One of the many thrills of collecting vinyl is when you’re in a Record Store and you come across something you have been looking for

I hope this doesn't sound weird but your voice is relaxing to listen to.

A very eloquent testimony about vinyl, I agree with you 100% Good job!

The fun part of vinyl collecting is the thrill of the hunt.

I'm 16 and I've got into records just recently after falling in the deep end for The Beatles. It was hard to decide what turntable to buy, but I eventually settled for the Audio Technica AT-LP3 for it's decent quality and price. It was absolutely fascinating learning about the intricacies of the whole process and the vintage vibes of it all just endear me to no end!! It was one of the main factors I decided on the AT-LP3, as it has a counterweight unlike most tables around that $100-$250 price. ANYWAYS, while there isn't a significant difference in quality between record and MP3, it sounds simply magical. There was one occasion when I listened to Yellow Submarine for the first time on record and noticed sound effects I hadn't heard in digital format, though that could be because the album was an original release... Regardless it was incredible. The vibrations I can feel through the floor and the way the amps fill the room is delightful, definitely something I come home to after having a bad day. And honestly?? I adore the snaps and pops that come from some of my more beat up used records, something about it just makes me shiver. It's something you can only hear from an analog format like a record, such a unique experience. Wish there were some record shops in my small town, but the little collection I have works just nicely! It's a wonderful hobby to get into overall!

I am 48 years old and I came back to listen to vinyl this year. The experience to handle the vinyl is amaze . I Fell myself dive deep into music. Is incredible sensation.

I'm just a teen and vinyl is my passion. I love it and collecting vinyl is amazing and the songs of the past are way better then the songs of my generation. Craig you really know your stuff and thanks for the teachings.

On pay day I always put a little bit of money aside for after I've paid the bills for buying new albums. I never go to the store thinking "Oh, yeah I'm buying THAT album." I like to be surprised. Just last week I found a reissue of John Farnham's Age Of Reason, I was so excited to get it home. It's thrilling and I love collecting. It's worth it for me when I hear that sound of surface, dropping that needle. Ahhh, yes... vinyl is my hobby and I'm proud of my collection. And people love coming to my house and walking in to see what I'm playing today. Some of my friends have even considered collecting as long as I help them find a good turntable, align the cart and go record shopping with them.

Just discovered your channel as I was researching a new turntable (went with the Fluance RT84 btw). At 33 I've had the opportunity to watch my own generation give their minds over to automated entertainment in all forms, it's horrible lol. BUT, great to see people jumping back in. You're spot on. I think this is why I respect the vinyl community. An album is a whole package. There's the imagery, creativity in prints, the smell, hell even the texture... it's a whole sensory experience, each element contributing to the overall experience. The time and patience put into vinyl encourages a form of careful meditation. Bringing home a new LP is an event. Active listening, nurturing the value of music (and by extension, imagination) rather than to diminish it into a licensed consumable. Anyways, great channel. Enjoying your take on things!

Listening with intention! This is always my argument when I'm asked "Why vinyl?" and you hit the nail on the head. I like your fine dining analogy too. Atmosphere and presentation are two factors that many don't take into consideration. I like your vids. Keep 'em comin' :)

Your video just came on as a recommendation, I am in my mid 40s so childhood connections to vinyl but like many people I gave in to CD and digital but lately I have been researching vinyl and it has brought me here to your video, what an awesome work, your posting has encouraged me to casually dabble in vinyl, purchasing one of the Audio Technica turntables and a couple of albums from Discogs as an introduction, keep up the great work.

Really well-phrased. Every bit of it. I've never seen another video that I can take to heart so much. You did a great job of hitting all the pros and cons, and also keeping it real.

I'm new to vinyls, and find your videos very instructive, it is a true pleasure to watch them. Thank you!

I have tons of vinyl. I'm 60 now. As a teen, every week I got paid, I went across the street to the record store and bought a new album. So....hence I have tons of albums. I never stopped buying them until it was hard to find them. The fun thing is to look at the sticker price on the albums. like 5 bucks. I also would put my concert tickets with those albums. You could buy a concert ticket for 15, 18 bucks. Saw all the old rock bands...Some still around. The art work on these albums is incredible. The Allman Brothers, Eat a Peach art work is incredible. And as for digital stuff...I have tons of CD's and stream off my computer as well. There's just something fun about putting on a vinyl record and watching it go! I do have some high end audio systems..That helps. Now...My 18 year old son, gets it.

