{"id":482059,"date":"2022-08-07T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records\/"},"modified":"2022-08-07T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T12:00:09","slug":"why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why You Should Start Listening to Vinyl Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40edc360a65\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40edc360a65\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_You_Should_Start_Listening_to_Vinyl_Records%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why You Should Start Listening to Vinyl Records&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records\/#Listen_to_Albums_Instead_of_Just_Songs\" >Listen to Albums Instead of Just Songs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records\/#Read_the_Liner_Notes\" >Read the Liner Notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records\/#Enjoy_the_Artwork\" >Enjoy the Artwork<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-start-listening-to-vinyl-records\/#Vinyl_is_an_Experience_Not_Just_a_Sound\" >Vinyl is an Experience, Not Just a Sound<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_You_Should_Start_Listening_to_Vinyl_Records%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why You Should Start Listening to Vinyl Records&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-819723\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/man-sitting-listening-enjoying-music-headphones.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Man sitting and listening through headphones to music being played on a turntable.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/african-american-man-listening-vinyl-record-691367803\">LightField Studios\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sales numbers for vinyl records have been surging for years, and for good reason. There\u2019s something about listening to music on vinyl that just doesn\u2019t seem to have an analog in the digital realm.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to_Albums_Instead_of_Just_Songs\"><\/span>Listen to Albums Instead of Just Songs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In most of our music listening, we\u2019ve stopped listening to entire albums of songs the way people used to. While being able to instantly call up your favorite song or hear a playlist of potential favorites is nice, it can rip songs from their intended context, weakening them as a result.<\/p>\n<p>With a vinyl record, it\u2019s possible to skip to a song by locating the right groove on the record, but it certainly isn\u2019t easy. This almost forces you to listen to an entire album, hearing the songs in the order the artist intended. This gives a flow to the music that is missing otherwise, and you may even find you like certain songs more or less due to the songs surrounding them.<\/p>\n<p>A single vinyl record can hold around 15 to 20 minutes per side, maxing out at around 22 minutes. This means a single disc won\u2019t have more than 45 minutes of music. For anything else, you\u2019ll need a double album: two individual records packaged together.<\/p>\n<p>This gives you more options. Don\u2019t have an hour-plus to listen to an entire double album? Play just one disc, and you\u2019ll start to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate those songs more. Want to get to know an album even better? Play them a side at a time.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, to get the most out of your records, you\u2019ll want to listen to them intently, instead of just letting them play in the background. It helps if you have a quality stereo or some great-sounding headphones.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_the_Liner_Notes\"><\/span>Read the Liner Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may not notice when you hear a single song in isolation, but artists put significant effort into every single aspect of a release. This means more than just the music, as this level of detail often goes into the packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Services like Spotify and Apple Music can now show you lyrics alongside a song you\u2019re listening to, and if they don\u2019t have it, you can probably find the lyrics on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fgenius.com\">Genius<\/a>. That said, there can be something nice about reading the lyrics from the lyric sheet included with the record.<\/p>\n<p>Some vinyl releases are barebones, but given the popularity, this isn\u2019t all that common. Instead, artists devote extra time to the vinyl release, adding liner notes with details about the record that you may never find online.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget the credits, either. Especially with today\u2019s productions, you may find an artist who consistently contributes music or lyrics to works by another artist you love, helping you expand your musical horizons.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enjoy_the_Artwork\"><\/span>Enjoy the Artwork<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While we\u2019re looking at the packaging of vinyl records, we\u2019ve got to mention the artwork. Artists put plenty of time and effort into creating or collaborating on album artwork that most people only ever see as a roughly one-inch square thumbnail on their phone.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-812421\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/elo_album_1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The cover of ELO's &quot;Out of the Blue&quot; album from 1977.\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Epic Records<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even if you tap on the album artwork to inspect it closer, most music services don\u2019t offer a way to get a good look at it. A vinyl record, on the other hand, gives you a detailed copy of the artwork a little over a square foot in size.<\/p>\n<p>With albums that I first heard digitally before buying the vinyl, I\u2019ve had many times when I\u2019ve noticed details in the artwork that I\u2019d somehow missed countless times before. Looking over the artwork as the music plays is another great way to increase your immersion in an artist\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vinyl_is_an_Experience_Not_Just_a_Sound\"><\/span>Vinyl is an Experience, Not Just a Sound<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Listening to an album mindfully\u2014putting aside your connected devices and anything else that takes your focus from the music\u2014isn\u2019t for everyone, but it can be an incredible experience. It\u2019s a great way to hear music for the first time or to revisit an album you\u2019ve heard more times than you can count.<\/p>\n<p>Even hunting for records can be fun. You don\u2019t have to be a collector to keep an eye out for great deals at music stores or even yard sales, but this can be a great way to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/109728\/how-to-build-a-fantastic-vinyl-collection-on-a-budget\/\">grow your music library on the cheap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve got a stereo system or headphone setup you love, you\u2019re already most of the way there. 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