Missing Link Records http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/ http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=45 The biggest difference, surely a result of remastering, was with John Lennon’s Imagine. On vinyl, the title track was as I remembered it, with the focus on Lennon himself and lots of room for the instrumentation. But the CD put me right inside the piano he was playing — great clarity, yet not what he and Phil Spector had intended. Over to the AAC files, where the strings sounded like a synthesizer trying to replicate strings. Was the song ruined, or even diminished? Not exactly, but I was uncomfortable with the changes both digital formats wrought. This is the way this music will survive: like a color plate in an art book, with the original sound kept as a museum piece by those who still have turntables. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=44 Lurking in the racks at a small record shop in the South London suburb of Putney is quite possibly the best soul album you've never heard in your life. Understand Each Other by Lou Ragland in Soul Brother's shop in Putney Many reissued albums are easier to find now than they were at the time Admittedly, it's not much to look at. The cover is in black and white, the artwork crude and hand-drawn. But given its history, it's surprising that it ever made its way to a retail outlet at all. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=43 Sales of vinyl records are on the rise nationally too, and he stays on top of such information, quick to turn it into a retail weapon. “They’re diggin’ on the sound of the vinyl because the vinyl’s so warm. It just has an envelopment that you just can’t get from something that’s been transferred to digital or recorded digitally in the first place,” Tom said. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=42 If you're looking for an attractive, affordable way to digitize your collection of vinyl recordings, the Ion TTUSB10 is the best-looking budget USB turntable we've seen. Serious audio archivists should invest in a turntable with a beefier construction and more features, however. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=41 Way back in 1990-something, when I was a teenager, I got the best Christmas present ever. My uncle gave me his entire record collection. Thanks, Uncle Tony. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=40 Digital music as a medium is probably "The Next Big Thing," and I have no doubt that in the future, CDs will be as obsolete as the vinyl records of my youth -- but most music isn't going to be free, and it isn't going to be payment-optional. The online music industry is already seeing a business model being solidified, and that is the 99 cent download for individual song tracks. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=39 here's a small group of us who, in this digital world, has developed a fetish for all things analog. This obsession is particularly strong among musicians and music lovers. Vacuum tube amps, vintage synthesizers, and, of course vinyl records. Optimal Media Productions is appealing to this fascination with good ol' records by adding a little value and novelty to your average CD. The comapny's new combo vinyl CD is a standard CD on one side and three-and-a-half minutes of pure vinyl goodness on the other. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=38 These elements have combined to create a maelstrom. The record business is going under. What does the dissolution of the industry mean for the long-suffering bastion of popular-music integrity, the independent record store? http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=37 We used to be warned that "Home Taping Was Killing Music" - but the negative impact was never proved. The difference today of course, is that music competes with other entertainment products, like $50 video games, so naturally, people send discretionary spending earmarked for entertainment elsewhere. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=36 Missing Link Records clerk Dave Britts says there's a healthy turnover of used vinyl albums at his store, 4905 N. College Ave. In a time when songs are reduced to digital files, people make an effort to buy the 12-inch-diameter LPs of their past. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=35 THE most common ``How do I do it?'' question asked of me is: ``How do I get my old vinyl LPs on to a CD?'' http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=34 Ok computer: Why the record industry is terrified of Radiohead's new album http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=33 Record shops offer a mystique not found in big box stores, Good said. They have always been intriguing, sometimes contradictory, melting pots for small towns. They are deeply engrained into a small town’s culture, but they also serve as a primary meeting spot for the counterculture. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=32 Armed with a single $20 bill, I checked out Missing Link Records, located about five minutes from campus on 4905 North College Ave. The shop is small and packed with vinyl from wall to wall. In addition, it carries a small but diverse selection of used CDs and DVDs. http://www.missinglinkrecords.com/page/news/?id=31 It's the long-playing record, the LP, vinyl. Reports of its death a decade or so ago now seem grossly exaggerated.