Damn!!! and I used to work there from 1998-2000...wow!! DJ Finesse, DJ June, and host of other DJs besides myself...we used to have DJ contest every Friday nights in the back of the store.
@Jhaxias I know mp3's shouldn't cost money at all since they can be duplicated an infinite number of times. When you pay for an mp3 you are paying for literally nothing. I would say giving money to the original artist for just creating the music is the way to go and just have mp3's out there if you want a copy to share to others so that the artist gains more attention.
Where is DJ Culture???? Damn... Since the 80's .. Right across the street from the old ALBEE SQUARE MALL back then. MMMMMMMMMMM MMMMM MMMM... Damn I need to go up NYC; and go to Fulton ave. I haven't eaten an ALL BEEF GYRO from that lil Greek Dinner around there in a while. Best I ever had!!!!
I use traktor for comodity.....but I only mixing with my technics...for my the vinyl is the best sensation and the best touch.......but the times changes for bad I think. My collection of house music in vinyl is over 900 vinyls, and I ripped all and I only have 24 years old jijiji.......I lov ehouse music and I love my technics.
come on guys,who can pay and folow the speed on making new music?if you want fresh collection you need every month +-250e on new music! and with mp3 you download it for free.... future is at new stuff and vinyl is "old" stuff..tell me if you can cary max10kg on the plane,then how many vinyl's can you cary to a gig on other side of globe?sad but true!! goodby vinyl...
lots of dj's on the dance music side of things have switched to serato and cdj's these past couple of years. i don't fucking understand it. 5 years ago vinyl was doing pretty well, but thanks to fucking serato and cdjs it's doing their job for them by beatmatching and shit for them. i don't buy this "Oh times have changed, serato is the future" fuck that attitude. if vinyl dies, then what will EPs be released on?digital downloads are pure shite, it's not the same as buying a big copy of the tune
@geekforlifevandc Turntables are not dead, its the physical vinyl itself that is going to be fazed out. With music going digital soon there will be no need for it. That's why record stores are going out of business. Look at movie rental places. same thing.
@jancrow23 dude in russia a record company "melodiya" started releasing new albums on vinyl in 2009 theres a store in calgary,canada thats doing the same thing selling new albums on vinyl where i live winnipeg there building record store
@geekforlifevandc I'm from Ottawa and went to Fat Beats in NYC in April and spoke with them about this very topic. They are the only good underground hip hop store left that sells new shit. If all the best Dj's are using Sorato why wouldn't someone new to the game do so too? Search on YouTube all the best Dj's and I guarantee you will see Sorato on most of them if not all.
Here's my take. When I was a kid I had an Atari then got a Nintendo. I had maybe 10 games for each. Everyone of those games I knew like the back of my hand. I could almost play them blindfolded. 30 years later I have every single ATARI and NINTENDO game ever made on 2 CD's for my old PS1. What I'm trying to say is that having access to so many games you master none. There is nothing like knowing the feel of a record and memorizing it. Serato is killing the music industry as well as killing vinyl
Not to be negative but I grow up shopping here, the attitudes and egos where ridiculous, especially the ugly cashier chick in front with the gold tooth. lol!
Maybe the opposite of what is happening nationwide is occurring in New York. My impression is that during the demise of vinyl across the United States, New York was one of the last bastions for selling and trading vinyl. Now, it appears that perhaps the opposite is happening. While vinyl has experienced a considerable resurgence during the last 5 years throughout the America and much of Europe, New York could be going through a vinyl shortfall, in which MP3's might be seen as more viable.
I feel your pain Bro.. We just lost our last vinyl store in Birmingham UK..you'd go downstairs and the vibe in that basement was so strong..everyone feelin that new promo white.. I have no choice now but to get Serato.. All Bless bro R.I.P Beatstreet R.I.P Tempest
i bought my first piece of waxs online from beatstreet times is fuck up now i am post a video soon of my wax collections good shit here even though this is a older video peace..
i think vinyl just almost die but not dead. 2010 onwards it will be reborn and alive because all these mp3/ digitals really suck .I still gonna download those free mp3 on piratebay but my favourites I'll buy/find it in vinyl. Because the next time a friend come to my house they cannot easily burn/copy/ripped my vinyl. If they want just find it theirself
This store definitely goes down in Brooklyn History. One of the biggest record stores dedicated primarily to Hip-Hop, Reggae, R & B, and other great musics. As this video shows, people came from all over the world to shop at Beat Street. We miss it.
I love vinyl...it aint just vinyl my man it's all music.recorded and sold on the shelf. why buy when U can down it or copy... stealing to put it in an obvious way. Shit sometimes I do to. Still I love my old records even my 78s sound good.
vinyl technology may be dead, but in no way is digital technology music wise better than analogue music
everything these days is just digital forced into analogue, which just doesn't give as good an experience than with a vinyl.. very weird how they didn't create something that did justice with analogue
i have to say there is nothing that will ever come close to the feel of vinyl. the feeling of the vinyl sticking to your fingers when you scratch and feeling the slip mat slide under the record. you cant get that with some new fancy cd table.
One of the saddest vids I've seen on YT. I grew up with vinyl, stiil play viny, still buy vinyl. I released a soul/doo-wop Christmas single in 2003 and had it pressed on clear green vinyl 45rpm.
Vinyl sounds better and will always be around (hopefully) ... but it it physically and economically impractical.
