end of vinyl according to tower records

[gunjack]

Vinyl Farewell

Spine magazine

It looks as though audiophiles may have to resign themselves to the fact that in a few years time there will be only the chance to fondly re-live the good old days of nostalgia, rather than experience the new. Vinyl, the medium that took over from Shellac, Bakelite and even earlier the wax pressing, has had its final play – well, almost. The year 2009, looks set to be the final turn in the long standing vinyl revolution.

A June 2003 press release from The Institute of Chemical Engineering, advised that key by- products of the current petroleum refining process would no longer be generated by 2009, due to deadlines agreed, in principle, with the chemical industry back in 1992. These deadlines were however, only finalised in 1999, in the face of increasing environmental concerns and lobbying.

The IoCE went on to advise that a voluntary co-funded research and development program to seek a green alternative, possibly a polycarbonate based compound had been proposed in the 1999 summary. However no members of the industry wide syndicate had been able to substantiate a sufficiently high market demand for a replacement for the petroleum by-product, which is the primary base for vinyl record albums.

Whilst concluding that the news marked “The end of an era for vinyl”, a spokesperson of music retailing giants Tower Records advised that with sales of collective vinyl products accounted for less than a third of a percent (0.28%) of their total music sales World-wide in the last accounting period. “Hardest hit will be the few remaining traditionalist vinyl Disc Jockeys” Tower Records confirmed.

Tower replied positively when asked if this early warning would mean a silence in the thousands of DJ booths and radio stations around the world. “For some, existing skills will need to be adapted for use with the rapidly advancing Compact Disc DJ equipment” continued Towers spokesperson., “it promises to be a very exciting transition as older techniques are retained and used alongside the plethora of new features that CD technology already offers todays forward thinking DJ’s and turntablists”. Towers spokesperson added “It is unlikely that we will continue to carry vinyl into 2009. We believe the needs of the DJ will be totally digital, in one medium or another, prior to the cessation date.”“

Radio stations and other areas of the broadcasting community are unlikely to be affected by this early warning of environmental issues validating the need for minor lifestyle changes either,. since almost a of the music played in a modern broadcast scenario is primarily CD, or from Digital archives owned under licence by the larger radio stations.

[ncw]

We must recycle!

[dirty_bass]

Hooray, I saw this coming.
Maybe people can stop arguing, and get on with getting into this millenium, and the technology it presents.

[Mirsha]

Ah this old chestnut, went around last month and I think the best reply I read was from someones brother.

I think the article that Seneca forwarded to me about vinyl records is a
bunch of BS. First of all, I have never heard of the IOCE (Institute of
Chemical Engineering). I am a member of AIChE (American Institute of
Chemical Engineers). Secondly, the "key petroleum byproduct" no longer
being generated sounds like bunk. Oil is used to make a wide variety of
chemicals, including precursors to vinyl plastics. Vinyl records are
made from poly(vinyl chloride):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_record I've never heard of anyone
outlawing PVC pipe for plumbing (also made from poly(vinyl chloride)).

[The Germ]

maybe we can start burning up the old shitty vinyl half these people make and recycle them back into the mix!

that would keep us going for like 100 more years

haha

[xfive]

Guys this is a confirmed hoax :P
I read about it weeks ago

:roll:
:lol:

[Heroes]

tower records might live to regret the words digital when the cdj players move even faster to be mp3 dj players, and then there cds sales account for 0.28% of there turnover they might find then vinyl will probably be a backbone alternative again to there sellout bandwagon attitude...but then again they could always stock the sun and evolve to tower newsagents and have a mcdonalds corner doing kids parties.....

just a thought

[audioinjection]

Guys this is a confirmed hoax :P
I read about it weeks ago

:roll:
:lol:

is it really?

[gunjack]

yea man, i just wanted to see how many of u would panic hehe