I do miss a good bit of record shopping.. You walk in, the person behind the counter being a friendly face, they know your taste, throw a bunch of records your way and you can listen to them for an hour or two. You flick through a number of records placed neatly in the record crates, and then walk out with a bunch of fresh, clean vinyl.. along with a handful of flyers !
Why have I stopped ?
Is it because I’ve started to download more of my music, giving up on true analogue, 24 bit audio over compressed MP3 sound quality ? Not that it’s had a completely adverse effect to the music industry as a whole (not in my opinion, anyway). It’s certainly put the fear in major labels, but also helps to create a massive fan-base for those artists who would have previously gone unheard.
Is it because I can now access any music I want, without having to go to one place and finding out that they don’t stock it ?
I miss interacting with real knowledgeable people behind a record store counter, having a conversation about what I’m about to buy, or have just bought, with people that actually have an opinion when it comes to music, even if it’s one I don’t agree with. They know the importance of music to me, but does the front-end of an e-commerce record store ? I think I’ve become put off with going into record stores now, namely the likes of Phonica Records, where the guys behind the counter scowl at you for turning up early (even though a time wasn’t set !!), for an order you placed online, that very same morning.
I want something tangible, something that will really grab my attention, not just a 30 second audio clip that I get from Boomkat or wherever I choose to buy my music online.
Things have obviously changed.
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