copy of an album
Better than just streaming a song as playing vinyl is like a whole activity and something you can either watch or just listen to
Supporting the artist as funds can go towards the sales and the artist
Some people find it more special to have a physical copy rather than just streaming something through a phone
Different variants
Different colours
Bonus tracks on specific vinyl
Different versions (deluxe)
Value
Some vinyl are worth a lot and people use them to make money
Vinyl always goes up in vinyl, not down
A lot of people collect vinyl as it can become very rare, for example Beatles vinyls go for a lot
Acessable
More record shops appearing and this means they're advertised more and people may just happen to look inside a record shop
You can buy any vinyl online and get it through mail
Why people don't collect them
Expensive
Vinyl can range from a couple of pounds to hundreds, depending on the rarity of availability. If you're buying a 4 pack vinyl this will usually cost around £80+
You can pay around £10 per month for ANY music unlimited, that's if you're paying for premium which you don't need to
Convenience
Obviously you need a record player at all times to play vinyl, whereas a phone can be taken anywhere
If you want to actually travel with vinyl, they're very fragile and just not ideal to take with you anywhere
Streaming apps
Apps such as Spotify and Apple Music
Some people prefer using devices to have music on
Streaming apps can be used anywhere
They prefer the price of streaming apps
Sometimes they skip, are scratched or break
Sometimes even brand new vinyls will be scratched and skip songs, therefore you need to send them back and get a new one and it's not very convenient at all
A lot of vinyl, especially originals ones from the 60s are very fragile and can break easily