My First Vinyl Arrived
What a thrilling item to arrive in the mail! Today I got a copy of the first vinyl record i've been pressed on. Readers of the blog know about the remix I did for the Balkan Beat Box for a long time now, but it's even better that it ended up on vinyl here in North America.
At one time it would've been no sweat to have one of your tracks or a whole released pressed to wax, as it was the only way for a DJ to play your tune in a set. But these days it's not the case.
For my own releases I looked into doing some vinyl, but the costs didn't work out in any way. A local record store here in Toronto wasn't even interested in carrying it. DJs are frustrated that there is not much fresh vinyl these days, but there's more to the problem than just the artists and labels. How was I supposed to print anything if it wasn't even going to get carried at my store of choice?
After I rip my track I will probably frame this record. :)