Something that many people don't consider when putting a record onto a turntable, and the rigmarole you have to go through, it is therapeutic. It is the same every time you put a record on, so there comes a point where the action of putting vinyl onto turntable, cleaning it and placing the stylus onto the vinyl becomes part of the reason for doing it in the first place.

Love this video craig! I'm 32 and just started getting into vinyl, before april I had maybe 5 records I would sometimes play on my dad's record player, flea market season began and with that, record stores and thrift stores I now got like 50+ records! I am so happy you say the Audio Technica AT-LP60 is a fine record player for someone starting out, as I got one and have been enjoying it alot myself!

I know I'm a little late to the party, but I'm really glad you're channel has found me :) With your help I leveled my Turntables the perfect way and I really enjoy the sounds. Thank You!

Fantastic video! I just this weekend bought a record player, after not having one since I was a kid and the world of vinyl has been resurrected all over again for me and I could not be happier. I'm really glad I found your channel. Keep the great video coming!

Craig your stuff is so much fun to listen to indeed. Keep going. All the best from Germany.

thanx for your passion, you have a new member from France ;) Just ordered my first turntable for Christmas, had been waiting for too long...

My Dad told me the same thing decades ago about his vinyl collections, and why he spends most of his free time twinkling his turntable over and over again until he gets the sound right for him. I'm so happy for hearing Craig's explanation again as if I am still listening to my Dad again and again like he used to when I was a kid. Great video!

Hi Craig Wonderful to watch and listen to you in fact it gave me Goose bumps,and has taken me back to my vinyl days when i would deliver News papers for a very minimal sum of money and it would take me three months to save up for my very first Beatle LP, i was 12yrs old then and now i am 63yrs old and back on the vinyl trail and with the very same excitement and joy i felt all them years ago,so heres to you my friend and very best wishes Brian.

Thanks for this video, getting into vinyl, you truly know you're stuff.Will continue to watch you're channel.

9:05 watching it happen, that magical moment of engagement, is what has gotten me interested in the format. I sat down with a friend as they played a record for me and just watching that record spin helped me engage with the song in a way I almost never have.

We miss your videos man, please make more!

Craig, I absolutely loved this video. I am right now in the process of getting back to vinyl. Being born in 1972, I grew up listening music from two sources: radio, and vinyl, and really loved it. Then CD appeared on the scene and it blew my mind, and I made the mistake of abandon vinyl completely. My small collection went to a drawer and stayed there for 30 years. But in the recent years I started to hear and read about people coming back to this beautiful format and after hesitating for a few years, I decided to give it a shot. The way you describe the experience makes me happy that I finally did it. Thanks, and sorry for my poor English.

I agree with every single word you said, it's incredibile. I really like your approach to this passion and the way you are able to share it via this little screen.

Hi Craig.. just wanna say thank you for educating a 36 yr old about vinyl. I have always been fascinated with the format but never pulled the trigger on a turntable until today. Listened to a few LPs at a buddies place (Rolling Stones & Kiss offerings). There is just something about the warmer sound, the charm of some of the imperfections and the ritual that leads to that record spinning. Terrific channel you have... cheers!

Why? For me, ever since I was a kid, I liked watching the record play. It's like watching a performance. Watching the record turn, the tonearm moving slowly towards the center. The equipment is cool.

Absolutely perfect way to explain vinyl records

I don’t even listen to vinyl records, but listening to you speak about it so passionately just got you a subscriber and got me a new hobby lol

dam I was nodding my head the entire video! your exactly right that's the whole reason y I got into it!

You are so relaxing to hear! Glad i found your channel and it's so amazing how i can feel your passion for music and the whole jurney on playing music on vinyl :) It's true that mp3 and digital music is one of their own and maybe has a better sound, but there is definitely something to it, to find your records and put it on your turntable and enjoy they music :)

“Turn out the world and turn in to your music”. I will treasure this sentence for my lifetime sir.

