VINYL ALBUMS
When Albums Ruled the World [2013]
When Albums Ruled the World explores what is arguably the most important period in popular music history. For over a decade from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, popular music – from rock to soul, folk to reggae – swapped the sketch pad of the 45rpm single for the expansive canvas of the 33 1/3rpm album.
When Albums Ruled the World Between the mid-1960s and the late 1970s, the long-playing record and the albums that graced its grooves changed popular music for ever. For the first time, musicians could escape the confines of the three-minute pop single and express themselves as never before across the expanded artistic canvas of the album. The LP allowed popular music to become an art form - from the glorious artwork adorning gatefold sleeves, to the ideas and concepts that bound the songs together, to the unforgettable music itself. Built on stratospheric sales of albums, these were the years when the music industry exploded to become bigger than Hollywood. From pop to rock, from country to soul, from jazz to punk, all of music embraced what 'the album' could offer. But with the collapse of vinyl sales at the end of the 70s and the arrival of new technologies and formats, the golden era of the album couldn't last forever. With contributions from Roger Taylor, Ray Manzarek, Noel Gallagher, Guy Garvey, Nile Rodgers, Grace Slick, Mike Oldfield, Slash and a host of others, this is the story of When Albums Ruled the World.
It should be noted that despite only two women being interviewed in this documentary there are and were great numbers of women who were enamored with vinyl and who had the knowledge and understanding of the power of vinyl and the packages that made a great album better. Women also purchased these items in huge numbers. I believe the Documentary author had contacted many women to be contributors but most declined to participate.
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Albums still rule my world! Thanks for this, and I hope you're having a lovely day!
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I used to buy albums 5-6 at at time. They were $2.95 at the time late 70's. My first LP was Beatles For Sale on 4th Dec 1964. It was a Friday, I paid for it with money I earned working after school at a grocery store. My last vinyl album was Tracy Chapman's first. (I also bought the cd). I had a many as 7,000 albums at one time.
ReplyDeleteYes I love albums. Thanks for the video BB.
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DeleteWe lived in a similar universe; except I couldn't afford albums until a little later. I went crazy when CDs were first introduced but always missed the vinyl. It's coming back in a big way however the prices are ridiculous.
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Thanks for the documentary. It brought back fond memories..
ReplyDeleteI still miss the look, feel, smell and sound of vinyl!
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Mike M
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LPs were the best thing. They held a world of new sounds and the 12" format was bigger than a book. It was very tangible and as you suggest they had a life of their own. I disposed of many albums over the years which was necessary at the time, but it is still a regret.
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