[Phono-L] Young collectors

[Jay Horenstein]

Vinyl isn't a thing of the past.  It's still used in clubs. Turntables are
used as instruments in Rap, Hip Hop, R&B. Classes on how to use them
as instruments are given to aspiring DJ's.  Stereos are still sold in almost
every large store, and new artists are still recording on vinyl.  It's my
guess that the young people ignorant of the record player, download all
their music from the internet, and are probably just as clueless to the CD.

-----Original Message-----
From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of John Maeder
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 11:43 AM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: [Phono-L] Young collectors


Three years ago I was asked to give a talk about the original Carter Family
after a film about them was shown at Eastern Kentucky University, my alma
mater.  The room was nearly full, probably a couple of hundred students.  I
started my talk by asking how many people in the room had ever played a
vinyl LP record -- I figured that would be an easy place for their age group
to reference in relation to where I would eventually go with my talk (78's
and the impact of early electrical recording).  I was astounded when only
two of the kids out of two-hundred had ever played a record! Boy, did I feel
old! (I was 'only' 49 at the time!)

John M
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