Release on Vinyl and MP3 ONLY?

[runningonair]

Actually this applies to tape and MP3 as well.

If you were releasing something on Vinyl and MP3 ONLY, would you record off the Vinyl to create the MP3?  Could be stupid question but I'm curious if anyone has done that or would consider doing it?

[Le Berger]

I've done a couple of amateur restaurations from vinyl to digital where the original was never republished on CD and I wanted to keep the audio. But why would you wanna do that with a proper release? As a novelty?

[runningonair]

I guess the point would be that you want the medium i.e. vinyl, to play a part in the final sound of the track.  Having said that you probably wouldn't want to release on mp3  at all if that were the case.  Although it depends if you believe in the use of "democratic technologies"?  As popular as vinyl is, it's a niche market (as CDs are becoming).  You might say that you only want the work to be heard on vinyl but you then exclude a large part of your potential audience.  The compromise would be that you release an mp3 of the vinyl.

Just on of my random thoughts.  :-)

[Kane solo andata]

I think it's cool. I'm all for artefacts in sound. even if the fidelity doesn't match and especially if the intended format is vinyl...

I guess you just need to find someone with one of those batshit crazy amazing vinyl hifi systems to do the transfer justice.

 

[runningonair]

Or maybe not..

What about an "accidentally dropped on a gravel path" transfer?

or a...

"The needle has collected so much dust it's not touching the vinyl any more" transfer? (used to happen to my disks all the time)

;-)

[steinbruchel]

I think it's cool. I'm all for artefacts in sound. even if the fidelity doesn't match and especially if the intended format is vinyl...

I guess you just need to find someone with one of those batshit crazy amazing vinyl hifi systems to do the transfer justice.

 

come on kane... you can tell us that it's your system.
no need to hide it 

[Kane solo andata]

come on kane... you can tell us that it's your system.
no need to hide it 

Ha! I wish!

No any turntable I use has to be direct drive so I can use my mad scratching skillzzz

[oletorjus]

I think the next Nils Frahm record on Erased Tapes is being released on vinyl as well as a CD with audio from the vinyl. Love the idea, would do it if I had the funds and/or equipment to pull it of.

[wixel]

in 2004 phil elverum released an LP by thanksgiving ("welcome nowhere", one of my all time fav records) which had the LP burnt onto a cdr (or cd) - you could hear the needle dropping in the beginning & half way + some typical vinyl cracks/dusts/pops/artefacts. for some records it's a perfect idea, for others it might be not the way you want to go. in this case, being my first encounter with it, i thought it was absolutely brilliant.

definitely check this record out if you enjoy nylon string guitars + singing. probably the most humble record i know.