Too heavy to carry to gigs and expensive for the average non-pro DJ. Personally I had to switch because I ran out of storage space for my records and keeping them in the garage in LA in the summer - vinyl melts and warps.
It's simply a matter of practicality. I'm sure Sony was mad that iPods killed the portable CD player.
VINYL IS KING. There are plenty of people who I know that would agree with me. Any quick search for music on eBay will show that in most cases, vinyl records are more valuable than CDs. I don't own an MP3 yet, but whenever I have an itch to purchase music, I go to the local record shop or browse eBay. Greetings from Central-Cali.
Vinyl will live on! Man really, I've downloaded a bunch of mp3s and flacs and stuff whatever really, what will files mean in the future? Nothing. What will vinyls mean? Value. New vinyls are still being pressed and I hope more albums will be released on vinyl
I dare mention the thought of vinyl being deceased. Or at least the physical retail side of vinyl. Its sad or unfortunate that I personally know at least 30 people on the retail side who lost jobs going back to 2004. This little snippet was made in 2006. And, believe me here in NYC the retail vinyl scene has suffered tremendously.
vinyl will continue to live on with the audiophiles. we'll find a way to source them :P
on another note, i'm a rock & metal guy, but that demo at the end sounded sweet! can anyone tell me who the artist is? if not, and recommendations? kthxbai :)
i always wanted to visit that stoore,never got a chance to and from the looks of it cvinyl record stores are starting to be a thing of the past.used to be 4 record stores in my city and now were only down to 1. it really sucks for people that like the enjoyment of mixin it yourself n practicing.
but i guess as times goes on things seem to improve.nothing worse than seein a record store close down.
Its beyond me why know one has asked the most important question about the decline in sales or interest in vinyl. Where are the turntable companies? Why hasn't Technics or Pioneer or Vestax improved their marketing of providing affordable turntables for the gen. pop?
Fuck cds" vinyl is the best format that money can buy. Vinyl has better sound and better art work. Record companys should just do away with cds all together and just print large amounts of vinyl.
Yo for those who didnt know. This store was huge and it had every joint that came out and older joints that you havnt heard in a while. Beat street was that place for me that when i rolled thru i stayed there for hours, go get something to eat and come back. I took my other Dj friends there and these kats would lose there minds in that place and cop a rack of records ! Stay Nyce
Vinyl is definitely more personal. Serato is just convenient and in the end you will save money because one day you can spend 24 hours downloadin shit for free and have the vinyl you collected your whole life. Its economics and convenience.
Its 2009 now, I still don't have Serato lol. gonna get it tho. I've ordered records from you '96 thru '98. Sorry to see u go. Even when i get Serato, Im still gonna mix in my vinyl, just because..... well, JUST BECAUSE!!!! : ) Dj CAS. Lawrence, Kansas.
I understand this video is based on a store closing, but vinyl is not even remotely dying. Its just the opposite, but perhaps these folks don't know the facts. Vinyl production has been steadily increasing every year for at least the last 6-8 years. There are more turntables available today than 20 years ago. That may not be evident regarding rap or hip-hop, but it is with many other types of music. You buy from internet distributors now. That's the only difference. Analog Lives!
I been spining for 12 years.. There is no better sound then a crispy new promo vinyl record!! Hands Down!!!! But Hey i had to go serato as well.. You gotta stick to the script ya dig!?
GET IT STRAIGHT ... VYNIL WINS , HANDS DOWN . The stylus makes sound come thru by hitting embedded beats and sounds , almost like if u were to hit a drum with a stick ... it sounds far batter than a recording of the stick hitting the drum !! Also , mp3's are simply more accsessible so thats why they are popular ... but many just rip the tunes for free , STEALING the original artists music ... PIRACY really . Vynil will never die , TRUE !!!
I don't think I was that clear about the vinyl / mp3 thing. It is certain frequencies that are removed from mp3's that make it sound less warm and loose. Same goes for a lot of today's speakers. There are resistors built in them so that certain frequencies don't pass a certain limit / threshold. The result...not like the 70's 80's or early 90's.
I hate to sound like a know it all cuz I'm not. My hommie DJ Charm actually put me hip this fact about the diff btwn vinyl & digital. MP3's are a compressed format (we all know that). But u ever think what is removed when compressing audio to mp3?. There are frequencies (sub-tones) that you can't hear but you feel them. That is y mp3's don't have that same "feel" to them as vinyl. On another note...Beat Street was the shit. At least we still have Rock & Soul on 34th.
Great memories here!! Biggie always in the neighborhood! getting my car towed numerous times! dealing with the brooklyn navy yard!! it's sad and it hurts when I think about it! great times. it made me who i am. 5ivefingazdotcom signing off...for good. one love.
The difference with vinyls is the SOUND, the serato and final scratch are convenient but mp3 sounds different, I have ripped some of my vinyls and the sound is far more powerfull and dynamic, can't replace it with mp3.
There will always be vinyl-they've tried to kill it off many times-and they never will.The classic era of hip hop and house were built on vinyl.digitalism lacks soul and is a poor substitute.
as a proud collector of 15 years and at 60,000+ (peep profile) collection I am very sad to see it go. I just conformed 8 months ago to serato. And I am in the process of converting it all to digital. Lots of work. Probably take another 15 years. Might just have to get me a press.
There is no connection to the music with a mp3 file. Even with cd's the feeling is gone. With vinyl you get a cover to look at and a record to hold! I remember buying records and sitting the whole time lookin' at the cover while bumpin' my new lp....Oh the good ol' dayz.
