Listening to music on vinyl records. Not Spotify, not CDs, but "records"—this is an analog, old-fashioned way of listening to music that many people aren't familiar with, and I'll explore the appeal of enjoying this unique experience.
Artwork and packaging:
Records typically come with large artwork. Enjoying the artist's artistic expression—from the album cover and back cover to the lyric sheet—is a way to understand and appreciate the music more deeply.
How to listen to the entire album
Records are generally produced in album units. Therefore, listening to the entire album is encouraged, and the story and themes intended by the artist can be more clearly appreciated.
The joy of collecting
Records are extremely popular among collectors. There's the enjoyment of following an artist's discography and the thrill of finding rare items.
manual operation feel
Handling records is a manual process, involving actions like setting the needle and spinning the record. This allows for a more active and engaging experience of music.
The warmth and sound quality of analog
Records are an analog medium, and their unique warmth and rich sound quality are their main attractions. You can enjoy the depth and richness of sound that cannot be fully reproduced by digital audio sources.
I'm going to a town that seems likely to sell records to buy some.
Exploring a new hobby like browsing record stores: On a day off, get off at a station you don't usually get off at, and without deciding what record to buy in particular, just buy one that happens to come across on a whim based on its cover art. Isn't that a pretty good way to spend a day off?
Making interior design fun
Nothing looks better next to a record player than a houseplant.
My day begins with watering the plants in my room, while enjoying the soft sunlight.
It's strange, but it makes me feel like some of the unpleasant things are just melting away.
Exploring genres that sound better on vinyl.
Since I deliberately go to unfamiliar cities to buy records based on their covers, I end up listening to different genres of music than when I listen to music on Spotify on my smartphone.
For example, a big band that evokes the feeling of 1960s New York.
