scavenger
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I've seen several comments on this from "old guard" members and commented myself on it once.
I believe "vinyls" as an acceptable term for vinyl record albums is here to stay among the youth who have plunged into the wonderful world of retro audio AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME!
Here's what appears to me to have happened:
When vinyl records all but disappeared from the musical landscape, phono inputs were left out of amplifiers and digital music became the norm, the term "record" was also left out of the musical lexicon for a couple of generations. There were CD's, tracks and "albums" which could refer to either a CD or a multi-track digital release. There simply were no "records" to even consider when it came to music.
I must admit that for nearly 2 decades I had no TT and no records. They had all been left and long forgotten in some attic, storage unit or abandoned dwelling when CD's usurped the musical landscape and my young life was nomadic. (I still cry about it at night).
For gens Y and Z (I'm on the Boomer/Gen-X line) "record" was either a verb, a row in a database or other digital store of information. Most of the members of those generations never experienced a vinyl record album growing up. WE all did and they became part of our DNA. They are something we've used since - literally - Fisher-Price age. To them they were an anachronism, and for them the term "record" could and did already have multiple meanings that we didn't have to consider growing up.
So when gens Y and Z began enjoying the fantastic world of vinyl records (and, thankfully, revived it for me!) they had to find a way to communicate about it with their PEERS (think teenagers).
"Record" was already taken in their lexicon. So they collect "vinyls". And boy am I glad they do. It's such a fun hobby. I got to shop for TT's with my son and show him how to handle, clean and store VINYLS. We began collecting both classics and new music together. Nothing could be better.
"Records"??!! I have to worry about them all day at work when I manage databases and write programs. (This post is a "record" BTW)
As somewhat of a linguist I'm fine with changes and additions to our language and I love the fact that the interest in VINYLS exhibited by gens Y and Z has increased the accessibility of and appreciation for this form of audio recording.
"Correcting" them all the time would just ruin the fun and make me look like and old jerk.
I believe "vinyls" as an acceptable term for vinyl record albums is here to stay among the youth who have plunged into the wonderful world of retro audio AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME!
Here's what appears to me to have happened:
When vinyl records all but disappeared from the musical landscape, phono inputs were left out of amplifiers and digital music became the norm, the term "record" was also left out of the musical lexicon for a couple of generations. There were CD's, tracks and "albums" which could refer to either a CD or a multi-track digital release. There simply were no "records" to even consider when it came to music.
I must admit that for nearly 2 decades I had no TT and no records. They had all been left and long forgotten in some attic, storage unit or abandoned dwelling when CD's usurped the musical landscape and my young life was nomadic. (I still cry about it at night).
For gens Y and Z (I'm on the Boomer/Gen-X line) "record" was either a verb, a row in a database or other digital store of information. Most of the members of those generations never experienced a vinyl record album growing up. WE all did and they became part of our DNA. They are something we've used since - literally - Fisher-Price age. To them they were an anachronism, and for them the term "record" could and did already have multiple meanings that we didn't have to consider growing up.
So when gens Y and Z began enjoying the fantastic world of vinyl records (and, thankfully, revived it for me!) they had to find a way to communicate about it with their PEERS (think teenagers).
"Record" was already taken in their lexicon. So they collect "vinyls". And boy am I glad they do. It's such a fun hobby. I got to shop for TT's with my son and show him how to handle, clean and store VINYLS. We began collecting both classics and new music together. Nothing could be better.
"Records"??!! I have to worry about them all day at work when I manage databases and write programs. (This post is a "record" BTW)
As somewhat of a linguist I'm fine with changes and additions to our language and I love the fact that the interest in VINYLS exhibited by gens Y and Z has increased the accessibility of and appreciation for this form of audio recording.
"Correcting" them all the time would just ruin the fun and make me look like and old jerk.
They must just be jealous.