Vinyl is making a comeback, and also people who are serious music lovers know that records sound better. The general public is fooled into the CDs- which actually sound atrocious, but they dont care as long as they get their generic music from barnes and noble or other corporate establishments.
thats messed I love vinyl. I thought it would always be around but now its really impossible to find. I too had to switch to serato but even with that the feeling is still gone
its a sad day man. where i'm from there used to be 5 record shops, now theres none. this has forced me to use other methods to dj (mp3's on cd decks)but cd's dont have the same feel or soul does than vinyl. my best times were picking up my paycheck and going record hunting. the joy it gave to find a record i'd been after for years used to bring a tear to my eye.
It's really come to the "automix" type of dj's now EVERYBODY think's he's a dj, gimme a break, I used to spend hours and hundreds of dollars in a record shop, it was so cool, got me out of the house lol.
Vinyl is always gonna be here man, it's just that people don't understand vinyl records. There history, they we're part of the great depressiion, vinyl's are older than my grandpa man. People need a sense of pride in things that helped everyone in musical history. Even hip-hop records, those are 20 years old. It may not be much, but it's still history.
Vinyl records sounds a lot better to me than CD. Even though the fidelity of CDs are better....to a true music lover, the sounds of that crackling vinyl as it spins is just one of a kind. KEEP THE VINYL, PEOPLE!!!!
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I'm not saying vinyl is bad, but what's the point in having these huge plastic disks lying around if there is a now a device the size of your hand that houses all of your music in one convenient location?
you're being narrow minded. Turntablism is an art form. There will ALWAYS be vinyl dj's because that is dj'ing in it's purist form. Controlling the record with a large platter. Real scratching. You can't scratch with an ipod. Why do you think they invented Serato and other time coded vinyl systems. Because people love vinyl and want to control the music with vinyl records. ipods are cool for personal listening, not DJ'ing. ipod dj's are posers. That's guitar hero vs real guitar
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Sorry I misread your comment there, you do have a point about DJ'ing with an iPod making you a poser, but other than DJ'ing, there's really not much use for vinyl anymore.
I agree. There's not much point using vinyl if you're not a DJ. However, there is the rare enthusiast that likes the sound of vinyl better than cd's, mp3, etc. Peace
who cares what the medium is, if its an expression or someone doing what they love using music, then who cares? I get your point, analog is very warm and is king, but at the same time I think people should also embrace other music formats. Just my two cents, thanks.
because ppl prefer converting music into files now. only the purists continue to preserve it in its true physical form. nothing magic about a file eh? they should update the grammy award from a phonograph player to a gold ipod already. there's the few that truly treasure music, then there's everybody else. better hope your comp doesn't crash!
I buy vinyl if I really love a song a lot, my vinyl collection is about 3-400 and half half is drum n bass / breakbeat. For other genres' it has to be timecoded because vinyl is just too expensive to be able to go out and buy in every genre that you like to DJ. Hence why its a dying breed.
Timecode will take over the decks eventually, and will be a choice for most DJ's between timecode and CDJ. For me its timecode every time. I hate CDJs, they don't have the same flexibility as vinyl.
the problem of cd is the filter too much and left nothing from the original recording.
the vinyl was the best and you have the good old singles (45 rpm) that you don't have with cd's, sure cd are smaller but not all cd players can play them and they fragile and expensive to repair what you never have that problem with a good old record player, and some song are no available on cd or its a digital remaster version of it and you lose all the original recording of the time.
Damn!!! and I used to work there from 1998-2000...wow!! DJ Finesse, DJ June, and host of other DJs besides myself...we used to have DJ contest every Friday nights in the back of the store.
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GoldenLeagueClassic 2 months ago
I love serato & I love Haters!!! we love the Music.
80vieyra 3 months ago
The good old days ...browsing downstairs at Beat Street RecordsFfor hours (Fulton Mall) when visiting from London, UK.
marleyite 4 months ago
u go tell that to an iron maiden fan...
jbingfaII 4 months ago
vinyl wins, all other formats fail!!
HardcoreJungFunk 7 months ago
Breaks my heart, man.
pointlessaccount100 7 months ago
SERATO!!!!!!!!! That's like having virtual sex instead of the real thing in front of you. The fuck outta here with that laptop bullshit!
m100p 7 months ago
WRONG !! vinyl is alive and kicking... CD is dead R.I.P
4evaclapham 8 months ago
Very sad to see vinyl go. It was revolutionary and still is. Vinyl 4 ever
TheMKUSH 9 months ago
@TheMKUSH Vinyl isn't dead. There is still vinyl being produced and there is still collectors. There is a lot less out there but it is still there.
squezey1 9 months ago
I'm From New Zealand and i remember my dad bought me back some records from here when i was 16
TheScizzorhands 9 months ago
such a shame to see REAL music go down the crapper, while iTunes flies to the moon, rolling in cash, using MP3's. SO sadd....
