For vinyl lovers, the word is good. Actually, a lot of new albums these days are actually getting released on vinyl first — and turntablist artists like DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Cold Cut, the X-Men, and Invisibl Skratch Piklz have never been hotter than they have ever been before. Vinyl is getting a lot of previously unseen respect as a musical instrument.
On the flipside, vinyl has some serious obstacles in its path. Music companies are going out of their way to make DAT's more affordable and to invent machines that allow you to cut and scratch with compact discs. To those that have tested them, though, they complain that it doesn't have the feel of actually putting a hand on vinyl — which is a plus for a record's otherwise bulky size and weight in an area which is usually a minus.
If vinyl is to continue to exist, the fans have to make it clear that they'll still play it, use it, DJ with it, and do turntable tricks on it. If vinyl ceases to exist, there will be nobody to blame but the people who turned to CD's and forgot about the power and hip-hop history of vinyl. There would be no breakbeats, no DJing, no musical wizardry, and perhaps no hip-hop itself without vinyl.
Peace, Flash
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