Is it questionable to buy new popular music on LP?


With the new release's being mixed like crap does it still make sense at all to purchase Vinyl for the only slightly better sound considering all that has to be done to take care of it?, add to that the long play benefit of CD's its harder and harder for me to purchase new rock on LP. My latest dispointment was "Gomez, How we operate" as I love the album but it has no benefit over the cd I also have this across the board from RadioHead to most any new album, anyone else feel this way?
It all boils down to the mix, if its crap why bother with higher priced, lower convenient Vinyl.......and I hate that I feel this way more and more.
chadnliz

Showing 1 response by albertporter

Chadnliz,

I also have this across the board from Radiohead to most any new album, anyone else feel this way?

Answer for me is no. I have all the albums by Radiohead, including the new double 45RPM "In Rainbows" that I bought directly from their site.

Ranking this album at 45 RPM, it is considerably better than the single disc 33 USA pressing which is considerably better than the USA CD. I can name groups and pressings where it's a closer call, but I can easily list 20 groups that are better on LP, that I have compared directly on my system.

Could be a different outcome with a more expensive digital rig, but since SACD died and interest seems to be moving toward computer based playback, I decided to drop back to a Blue Ray (Pioneer Elite) and relax.

I have not heard, "Gomez how we Operate," and therefore unable to comment on that music.