Jhaxias 10 months ago
@Jhaxias I know mp3's shouldn't cost money at all since they can be duplicated an infinite number of times. When you pay for an mp3 you are paying for literally nothing. I would say giving money to the original artist for just creating the music is the way to go and just have mp3's out there if you want a copy to share to others so that the artist gains more attention.
squezey1 9 months ago
Where is DJ Culture???? Damn... Since the 80's .. Right across the street from the old ALBEE SQUARE MALL back then. MMMMMMMMMMM MMMMM MMMM... Damn I need to go up NYC; and go to Fulton ave. I haven't eaten an ALL BEEF GYRO from that lil Greek Dinner around there in a while. Best I ever had!!!!
ftnrbhmwk 11 months ago
hip-hop was originated with vinyls and thats how is should to be...cds are for electronic music!every real hip-hop dj will say : vinyl never be dead!
timosom 11 months ago
hip-hop was originated with vinyls and thats how is should to be...cds are for electronic music!in every real hip-hop dj will vinyl never be dead!
timosom 11 months ago
anyone know the name of the first song?
paradox817 11 months ago
Get with the tymes y'all. ever heard of evolution? vinyl is dead, it's been replaced twice so far, get a life and get out of the 70s.
pornojack 11 months ago
I use traktor for comodity.....but I only mixing with my technics...for my the vinyl is the best sensation and the best touch.......but the times changes for bad I think. My collection of house music in vinyl is over 900 vinyls, and I ripped all and I only have 24 years old jijiji.......I lov ehouse music and I love my technics.
TheDjOptimusPrime 11 months ago
R.I.P Vinyl
Jostarr08 11 months ago
Come on over to Pittsburgh - we've got 3 or 4 *great* record stores in town!
tkeeling2 1 year ago
SAD SAD SAD...
modestmark 1 year ago
u can buy vinyl at urban outfitters lol
TruAzn100 1 year ago
@TruAzn100 one can buy lots of corny next hype stuff there.
94style 1 year ago
@94style lol ya i don't shop, stores for hipsters!
TruAzn100 1 year ago
With Serato vinyl will always be here. Vinyl isn't dead.
kidcapri009 1 year ago
Sell your records on line.
djverdugo7 1 year ago
Vinyl isn't dead. It's only sleeping.
cranie4 1 year ago 2
me and my friends be making 7"s and selling them no problem. cover costs... get gigs. later watching em go on discogs for 60$'s... vinyls real
liennto 1 year ago
i'm still making and buying records. REAL records. i don't care about serato system and the other sickness around the dj's world. old school RULES
sardhouse76 1 year ago
ive noticed barnes and nobles sells vinyls now
njlacrosse9 1 year ago
You can now buy vinyl at Best Buy ;)
djscratchdog 1 year ago
Glad you can still buy bands music in vinyl format, on Amazon anyway. I haven't seen a Record store since the 90s.
MysticTrunksHQ 1 year ago
come on guys,who can pay and folow the speed on making new music?if you want fresh collection you need every month +-250e on new music! and with mp3 you download it for free.... future is at new stuff and vinyl is "old" stuff..tell me if you can cary max10kg on the plane,then how many vinyl's can you cary to a gig on other side of globe?sad but true!! goodby vinyl...
jigibao 1 year ago
Vinyl will stay for djs and collectors.
Moving parts will be a thing of the past eventually. Almost everything that today is mechanical will be replaced with hi-tech digital stuff :)
Just an opinion from a realistic vinyl lover.
PeAcE
fredomeireles 1 year ago
I just saw that a minute ago. Like I said, if the best stores in NY can't survive how will vinyl. It's only a matter of time.
jancrow23 1 year ago
lots of dj's on the dance music side of things have switched to serato and cdj's these past couple of years. i don't fucking understand it. 5 years ago vinyl was doing pretty well, but thanks to fucking serato and cdjs it's doing their job for them by beatmatching and shit for them. i don't buy this "Oh times have changed, serato is the future" fuck that attitude. if vinyl dies, then what will EPs be released on?digital downloads are pure shite, it's not the same as buying a big copy of the tune
booshpower 1 year ago
dude vinal is being revived theres turntables everywhere you go futureshop best buy walmart dude vinyl is not dead
geekforlifevandc 1 year ago
@geekforlifevandc Turntables are not dead, its the physical vinyl itself that is going to be fazed out. With music going digital soon there will be no need for it. That's why record stores are going out of business. Look at movie rental places. same thing.
jancrow23 1 year ago 2
@jancrow23 dude in russia a record company "melodiya" started releasing new albums on vinyl in 2009 theres a store in calgary,canada thats doing the same thing selling new albums on vinyl where i live winnipeg there building record store
geekforlifevandc 1 year ago
@geekforlifevandc I'm from Ottawa and went to Fat Beats in NYC in April and spoke with them about this very topic. They are the only good underground hip hop store left that sells new shit. If all the best Dj's are using Sorato why wouldn't someone new to the game do so too? Search on YouTube all the best Dj's and I guarantee you will see Sorato on most of them if not all.
jancrow23 1 year ago
@jancrow23 I just got word Fat Beats NYC and LA are closing there doors. :(
kayotv 1 year ago
@jancrow23 Beat Street, NY and LA are closing their doors!!!
kayotv 1 year ago
Here's my take. When I was a kid I had an Atari then got a Nintendo. I had maybe 10 games for each. Everyone of those games I knew like the back of my hand. I could almost play them blindfolded. 30 years later I have every single ATARI and NINTENDO game ever made on 2 CD's for my old PS1. What I'm trying to say is that having access to so many games you master none. There is nothing like knowing the feel of a record and memorizing it. Serato is killing the music industry as well as killing vinyl
jancrow23 1 year ago 4
damn that sucks ,dude im a DJ and i only spin vinyl ,FUCK SERATO,AND FUCK DIGTAL TABLES (VINYL WILL NEVER DIE)
COMING SR8 FROM SO CAL
420HighRyder 1 year ago
vinyl till the day i fucking die. you can't beat that sound.
