# The Vinyl Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 18, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/the-vinyl-thread/281 "2020-02-18T16:43:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Bitnik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/bitnik/32/274_2.png) [@Bitnik](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/Bitnik)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/the-vinyl-thread/281/2 "2020-02-18T17:23:26Z")
Maybe it’s my age, but I don’t like vinyl records. Until 1982 my entire record collection was 7” and 12" vinyl. It was a dust magnet, cleaning was hit-and-miss, with the damage caused by leaving dust on the surface or removing it arguably equal. My heart would break if a much-loved disc developed a flaw, which seemed inevitable. So in late 1982 I dashed out to a local HiFi shop and handed over £550 for the first Sony Compact Disc player. I miss the large album covers with their often elaborate designs, and the comprehensive liner notes. I don’t miss the discs themselves. Digital sound is far superior to the old technology. I regard vinyl as the domain of the completist, the kind of collector who has to have everything related to an artist or recording. --- _[View the full topic](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/the-vinyl-thread/281)._