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Sony/Legacy announces plans to bring back vinyl

Posted by aubin on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 6:00 PM (EDT)

After focusing on CD and digital releases for the past few years, Sony/Legacy has announced plans to begin releasing vinyl again. Beginning this month, the long-running major label will begin reissuing Columbia, Epic, and RCA releases.

The first batch of releases includes mainstream arists like Boston, Blue Oyster Cult, Jefferson Starship and Cheap Trick, but also Lou Reed's classic, Berlin, and Social Distortion's 1990 album, Social Distortion. Future releases are expected to include albums from The Clash including the forthcoming Live at Shea Stadium.

Sony Music Entertainment (82 comments)

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the_other_scott (September 16, 2008)

that's fucking awesome.

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mikeinflames (September 16, 2008)

those were the exact same words that came out of my mouth when i read that.

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BossDJ (September 16, 2008)

woohoo!!!

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MrStylson (September 16, 2008)

Oh shit, if they start including digital downloads with the vinyl, I might have to admit a major label is aware of its surroundings. Eh, who am I kidding, Sony will never "give something away".

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MrStylson (September 16, 2008)

Should specify...
Quality digital downloads. iPods are great for convenience on the go, but 128kbs sounds like complete shit no matter the type of music or audio device.

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ConsolationPrizefighter (September 17, 2008)

Congrats on your supersonic hearing.

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ARROBAST (September 17, 2008)

Condolences on your sub par ears.

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ConsolationPrizefighter (September 17, 2008)

Going to shows and ruining my hearing > bitching about audio quality on a message board.

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shot_in_the_dark (September 16, 2008)

CD's are fucking dead. Vinyls are like the cockroaches that survived the bomb that just hit the music industry.

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deadXlast (September 16, 2008)

That would make a cool band name.

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shot_in_the_dark (September 16, 2008)

I don't know. I sort of hate names like that. TV on the Radio, Tapes n Tapes... lame.

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matt_b (September 16, 2008)

BOMB that just hit THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

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shot_in_the_dark (September 16, 2008)

oic

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mikexdude (September 16, 2008)

Good!

I'd take cassattes over Itunes downloading.

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chickswithdicks (September 16, 2008)

cassettes are fucking brutal, i take it they were before your time?

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mikexdude (September 16, 2008)

First music I ever bought was Elvis Costello on cassette. I was born in '91, I don't know when cassettes were around but they were much part of my life.

A lot of the hardcore bands around here are trying to bring them back. Stupid fad.

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chickswithdicks (September 16, 2008)

i don't think i've ever disliked a format as much as cassettes. they sound like absolute shit, they seemed to break very easily, they're shaped stupid so the artwork didn't even look good in most cases.

i hate digital releases but i'd still take one over a casette.

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baldsteve (September 16, 2008)

8 tracks were worse. The separate programs and tracks sucked. Especially if you hated the beginning of a program.

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

don't forget slow and weird.

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syebot (September 17, 2008)

strange*

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badbrain (September 16, 2008)

brutal as in awesome or brutal as in shitty?

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chickswithdicks (September 16, 2008)

haha, brutal as in shitty.

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TrueBeliever (September 16, 2008)

Haha, the seriousness in that question makes that the post of the day.

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niveK82 (September 16, 2008)

give me 8 Tracks of give me death

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binaural111 (September 16, 2008)

"Thriller" on cassette somewhere under my bed. up da punx!!

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Blackjaw_x (September 16, 2008)

Yeah, but how many bands do I know with records put out by Sony?

(Zero)

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TrueBeliever (September 16, 2008)

Probably a lot more than you think, isn't ALK3 under the Sony umbrella now?

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

because...alk3 vinyl has been...so hard to come by?

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TrueBeliever (September 16, 2008)

Well, I was just pointing out that they aren't only Top 40 artists on that label

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MrStylson (September 16, 2008)

Aren't they more or less a Top 40 band these days? I don't pay much attention to charts, but it seems like I'm hearing about them everywhere.

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Blackjaw_x (September 16, 2008)

Not into ALK3, other than Goddamnit.

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sammy_sam_saminson (September 16, 2008)

exactly.

maybe they're waking up as far as formats go....but now they should continue moving forward by signing more talent and less hairstyles.

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sammy_sam_saminson (September 16, 2008)

(says the guy drooling over the possibility of newly issued cheap trick vinyl)

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MrStylson (September 16, 2008)

Another question this brings up. With a major label backing vinyl, will we start to see it become more common in retailers, or will they stick to an online venue?

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badbrain (September 16, 2008)

yes

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MrStylson (September 16, 2008)

Lately when I buy any sort of music I've been ordering direct from the labels. There are no local record shops here. Sadly, the closest we have to that is Barnes & Noble.

I'd prefer to keep a few local people in business, but there are none.

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mikeinflames (September 16, 2008)

the HMV by me recently started to carry vinyl.

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usversusthem (September 17, 2008)

Same here. They have a decent selection, if you like hip-hop and pop. I bought The Bends and Mm..Food? at my local one.

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ToddRundgren (September 17, 2008)

Best Buy has already announced they plan on carrying vinyl in their stores soon. They already carry it online. I bet vinyl is in Best Buy before Xmas.

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the_creeps (September 17, 2008)

Bring back Columbia House and BMG mail order records I say!

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ToddRundgren (September 17, 2008)

The record club! The first eight were only a penny, then they jacked up the price!

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eazyd2 (September 16, 2008)

Sony/Legacy is one of the nicest, most down to earth dudes in punk rock.

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

if you hadn't posted this today 4 times previous, this one would be the win.