barcow 1 year ago
no wonder the store closed. even the staff is using serato. maybe they should set an example.
logic63 1 year ago 2
Not to be negative but I grow up shopping here, the attitudes and egos where ridiculous, especially the ugly cashier chick in front with the gold tooth. lol!
djpuertoroc 1 year ago 14
@djpuertoroc The one that played in the movie juice. lol!
m100p 7 months ago
@djpuertoroc
Man I couldn't disagree more.
soundsurvivor 4 months ago
I think the invention of timecoded vinyls (serato, traktor, etc.) will somehow save the death of the turntables.
mvted40 1 year ago
theres like, 4 record shops in my town, and the pop is just under 1 million
pastryhat 1 year ago
Maybe the opposite of what is happening nationwide is occurring in New York. My impression is that during the demise of vinyl across the United States, New York was one of the last bastions for selling and trading vinyl. Now, it appears that perhaps the opposite is happening. While vinyl has experienced a considerable resurgence during the last 5 years throughout the America and much of Europe, New York could be going through a vinyl shortfall, in which MP3's might be seen as more viable.
Lunatic4Bizcas 1 year ago
I feel your pain Bro.. We just lost our last vinyl store in Birmingham UK..you'd go downstairs and the vibe in that basement was so strong..everyone feelin that new promo white.. I have no choice now but to get Serato.. All Bless bro R.I.P Beatstreet R.I.P Tempest
riseup20twelve 1 year ago
Anyone knows the name of the song that goes right in the first segment of the video?
Ambiguidade 1 year ago
analog
thephatcontroller10 1 year ago
i bought my first piece of waxs online from beatstreet times is fuck up now i am post a video soon of my wax collections good shit here even though this is a older video peace..
saucedollaz 1 year ago
online shops keeps alive the VINYL, :) i'm releasing my first 12" now, april 2010!!! fuck the MP3/CD
sardhouse76 1 year ago
@Dsquadddd Hey hows that vinyl store doing
kayotv 1 year ago
i think vinyl just almost die but not dead. 2010 onwards it will be reborn and alive because all these mp3/ digitals really suck .I still gonna download those free mp3 on piratebay but my favourites I'll buy/find it in vinyl. Because the next time a friend come to my house they cannot easily burn/copy/ripped my vinyl. If they want just find it theirself
monokrom2009 1 year ago
This store definitely goes down in Brooklyn History. One of the biggest record stores dedicated primarily to Hip-Hop, Reggae, R & B, and other great musics. As this video shows, people came from all over the world to shop at Beat Street. We miss it.
BrooklynHistory 1 year ago 6
@BrooklynHistory Thank you for understanding. I'm working on a new video in response to this one.
kayotv 1 year ago
@BrooklynHistory "great musics" lol
thornygravy 1 year ago
@BrooklynHistory I am extremely friendly with the former owners. Im gonna make sure they see this
MrSambusak 6 months ago
I love vinyl...it aint just vinyl my man it's all music.recorded and sold on the shelf. why buy when U can down it or copy... stealing to put it in an obvious way. Shit sometimes I do to. Still I love my old records even my 78s sound good.
redmondgar 1 year ago
VINIL NEVER DIE
fitomixx 1 year ago
VINIL NEVER DIE
fitomixx 1 year ago
Vinyl rules. My vinyl will put your ipod in a choke hold.
nintendojuggalo 1 year ago 10
vinyl 100 % the best sound!
dj dinky
pd.- vinyl no die!
tokobot 1 year ago
vinyl is the best once and i while i still do party with the crates still digging
PfrTV 1 year ago
vinyl technology may be dead, but in no way is digital technology music wise better than analogue music
everything these days is just digital forced into analogue, which just doesn't give as good an experience than with a vinyl.. very weird how they didn't create something that did justice with analogue
GenesisKnights 1 year ago
The first time I downloaded songs from itunes Iwas dissappointed. It's a shame but I think it will come back.
friendofCHAKA 2 years ago
i have to say there is nothing that will ever come close to the feel of vinyl. the feeling of the vinyl sticking to your fingers when you scratch and feeling the slip mat slide under the record. you cant get that with some new fancy cd table.
EON352 2 years ago 4
Serato DJ's... C'mon puh leez..70percent of music is still on vinyl.... cuts you have not heard yet, that haven't been digitized.
roneugenius 2 years ago
sad
berke123mdave 2 years ago
u can sell ur vinyl on ebay especially the rare one
it works 100%
msjam 2 years ago
One of the saddest vids I've seen on YT. I grew up with vinyl, stiil play viny, still buy vinyl. I released a soul/doo-wop Christmas single in 2003 and had it pressed on clear green vinyl 45rpm.
IT JUST SOUNDS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DaddyClb 2 years ago 2
Everything digital sucks!
sounduser 2 years ago 6
except fl studio
TheBeatholiC 2 years ago
Vinyl sounds better and will always be around (hopefully) ... but it it physically and economically impractical.
Too heavy to carry to gigs and expensive for the average non-pro DJ. Personally I had to switch because I ran out of storage space for my records and keeping them in the garage in LA in the summer - vinyl melts and warps.
