More people are looking forward to looking back in 2013: back to a time when vinyl was king in everything from records to bar schools. Learn how our listening trends have evolved over the years – and how they’re circling back around.
Do you get the traditional jewel case, or the thin jewel case? Do you choose a digipak with multiple full-color panels, or do you just chuck it in a paper sleeve and go the simple route?
Upon announcement of Obscura’s full US tour with The Black Dahlia Murder, Augury, and Hatesphere, the band will also be releasing an official tablature book this January 5th to their critically acclaimed Relapse Records release, Cosmogenesis.
The thingy in question is a new single by French hip-hop producer Wax Tailor, released in a format aptly titled CD-Vinyl – which can be played in a CD player as well as on a turntable.
As Wired properly noticed, you’d doubtfully surprise anyone with releasing an album on an 8-track tape. In the ’70s. But in 2009, the idea looks like an effective marketing move. So, who’s done that? Cheap Trick, crazy veteran rockers from Illinois.
A hunt for new ways to promote an upcoming record can bring you to quite devastating, literally, actions.