18 years old and I have been wanting to get into vinyl for a while now, I finally have and I have a couple of records from a couple indie bands coming in right now and I am getting my first turntable at the end of the month. You're totally right about the "pain in the ass" stuff being apart of the fun. Researching what turntable is right for me, waiting for the record to come in the mail, cleaning them, etc... Very excited to start getting into this great hobby!

i just have to listen to a record right know! this video is a real vinyl-appetizer! greetings from berlin

Excelent video! Thanks! Greatings from Switzerland!

You have such an amazing way of picking your words and it’s indeed very relaxing to listen to you. I’ve been a vinyl dj for many years and since last year I bought some records again. I’ve lost the sentiment that I used to have. Second hand records with dance music weren’t always the best quality presses and they’re overpriced compared to digital so I still play mostly mp3. What I do is play with dvs so I can control my mp3’s with my turntables. Works like a charm. I do second the sentiment that comes with vinyl as a collector the way you describe it. Many people are not as talented as you describing why they’re actually collecting vinyl. Keep up this channel. It’s very nice to hear you talking about this subject!! 👍🏻👍🏻

its a pleasure listen you, you put your soul and your feelings in the video. tank you soo mutch for that

I've been listening to records since my early teens. Now 61, since late 60"s starting buying 45's anytime my mom would make a trip to the local department store i would head to the stores record dept find what was new then pick out a 45 & hope she would okay buying it 4 me. Been a music lover & collector since.

Well said and done! I have some Vinyls from my earlier days and I never ever would give them away because they remember me of these days. I also hear them from time to time. Thank you for your video how to adjust the cartridge. It helped me to start my turntable again after years standing in the corner unused. Lupo

keep going man, learn't a lot from you ! restarted getting vinyl again. 2 years ago, only 52 album's but i love it!!! the hunt, and then just sitting down and, putting it on the turntable then just listening to it..take's me back, reading the cover.THEN you start to get very good BUT old amps and speakers.. soooo good. cheers man

I'm 40 years old and grew up with my dad's record collection, and how care for the albums. As I got older CDs were the big deal. Since the dawn of the MP3, I have wanted to get a turntable. I didn't know they had such good quality turntables now, so I told my wife I wanted one for Christmas (we are moving into our new house in May and I want to take advantage of the built in ceiling speakers). She got me an Audio-technica LP120x and I went thrift shopping to see what I could find, and I came across a 1964 Mary Poppins sound track and it was in great shape, my 3 year old daughter loves Mary, so I bought it so once the Turntable arrives next week we will have something to listen to together until she gets older and gets a taste of her musical preference. Thank you for your time with these videos. I know you'll never respond to a comment 5 years after the video was made, but the videos are great to watch.

I'm new to the hobby and will buy a turntable soon (though I bought the records first, now I need to be able to play it!) your videos helped a lot for me to learn what I need to get the proper equipment & vinyl care. So I just wanted to say thank you!

You can smell Vinyl, Tape and Cd's like a new book, but you can't smell digital, I'm so glad of the comeback of Vinyl and Tape cassette, great video 👍

Superb explanation of your thoughts on vinyl, thank you for taking the trouble to produce this!

i just got into vinyl and loving it .. i was missing out all these years

Craig, love your channel, keep up the great work you do, you got yourself a fan from Costa Rica

Great video Craig, just got into vinyl myself after watching some of your vids. You actually got me into home brewing as well :) Anyone just bought my first turn table and some second hand records, loving it. Cheers

Great video and wisely spoken too...couldn't have put it better myself.Your teenager's reaction is just the same as my son's,he thinks my analogue set up ROCKS!! I adore my vinyl and turntable,the whole experience is fantastic and music is just not the same via digital. Keep up the good work and greetings from Scotland.

Great video everything you said is why i love vinyl. i love getting a new vinyl unwrapping it and playing for the first time either just sat staring at the vinyl or looking at the vinyl sleeve it's just one of the best feelings

Hi Craig ! I enjoy so much your videos and the way you explain concepts. I'm a vinyl fan too, I own a turntable similar to yours, Akiyama DJ 2000 with Audio Technica cartidge, mixed through a Roland CDX1 Disclab, sounds great, sometimes I convert them to CD, excellent results without pc. Greetings and cheers from Spain Madrid and keep on spinning !!