It's simply a matter of practicality. I'm sure Sony was mad that iPods killed the portable CD player.
koolkeith74 2 years ago 3
Yo that place was the shit. I got some hot ass scoops there. What's next Fat Beats?
downtobring 2 years ago
for shure!! cd/mp3 shit
sardhouse76 2 years ago
I would rather spin vinyl too
kayotv 2 years ago
VINYL IS KING. There are plenty of people who I know that would agree with me. Any quick search for music on eBay will show that in most cases, vinyl records are more valuable than CDs. I don't own an MP3 yet, but whenever I have an itch to purchase music, I go to the local record shop or browse eBay. Greetings from Central-Cali.
Lunatic4Bizcas 2 years ago
don't mean shit,i can buy 10 times as much vinyl as like 2 decades ago...there is more vinyl than ever avaiable for me.
sweepee213 2 years ago
ok.... I'm glad that's working for you. be well
kayotv 2 years ago
Vinyl will live on! Man really, I've downloaded a bunch of mp3s and flacs and stuff whatever really, what will files mean in the future? Nothing. What will vinyls mean? Value. New vinyls are still being pressed and I hope more albums will be released on vinyl
Pandemonium44 2 years ago 2
just because one fucking independent record store closes you call it the ''death of vinyl''? how dare you?
vinyl went up 80 percent in sales this year alone and about the same last year alone.
theshow201 2 years ago 2
I dare mention the thought of vinyl being deceased. Or at least the physical retail side of vinyl. Its sad or unfortunate that I personally know at least 30 people on the retail side who lost jobs going back to 2004. This little snippet was made in 2006. And, believe me here in NYC the retail vinyl scene has suffered tremendously.
kayotv 2 years ago
vinyl will continue to live on with the audiophiles. we'll find a way to source them :P
on another note, i'm a rock & metal guy, but that demo at the end sounded sweet! can anyone tell me who the artist is? if not, and recommendations? kthxbai :)
heminder 2 years ago
De La SouL - Plug Tunin'
Sikwidityo 2 years ago
thanks dude
heminder 2 years ago
i always wanted to visit that stoore,never got a chance to and from the looks of it cvinyl record stores are starting to be a thing of the past.used to be 4 record stores in my city and now were only down to 1. it really sucks for people that like the enjoyment of mixin it yourself n practicing.
but i guess as times goes on things seem to improve.nothing worse than seein a record store close down.
ngloe 2 years ago 2
I will miss beat street I use to work there
zimgold 2 years ago 2
I miss that place I use to work there
zimgold 2 years ago 2
vinyl is back now
sfalama 2 years ago
Really? Where did it go?
TwisBeats 2 years ago
reminds me of when the last good arcade shut in Toronto ...no more original galaga or pac man machines to be played anywhere around this city
parosite 2 years ago 4
In my opinion, nothing will ever replace the real feel and deal of vinyl.
psych0funk 2 years ago 2
Bah, fuck mp3!
mp3s are invisible, but i like my music physical!
foxfoobar 2 years ago 4
Vinyl isn't dead !
Yesterday I katy Perry's album "One Of The Boys" on vinyl purchased
Reflex477 2 years ago
Its beyond me why know one has asked the most important question about the decline in sales or interest in vinyl. Where are the turntable companies? Why hasn't Technics or Pioneer or Vestax improved their marketing of providing affordable turntables for the gen. pop?
kayotv 2 years ago
Very good point.
mrhoffame 2 years ago
always a sad day to see record store bite the dust.....vinyl rules!!!
hevyonez97 2 years ago 15
I still enjoy my vinyl records.
CoolDudeClem 2 years ago 4
this is sad
DJRIZZ1 2 years ago 3
at 3:00 what's the future of vinyl. His real answer was, Damn Lame ass CD's.
mikeb1444 2 years ago 2
Best Buy Is Going To Start Carrying Vinyl.
I Wonder How Their Selection Will Be.
dephc0n1 2 years ago 3
the selection at my store in joliet, il. is very impressive...pricey, but it's all brand new stuff and re-issues, too....
hevyonez97 2 years ago
CD'S are crap
xwsftassell 2 years ago 2
anyone know the name of the track @ 6:50 ?
Pl4Y3R2 2 years ago
the track @6.50 is summertime by fresh prince & jazzy jeff--he was cuttin up the intro
selectajay2000 2 years ago
Fuck cds" vinyl is the best format that money can buy. Vinyl has better sound and better art work. Record companys should just do away with cds all together and just print large amounts of vinyl.
burntvalve86 2 years ago 4
Yo for those who didnt know. This store was huge and it had every joint that came out and older joints that you havnt heard in a while. Beat street was that place for me that when i rolled thru i stayed there for hours, go get something to eat and come back. I took my other Dj friends there and these kats would lose there minds in that place and cop a rack of records ! Stay Nyce
kevnyce1 2 years ago
Vinyl is definitely more personal. Serato is just convenient and in the end you will save money because one day you can spend 24 hours downloadin shit for free and have the vinyl you collected your whole life. Its economics and convenience.
deeoosee 2 years ago 2
never will die because its a part of who we are as people
daneby1 2 years ago 2
lmfao...
refused 2 years ago
oh yeah......Vinyl is ALIVE in Lawrence, Kansas too!!!! Love Garden Records!!!!!! : )
djcas69 2 years ago
Its 2009 now, I still don't have Serato lol. gonna get it tho. I've ordered records from you '96 thru '98. Sorry to see u go. Even when i get Serato, Im still gonna mix in my vinyl, just because..... well, JUST BECAUSE!!!! : ) Dj CAS. Lawrence, Kansas.
djcas69 2 years ago
I understand this video is based on a store closing, but vinyl is not even remotely dying. Its just the opposite, but perhaps these folks don't know the facts. Vinyl production has been steadily increasing every year for at least the last 6-8 years. There are more turntables available today than 20 years ago. That may not be evident regarding rap or hip-hop, but it is with many other types of music. You buy from internet distributors now. That's the only difference. Analog Lives!