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Wentz_Equals_Death (September 16, 2008)

alright, this is where all the people who have been buying vinyl and whipping up interest in the format go to the major labels and say "gotcha! this shit is for old people!" and go back to strictly illegal downloads. that would be the killing blow.

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Blackjaw_x (September 16, 2008)

Lmao. That would be sweet.

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sammy_sam_saminson (September 16, 2008)

genius! i'll totally hop on that boat hahaha!

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deadelectromix (September 16, 2008)

Somehow this makes me feel less punx.

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Wentz_Equals_Death (September 16, 2008)

don't worry, they'll do it wrong

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

this post could not be more perfect.

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matt_b (September 16, 2008)

haha, two great posts by you in this one thread. nicely done.

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muskawo_ (September 16, 2008)

will they play on my ps3???

Also, speaking of hardware, sony don't do much in the way of turntables these days do they? My ex had to build me a pre amp so I could even connect a turntable to my sony receiver.

Also, this is just more proof vinyl is blowing up. The amount of people I know who are into vinyl now compared to say 5 years ago is pretty crazy.

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LookingForCorpses (September 16, 2008)

It's not blowing up, but any means. It's getting a bit more prominent.
Sony makes one of the only normal (non dj pro) turntables out there.
You should be able to get a pre amp at a place like radio shack.

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Cottage_Cheese (September 16, 2008)

I just bought a new turntable, after "borrowing" my parents for the first three years I was into vinyl. But I bought a new Sony turntable and receiver at a Best Buy. I wasn't looking for the highest quality of players, but so far it works great. Plus it has a USB port and software to transfer vinyl to mp3 on your computer.

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eazyd2 (September 16, 2008)

hooray home time!! later faggots

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LinoleumMagazine (September 16, 2008)

Can I fuck you in the ass?

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sammy_sam_saminson (September 16, 2008)

eazyd2 is one of the nicest, most down to earth dudes in punk rock.

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baldsteve (September 16, 2008)

I'd like to bake you a cake for that one.

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

i posted that shit like 4 hours ago. no cake for me?

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baldsteve (September 16, 2008)

I missed it from you buddy, you know I'm good for cake. Check your email and go listen to Man Afraid.

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

done. it's moving to my ipod right now for the ride home. you bumped this american life AND democracy now.

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sammy_sam_saminson (September 16, 2008)

i will gladly share the cake! and totally didn't mean to bite your rhymes, haven't been the most active troll as of late, so i must have missed the earlier post!

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

no biggie.

the latency of this website as a message board is wonky.

and, great minds think alike, you know.

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baldsteve (September 16, 2008)

You'll sing my praises.

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LinoleumMagazine (September 16, 2008)

Are they still gonna cost $20? I miss the days when a record cost $8...

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MrStylson (September 16, 2008)

I've got some old records my parents passed down to me ranging from $0.75 to $3. Fuck inflation.

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WYOR (September 16, 2008)

someone gave me an old elvis 7". Ill have to drag it out and grab a picture. It came in a crappy little paper sleeve and had the price marked as 10 cents.
We need to bring that back.

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Cottage_Cheese (September 16, 2008)

I was recently at a flea market and someone was selling a bunch of Elvis and Buddy Holly 7" for hundreds of dollars each.

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WYOR (September 16, 2008)

I think if i sold all of my records, i might be able to pay my college tuition.
My friends parents just started giving me boxes of old records when they found out I collected them.

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655321 (September 16, 2008)

Sellouts

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veganboyjosh (September 16, 2008)

hah.

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el_matt (September 16, 2008)

I really don't care much for vinyl

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retistictumblweed (September 16, 2008)

Wait, wait, wait... vynil left?

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usapsychos (September 16, 2008)

The only problem I have seen with newly released vinyl in stores is that the price of vinyl lately have been more expensive as where the CD format of that same album is cheaper. I would used to only buy vinyl because they used be cheaper than CDs. Now it is the other way around. It sucks. I hope Sony/Legacy does not overprice their vinyls.

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WYOR (September 16, 2008)

a lot of records that i find usually cost a buck or so less than the cd.
Thats not speaking of some of the special edition stuff on VC.

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loreng (September 17, 2008)

That's exactly why they're doing it, I'm sure. They see a market for collectors, which can optimize their profits. They are a business.

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JoeyMagnet (September 16, 2008)

Berlin is alright, I was hoping they were reissuing Metal Machine Music. Someone trade me that record!

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joemomma420666 (September 17, 2008)

thats weird because im bringing sexy back.

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zachyiraki (September 17, 2008)

I hope this isn't gonna be that 180 gram, $20 bullshit. I want the old floppy cheapies.

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joemomma420666 (September 17, 2008)

thats a good deal. i usually pay 50 for one gram.

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soundforlanguage (September 17, 2008)

Yeeeaaaaahhh. Didn't see that one coming at all.

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the_creeps (September 17, 2008)

"The first batch of releases includes mainstream arists like Boston, Blue Oyster Cult, Jefferson Starship and Cheap Trick".

unnecessary. i see 5 copies each in the $1 bin at my local record store

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Grinder68 (September 17, 2008)

One of the effects of these major labels jumping on the vinyl trend is the pressing plants are really backed up right now and guess who gets screwed? The independent labels who never stopped pressing vinyl are now having to get in line and what used to take maybe 1 month is now taking several months to get a record pressed. Every vinyl plant in the U.S is at least 3 months behind right now on getting stuff out. It's B.S!!

I'm a vinyl fan but also a fan of CDs and I think a CD is better any day then some lame ass Itunes down load that you can't even sit and hold your CD booklet and look at it. I don't get how music fans can buy their fav bands on Itunes.