Great videos Craig is very relaxed, like watching

This video is the reason i start listening to vinyl again..i am one of those guys (52) that sold mostly all his records in te "80s to replace them with cd's. Great video. Greets from The Netherlands

Excellent video! Great job, sir

I love the restaurant analogy, love this channel. Love my vinyl.

Glad I found your channel !

Excellent video! I pretty much agree with you! And you sound so passionate about this... It's nice to hear you talking about it.

I love the point of taking some time to listen to music & allow yourself to “feel” it. NOT being distracted on our phones, or whatever, while listening. I do this any chance I get . I have a 13 month old baby so my time is valuable because most of it is either working to provide for my family or spending the precious moments with them. The few minutes I have for myself, mostly early weekend mornings, I love putting an album on & listening through my headphones (so I don’t wake the baby haha). I’m really enjoying your videos bud!

nice vid, I grew up in the vinyl era in the 70's and remember recording the records to cassette tape and would listen to them in our cars, miss those days

Five years ago I stepped into vinyl world and collect some records. Till recent years staying more time at home because of COVID, I started to find tools seriously to improve setting of turntable parts and then I learned the magic of vinyl. My wife and teenage boys are with me. I really enjoy this episode it says vividly Why Vinyl. Thank you.

As a GI back in the 1970's, drinking beer, playing poker and recording records was a main distraction. I had a super stereo set up back in the day. R2R tape deck, nice big speakers, amp and tuner and a wonderful 1st generation Technics 1200 turn table. I ended up selling all of my gear once my new family came around. I how ever kept all of my LP's and even purchased a few new 45's and 33's back in the late 80's before I sold all of my stereo gear. I am now in my late 60's and have 100's of stacked records to the dislike and dismay of my wife. I have now a 10 year old amp/tuner, speakers and have a new Fluance RT-85 to be delivered today. I hope to enjoy listening to my records within a few days and hope playing the vinyl will bring back some good memories and peace. Oh to have another Revox tape deck to record the records and then keep my LP's safe and clean.

LOOOOOOL...my first thought when I read the title: *"WHY NOT?"* ...and then you said it! Made my day... =D

No one couldn't of explained it better than you just did. Hats off to you good sir! Now to go listen to a vinyl on my Pioneer PL-51A and Pioneer SX-1050 :)

19:27 I think by your action, you explain very much more why you prefer vinyl to other format of music. At this moment you make us feel how passionnate you are about this hobby, how it affects you and your mood. People say that you have to aim to get a job that does not feel like one, find a job that is fun and puts a roof on your head, but choosing a hobby should make you feel passionnate as you make is feel at 19:27 and brings us genuine joy like you seem to have.

My thoughts exactly about the vinyl experience. Great video!

66 years old just pulled out my old pioneer turntable, replaced the belt, hooked it to my new onkyo receiver got out all my old Grand funk, led zepplin, cream and so on ! Made me feel like I was 17 again, still like my CDs but the vinyl blows them away in my opinion, thanks for the Vid sir !!!!!

I love your videos. I got new speakers 2 days ago. Last night everyone was gone. I played about an hour of digital music through my amp(what was I thinking?) Then I put on a new 45rpm lp and the sky opened up, the sun came out and the birds were chirping. It was wonderful!

Subscribed right after that beginning visual trip that ended with PIA @ 3:30. Nice.

Finding this video 5/6 years later, wow vinyl has really come back. I still ask myself why vinyl but I've never found a reason why not!

Awesome video...the thrill of collecting records is what it makes me go to this hobby

You said it all. I've experienced that moment of asking my love to dance and we would sing to each other our favorite love song while listening to "vinyl".

I'm a new subscriber to your channel. I was born in 1970. Records were still king. My dad had weird tastes in music, but the act of placing the record on the turntable was a sublime moment. I'm venturing back into for myself. I really love this channel. By the way, there's nothing special about about 1's and 0's when it comes to music. Vinyl is an experience to cherish.

I remember when I was 16, had started work and back in 1980 vinyl records and tapes were all we had, CD was just beginning and CD machines were expensive. I used to get paid on a Thursday and was at college on Fridays, and the college was 5 minutes walk to the city centre, where all the record shops were. I used to buy 2 or sometimes 3 albums each week for about a year and built up the collection I still have today. The point I am making is that it was a sort of ritual, you sought out your favourite artists material, and as you say, you seriously listened to it. My CD collection is pretty much unused, other than a few albums I wanted to have not only in theme but in the car as well, and many of those I now have on vinyl as well as to me they sound better.