CrustyCurmudgeon 2 years ago 2
I been spining for 12 years.. There is no better sound then a crispy new promo vinyl record!! Hands Down!!!! But Hey i had to go serato as well.. You gotta stick to the script ya dig!?
jrush800 2 years ago 2
Vinyl will never die ,remember it ! They all try to imitate vinyl,becouse vinyl is something very good,something greater than mp3 or whatever...
You can't compare vinyl and mp3. VINYL FOREVER
djdudra 3 years ago 3
GET IT STRAIGHT ... VYNIL WINS , HANDS DOWN . The stylus makes sound come thru by hitting embedded beats and sounds , almost like if u were to hit a drum with a stick ... it sounds far batter than a recording of the stick hitting the drum !! Also , mp3's are simply more accsessible so thats why they are popular ... but many just rip the tunes for free , STEALING the original artists music ... PIRACY really . Vynil will never die , TRUE !!!
warehouseproject 3 years ago
I don't think I was that clear about the vinyl / mp3 thing. It is certain frequencies that are removed from mp3's that make it sound less warm and loose. Same goes for a lot of today's speakers. There are resistors built in them so that certain frequencies don't pass a certain limit / threshold. The result...not like the 70's 80's or early 90's.
sonofsam717 3 years ago
I hate to sound like a know it all cuz I'm not. My hommie DJ Charm actually put me hip this fact about the diff btwn vinyl & digital. MP3's are a compressed format (we all know that). But u ever think what is removed when compressing audio to mp3?. There are frequencies (sub-tones) that you can't hear but you feel them. That is y mp3's don't have that same "feel" to them as vinyl. On another note...Beat Street was the shit. At least we still have Rock & Soul on 34th.
sonofsam717 3 years ago
werd! I couldn't agree more
kayotv 3 years ago
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5iveknuckles1982 3 years ago
Great memories here!! Biggie always in the neighborhood! getting my car towed numerous times! dealing with the brooklyn navy yard!! it's sad and it hurts when I think about it! great times. it made me who i am. 5ivefingazdotcom signing off...for good. one love.
5iveknuckles1982 3 years ago
The difference with vinyls is the SOUND, the serato and final scratch are convenient but mp3 sounds different, I have ripped some of my vinyls and the sound is far more powerfull and dynamic, can't replace it with mp3.
VINYLS RULES.
JEANBRUCE1991 3 years ago
He doesn't like what has happened with the store and such but hes using one of the products that made this all happen.
Vinyl only!
djvartan 3 years ago
Its sad, I love the old formats and I blame MP3s for this.
I still listen to my music on Vinyl, Cassettes, CDs and Minidiscs. keeping the old formats alive.
greetings from Colombia
jdcontrol 3 years ago 3
There will always be vinyl-they've tried to kill it off many times-and they never will.The classic era of hip hop and house were built on vinyl.digitalism lacks soul and is a poor substitute.
nizxbit 3 years ago
as a proud collector of 15 years and at 60,000+ (peep profile) collection I am very sad to see it go. I just conformed 8 months ago to serato. And I am in the process of converting it all to digital. Lots of work. Probably take another 15 years. Might just have to get me a press.
kcutz 3 years ago
thanks for a thoughtful response. I collect too, I'm only at about 15,000 but damn I know I pay that note every month to the storage company.
kayotv 3 years ago
vinyl is the best because when you hold it in your hand its just beutiful, art
cloudedwithdarkness4 3 years ago
this is sad, the people i forgeting the music
karoloandria 3 years ago 2
Fuck Digitalism...only Vinyl rulezzzz. No Vinyl, no DJ.
djhousepunk 3 years ago 12
There is no connection to the music with a mp3 file. Even with cd's the feeling is gone. With vinyl you get a cover to look at and a record to hold! I remember buying records and sitting the whole time lookin' at the cover while bumpin' my new lp....Oh the good ol' dayz.
jussvicious 3 years ago 3
record collecting is a sickness.......for real
cffalk 3 years ago 3
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people always hate on change.
studyreligions 3 years ago
when its a change in quality
wallpaperkilla 3 years ago 3
Vinyl is making a comeback, and also people who are serious music lovers know that records sound better. The general public is fooled into the CDs- which actually sound atrocious, but they dont care as long as they get their generic music from barnes and noble or other corporate establishments.
VASINGER 3 years ago 6
thats messed I love vinyl. I thought it would always be around but now its really impossible to find. I too had to switch to serato but even with that the feeling is still gone
djpoverty 3 years ago
its sad.. too bad some artist making money came and saved the place.. im sure at one point they all have been to the record store..
sdtarheels 3 years ago
its a sad day man. where i'm from there used to be 5 record shops, now theres none. this has forced me to use other methods to dj (mp3's on cd decks)but cd's dont have the same feel or soul does than vinyl. my best times were picking up my paycheck and going record hunting. the joy it gave to find a record i'd been after for years used to bring a tear to my eye.
smokiej 3 years ago
Man, what about the people of tomorrow?? What about the kids growing up now?? Damn....
