Why Do People Still Play Records?

[jim_wicks]

Well done! This short documentary shows heart and soul. As someone whose career in motion pictures and television has lasted for half a century, I was pleasantly surprised. And, as a record collector I found it thoroughly enjoyable. If making documentaries like this becomes your passion I predict you have a long, successful career ahead of you.

[davecerv]

Because it’s fun, jumbo artwork, and it’s another way to support your favorite artists. Also, it’s freakin wild that a physical vinyl disc is literally forever engraved with music. Magic.

[GoLion]

I love how listening to an album forces you to slow down and make time for the experience. It calms me down since my life is always such a hectic grind...playing records pumps the brakes for me.

[UntitledKirk]

Nothing beats tangible music. For as long as there are music lovers, the CD and LP will never die.

[cyberswarup]

Life has become so much automated, sometimes it feels boring; involvement in doing sometime has become mechanical. That's why people like you and me have restarted listening to records, which I left in the 80's. When we listen to digital streaming music, we get involved in other activities, like driving, reading, cooking, office activities. But when we listen to record, the time is fully dedicated to music, starting from browsing the collection, cleaning the selected record, putting on the turntable, putting the needle, listening one side for 20 mins, then changing sides: it's the involvement and quality of time spent with music.

[Eviltto]

I grew up with records, and have returned to them as I've gotten older. It's not just nostalgia, it's that it returns music to something that's not as disposable. Rather than listening to one song I find myself listening to whole albums again, remembering why I loved those albums in the first place.

[CuriousDroid]

What an excellent mini documentary, I only wish it could have been longer 🙂

[entemisk]

I clicked on your video expecting to hear a drawn out analysis of consumer habits and of sound quality across different formats but I was pleasantly surprised to see such a humorous and heartwarming display of the personalities behind some great record collections. Seeing your guest's faces light up when telling their stories really makes it clear that the importance of collecting and enjoying records goes beyond what can be described with words alone. The points are driven home even better thanks to the documentary-quality editing and camerawork. I look forward to seeing more in the future!

[diego]

This was such a lovely documentary, you’ve not only captured why so many people love vinyl, but the good side of people, real people in their element enjoying something that has no real right to continue to be available but does, because it’s more enjoyable than anything that followed it and the intentional aspect of taking your time to put a record on the platter, place the needle in the groove and concentrate on enjoying an analogue sound. Please make more videos - you’ve done this so well and it seems so natural, you’ve got a real talent for it. Thank you.

[avengedsevenfold]

You have a very pleasant voice and a great sense of pacing different shots and of course storytelling. Keep doing what you're doing!

[ratboy]

A record player is a time machine. When you put the record on the platter & drop the needle you travel back in time to a nostalgia yesteryear. You look at the record sleeve & read the tiny print. I’ve enjoyed records all my life & my most appreciated form of music.

[davidgraves]

I love it when much younger people connect with the magic vinyl records possess. When you reach my age (I was part of the Beatles’ Boom), playing records brings back the people, places and passions from those times in your history…the best experiences in your life. This is what awaits younger vinyl collectors well down the line. Nice job, Sofia.

[RMTCTL]

What a fantastic documentary! You showed great examples of why people still listen to vinyl (and CDs - any physical media, really). It's a social thing. Look at the images of people's faces as they light up when holding their favorite album. Or how people talk about the music they love so much. That is something you just don't get with the convenience of digital. I love listening to music in any format, but I will always love what I grew up on, which is vinyl, tape, and CDs. The liner notes, the artwork, the physical media that you can hold in your hands, is all part of the music experience. I am a musician and love to play my trumpet in an orchestra and share that with my community. Having that physical musical instrument to produce music is similar to vinyl records for consuming music.

[elisazouza]

I’m a record collector and having a physical copy is so special to me and makes me feel more connected with the artist and the music 😊

[scottbaxendale]

It’s is a far superior listening experience. It really has very little to do with the fidelity but how the album is listened to. The sequence of the songs and the physical action of starting a side and finishing a side, then flipping it to hear the other side.

[tonyjedioftheforest]

Vinyl has soul and the packaging makes an album something special. The playing of it takes effort so it’s much more of an occasion than simply streaming music. I absolutely love it as does my wife and 3 sons.

[Maxaldojo]

Well done, Sofia. I agree with the people you interviewed. I grew up on vinyl. I only used tapes (8 tracks, cuz they were cheap and then cassettes) in the car, because they were portable. The art of the arm drop, the feel of the vinyl, the cover art and liner notes, the creaks and pops; love it all. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[sbilldmilk]

As a mechanical engineering major I just really love that it's a totally physical way to store sounds. And it's not just a gimmick!

[Uncle_Devil]

Digital music has come a long, long way and honestly sounds pretty great now; but nothing beats the ritual and experience of playing a record

[andrewpike]

Really enjoyed this film! For me personally, it’s definitely not the rarity thing, it’s feeling closer to the artist and music history, through the warm sound, artwork and sleeve notes. There’s also the nostalgia aspect in regards to both the old records I listened to when I was younger and using a turntable. Digital is brilliant too for its versatility and use on the move, but any real music lover will own records too