Hey Craig Thanks for some very good info and conversation. You speak to the sensory experience of playing vinyl records and I agree with all of it. Additionally I might add that there's a huge social aspect to this, that diminished when compact discs appeared on the scene and disappeared when mp3 and then streaming became the dominant media form. When we were growing up in the seventies and we were listening to the big rock bands; Jethro Tull, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Rush, King Crimson, Deep Purple, etc...there was a common music experience that we all shared in real-time. If you and some buddies were into, say, Aerosmith, and you had really been pumped on their first album, Dream On, man...you're looking forward to the next one. "What's it going to be called?" " I don't know man, but I think I was reading in Rolling Stone that it might be called "Wings" or something like that". And then in four months, "Get Your Wings" appears in the stores all at once. Maybe Chris and his brother go out and get it first. I'm broke; I couldn't afford it. but I go over to their place, we take the cello wrapper off, put it on the turn table, and wait...the lead in groove.........BAM...out comes the guitar notes of that first tune..Same Old Song and Dance.! Damn! Here it is! We are all sharing it at the same time! It's like experiencing a concert at the same time. New experience for everyone! it was frequently very very cool. And we listen to the whole album, and then again, and again. It's our experience together. BUT...it's also the experience of similar kids in Toledo, Tampa, Spokane, Duluth, Providence, Bangor, fort Worth, etc! We are all, on this weekend, listening to this album for the first time. And then, the band tours four months later, and the entire city goes to see them at once. It was such a group experience. Recently getting into vinyl again. And now the whole family is into it. Shopping for used records. Bringing them home. Listening to each others music. There such "intentionality" to it. It's purposeful. We are choosing to share this experience rather than each streaming our own stuff on Spotify or playing our mp3s on our phones...in isolation. We are SHARING and discussing and being social.

Sorry I am a bit late to the party, but I have just listened/watched you video. It was nice to hear your passion, of which I share :) Interestingly, I have just gone to a local hifi store, a very nice little store where the choice is somewhat limited, but in a few days time, I will be returning to hear a VPI Prime TT, that they are setting up for me, and the chances are, I'll be leaving a big chunk of cash with them as a deposit. Yes, I do have a gazillion CD's, but I was also an avid vynal collector back in the day when I wore a younger mans' clothes. At that time the weekly senario was, to get paid every Friday morning and spend most of my salary on records, and then some. Just sharing, thanks for the vid. 😎

Great videos man, very informative. Keep up the good work.

Great info. Love your channel man

Another excellent video. Thank you! I an in my 40s now and my son who is 12 was the one who suggested that we buy a record player... which we did. A gorgeous Technics SL-1800, along with a couple of re-issues of Pink Floyd and Rush. From what I am seeing, teenagers and those in their early 20s are most definitely a driving force behind resurgence of records. Whether that is because they want something different to digital media (heck, MP3s have been popular for close to 20 years now), I don't know. If you want to make friends with a teenager, put on "The Smiths" or "Joy Division" record on!

You are exactly right!! Love your vinyl channel!

I love new aged Mp3, smartphone, tablet, and labtop gear. But it's something about how a record smell.. new and old that always gets me. I do collect Vinyl. When I play it has a warmth feel. I do play them on a Technique 1200 Turntable. I only play certain artists on LP! The rest on Mp3 and streaming Networks such like Pandora for multiple shuffling. I have my Bluetooth connected to my pioneer 2016 wireless receiver with Bluetooth capabilities... Very well built formate and sound. But vinyl too me is a time ward experience. A feeling unexplained. Love your channel by the way. Thank you!

Again great video Craig. I enjoy your passion for the format. It is definitely worth getting into collecting. I bought a $20 vinyl LP on the back of hearing a band live I had never heard of. That was 10 years ago. That LP is now worth over $400. Luck of the draw I know, but you cannot do that with an MP3.