BNCParkour 3 years ago
Being a hip hop deejay or a funk or breaks deejay etc etc used to be about showing off your record collection.
Showcasing rare or new or hard to find records that you had put time into digging around to find.
Nowadays a lot of deejays just sit at home and download easily accessible MP3s and play those.
KEEP IT ANALOG
slappzz 3 years ago
It's really come to the "automix" type of dj's now EVERYBODY think's he's a dj, gimme a break, I used to spend hours and hundreds of dollars in a record shop, it was so cool, got me out of the house lol.
jimmybrite 3 years ago 2
Vinyl is always gonna be here man, it's just that people don't understand vinyl records. There history, they we're part of the great depressiion, vinyl's are older than my grandpa man. People need a sense of pride in things that helped everyone in musical history. Even hip-hop records, those are 20 years old. It may not be much, but it's still history.
JosephtheBlacksmith 3 years ago 2
Vinyl records sounds a lot better to me than CD. Even though the fidelity of CDs are better....to a true music lover, the sounds of that crackling vinyl as it spins is just one of a kind. KEEP THE VINYL, PEOPLE!!!!
mrdeedz1 3 years ago 2
Vinyl in good condition doesn't crackle. I have 6,000 records and none of them crackle. its about maintenance.
K1LLGANNON 2 years ago
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I'm not saying vinyl is bad, but what's the point in having these huge plastic disks lying around if there is a now a device the size of your hand that houses all of your music in one convenient location?
DarkWolfStudio 3 years ago
idiot
djbryson 3 years ago 2
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Oh, I'm an idiot for stating my own opinion? Its 2008 get an iPod motherfucker!
DarkWolfStudio 3 years ago
you're being narrow minded. Turntablism is an art form. There will ALWAYS be vinyl dj's because that is dj'ing in it's purist form. Controlling the record with a large platter. Real scratching. You can't scratch with an ipod. Why do you think they invented Serato and other time coded vinyl systems. Because people love vinyl and want to control the music with vinyl records. ipods are cool for personal listening, not DJ'ing. ipod dj's are posers. That's guitar hero vs real guitar
djbryson 3 years ago 6
"Why do you think they invented Serato and other time coded vinyl systems."
what is that, just curious? thanks.
fmbighair 3 years ago
Thank you! Someone who actually gets it!!!
kayotv 3 years ago
that's a perfect analogy. thank you!
dubmaverick 3 years ago
typo there... i meant to write, dj'ing with an ipod is like guitar hero vs a real guitar.
djbryson 3 years ago 2
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Sorry I misread your comment there, you do have a point about DJ'ing with an iPod making you a poser, but other than DJ'ing, there's really not much use for vinyl anymore.
DarkWolfStudio 3 years ago
I agree. There's not much point using vinyl if you're not a DJ. However, there is the rare enthusiast that likes the sound of vinyl better than cd's, mp3, etc. Peace
djbryson 3 years ago
who cares what the medium is, if its an expression or someone doing what they love using music, then who cares? I get your point, analog is very warm and is king, but at the same time I think people should also embrace other music formats. Just my two cents, thanks.
fmbighair 3 years ago 3
save the vinyl man!
jainderdaad 3 years ago 3
Vinyl will nener
michodemar 3 years ago
i love vinyl, i love touch, i love see it rouling, and the sound it´s perfec, vinil never will death...
MarceloMorais2007 3 years ago 3
save the vinyl
1209bim 3 years ago 2
although recent stats show that vinyl has started becoming more popular again since 2000, its sales have increased every year since then
BRunk84 3 years ago 2
this is a shame, vinyl is awesome! why do so many people not realize this!?
BRunk84 3 years ago 5
I'm wondering that too man.
SelectaBwoy 3 years ago
because ppl prefer converting music into files now. only the purists continue to preserve it in its true physical form. nothing magic about a file eh? they should update the grammy award from a phonograph player to a gold ipod already. there's the few that truly treasure music, then there's everybody else. better hope your comp doesn't crash!
dubmaverick 3 years ago 5
dam man i was in newyork for 2 days and was lookin for vinyl
2DGUNNY 3 years ago
long live vynil
timkul76 3 years ago 2
I buy vinyl if I really love a song a lot, my vinyl collection is about 3-400 and half half is drum n bass / breakbeat. For other genres' it has to be timecoded because vinyl is just too expensive to be able to go out and buy in every genre that you like to DJ. Hence why its a dying breed.
Timecode will take over the decks eventually, and will be a choice for most DJ's between timecode and CDJ. For me its timecode every time. I hate CDJs, they don't have the same flexibility as vinyl.
bobthebullet990 3 years ago
the problem of cd is the filter too much and left nothing from the original recording.
the vinyl was the best and you have the good old singles (45 rpm) that you don't have with cd's, sure cd are smaller but not all cd players can play them and they fragile and expensive to repair what you never have that problem with a good old record player, and some song are no available on cd or its a digital remaster version of it and you lose all the original recording of the time.
long live the vinyl
DonKarnage1 3 years ago
What a great D.J.! Slim killed that classic hip hop! Long live vinyl.
moesrecordlove 3 years ago
you see how wobbley his left turntable is...wow
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