VINYL MAKING A COMEBACK

YES, IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. WE'RE REVERTING BACK TO THE 50's AND 60's WHEN VINYL RECORDS WERE HOW WE ALL LISTENED TO RECORDED MUSIC. YAY!!! I OF COURSE GREW UP DURING THE MANY CHANGES FROM ACETATE RECORDINGS (78'S) TO VINYL (45'S & LP's) TO 8-TRACKS, CASSETTES, CD'S AND OF COURSE THE CURRENT I-PODS AND DOWNLOADS. I SUSPECT THE NEXT THING WILL BE VIRTUAL DOWNLOADS DIRECTLY TO YOUR BRAIN VIA AN IMPLANT LICENSED BY ASCAP OR BMI, THE MUSIC LICENCING COMPANIES THAT KEEP TRACK OF THE ROYALTIES FOR THE ARTISTS.
ANYHOW, HAVING A GAZILLION VINYL RECORDS IN MY BASEMENT, ALL FILED AND INDEXED, I FEEL ONCE AGAIN THAT I AM IN THE MAINSTREAM OF THINGS WITH THE RESURGENCE TO VINYL. SOME MAJOR OUTLETS SUCH AS AMAZON, BORDERS AND BARNES & NOBLE ALREADY HAVE ADDED VINYL TO THEIR SELECTIONS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED HOLDING A VINYL RECORD IN YOUR GRUBBY LITTLE HANDS, IT'S A VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE. FOR INSTANCE, I HAVE A COPY OF AN LP BY "THE THREE DEGREES" WHICH YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF. ONE OF THEIR CHART SONGS WAS, "WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN." OPEN UP THE ALBUM AND IT UNFOLDS LIKE A PLAYBOY MAGAZINE CENTERFOLD. THERE BEFORE YOUR EYES ARE THE THREE FEMALE GROUP MEMBERS WEARING SEE THROUGH OUTFITS BARING IT ALL. TRY ACCESSING THAT ON A CD OR AN I-POD. ANOTHER GREAT VINYL ALBUM COVER IS ONE BY THE "SCORPIONS" WHICH FEATURES A WOMAN IN THE BACKSEAT OF A CAR WITH BUBBLEGUM STUCK TO HER BOOB. NOT THAT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECORD, BUT IT'S CUTE. WON'T FIND THAT ON A CD OR I-POD EITHER. THERE ARE MANY MORE VINYL ALBUMS WITH GREAT ARTWORK ALL OF WHICH ARE BEING MISSED BY TODAY'S GENERATION. I TRIED PEEKING INTO AN I-POD ONCE BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
VINYL WAS GREAT. JUST TODAY, I SPENT AN HOUR ALONE WITH MY VINYL COLLECTION. IT WAS VERY TOUCHING. PERHAPS WITH THE RESURGENCE OF VINYL, OTHER THINGS WILL BEGIN TO RESURFACE ONCE AGAIN. DRIVE-INS, FULL SERVICE GAS STATIONS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY CHECK YOUR OIL, CLEAN YOUR WINDSHIELD AND (GASP) PUMP YOUR GAS, THE MOM AND POP STORE THAT SOLD PENNY CANDY, RECORD HOPS WITH ACTUAL RECORDS, STICK SHIFTS ON ALL CARS WITH AUTOMATICS AN OPTION, TELEVISION WITH RABBIT EARS, NEWSPAPERS THAT REPORT THE NEWS INSTEAD OF GOSSIP AND HONEST POLITICIANS, ....UM, WELL, MAYBE THAT'S PUSHING IT A BIT.
VINYL IS BACK, AND THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME. NOW IF I COULD ONLY GET THESE DAMN RABBIT EARS TO WORK.