Hi Craig. Im actually in the process of returning back to vinyl. Nowadays, "Good" vinyl 180g remasters are close to double the price of a typical 'Red Book' CD! I've purchased a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon in my attempt to welcome vinyl's return. Only later did it develop a hum? I happened to see my closeted and cherished direct drive Denon DP-47F going for close to $1000! on eBay? I immediately, dusted the Denon off, took it to a shop and restored it to full-time duty while upgrading the stylus to a 2M Blue from Red! Nirvana! The finale goal of Buddhism! Lol

Love your tips about vinyl and your dulcet tones. Phil Collins though? Subscribed and like your videos. Different tastes but you have great advice. 😉

Really enjoyed the video Craig, well said.

Nailing the concepts here. Great video, thanks.

I'm new to your channel and so far I am enjoying watching your videos. I really like your explaination about the sound quality of vinyl records. I am an 80's guy, so I bought more cassettes than records, but now Im getting back into vinyl. Just spun Bob Seger's Nine Tonight last night.. I dont knock Records, Cassettes, CDs or Digital formats! I like ALL formats! Each has its own use for me.

Must agree... a very thoughtful and well done video. Plus your microphone audio quality is very much up there with broadcast quality I would say. About to pull the plug on an Ortophon Red...seems to be stuck at $100 at Amazon hoping to catch it when it drops a bit but I don't think it will. I think I'll get it for myself as a Christmas present!.

What a brilliant well explained video. I love vinyl, I got tons of albums on vinyl and I still love collecting them. I grew up with vinyl. I remember as a kid growing up back in the 80's listening to my mum's records, stuff like Charlie Rich, The Shadows etc and my dad's records was Elvis. I would put the record on and just sit watching the record spinning, watching the tonearm slowly working it's way across the record. It was like a big performance and it was fascinating to watch. You don't get that with CDs or MP3. I even bought cassette tapes and would record Elvis songs I liked off the records and made my own Elvis mix tapes back in the day, but I admit sometimes they didn't sound quite as good as the vinyl itself. But then the quality of some of the blank cassettes back then weren't really the best, unless you bought well known brands such as TDK, Sony, Maxell, Memorex, BASF etc, even the EMItape ones were okay. Sometimes there were others like Agfa, Scotch, Fuji, and even Woolworths own brand that I didn't think sounded as good but hey, if you wanted to record your favourite music off your records to play in the car or take with you on your daily walk to school or commute to work they did the job.

Thank you for sharing your personal experience with Vinyl records.

Relatives keep asking why vinyl. I always had a hard time explaining. Finally I came up with this. Cds are like a seedless watermelon, convenient to eat, but not as sweet. A watermelon with seeds is not as convenient to eat, but a lot sweeter. Thanks for the video, it was great. Subscriber...

Great video, thanks for your time and effort!

For me, it's the effort that makes you appreciate the music more. So much music is churned out of the industry these days and can be "obtained" through the click of a button. But once you download it and have listened to it once or twice, you're already on to the next release and have forgotten all about the last one. When you purchase something on vinyl on the other hand, it's authentic, it's personal, it's an experience. The effort of spending a few hours of your day to flick through hundreds of records to find just what you're looking for makes it all the more meaningful. So much is talked about on what actually sounds better, but music isn't just about the sound, it's the memories that come with it. When you put on one of your favorite records, you have the memory of the effort you put in to obtain it in the first place. You don't get that with a digital download.

"Listening" to vinyl is like smoking a fine cigar...it's an event! Enjoying, absorbing, and reflecting during the moment.

As always Craig, another great video.

As a young guy who awestruck by the sound coming out of vinyl while I walking right past this old family owned vinyl shop while they demoing turntable with jazz record early last year,safe to say I'm now into vinyl appreciation!

You said it for all of us. As an over 50 yom in New Zealand I grew up spending every spare cent on records. I still have 200 45's from the 70's. The ritual of playing, yes the romance - we need more of that, and time to do nothing but listen. In the Winter you put another log on the fire with every side of the record while you are up. The Tactile involvement of seeing, feeling, smelling, hearing, leaves just taste but then it so compliments a good beverage. Thanks for letting the new and the young understand the meaning of Vinyl.

Really love you'r videos dude!

walking to the old record store, taking few hours browsing the vinyls ,rushing home to play it , its a therapeutic experience

Vinyl frames an album as a piece of art to be enjoyed as a unit vs a single song. Also agree tangible object makes the music special and personal