Hemotep
Well-Known Member
Greetings Friends and Lovers,
First a big thanks to @Rip_City for running the always excellent Album of the Year thread for us again. I know it's a lot of work to sort through that, so I'm very grateful for all he does to make that a smooth and fun experience.
Last year I had a thought that this year I'd like to put in action. A couple categories that go beyond album of the year. And if there are any that no one is feeling or ones I didn't consider then please drop your suggestions here.
The key difference here is that we are not considering music exactly, we are considering the quality of the vinyl experience. From the jacket to the disc, and of course the quality of the pressing and the sound. This is about recognizing everything that goes into vinyl that isn't done by the musicians. Rule would be any record that received a physical release on vinyl in 2024.
I will put together a doc that can collect this info, but would like to see if others are interested and open it to discussion here.
My motivation is that I often want to know what the highest quality records are that came out on vinyl each year, and this seems like a fun way to have that conversation and share our thoughts as we look back at our year collecting.
First a big thanks to @Rip_City for running the always excellent Album of the Year thread for us again. I know it's a lot of work to sort through that, so I'm very grateful for all he does to make that a smooth and fun experience.
Last year I had a thought that this year I'd like to put in action. A couple categories that go beyond album of the year. And if there are any that no one is feeling or ones I didn't consider then please drop your suggestions here.
The key difference here is that we are not considering music exactly, we are considering the quality of the vinyl experience. From the jacket to the disc, and of course the quality of the pressing and the sound. This is about recognizing everything that goes into vinyl that isn't done by the musicians. Rule would be any record that received a physical release on vinyl in 2024.
- Vinyl Release of the Year
- Best Rock Vinyl
- Best Jazz Vinyl
- Best R&HH Vinyl
- Best Country/Folk/Americana
- Best RoW Vinyl
- Best Miscellaneous Vinyl
- Best Audiophile Vinyl
- Box Set of the Year
- Album Art of the Year
- Label of the Year
- Subscription of the Year
- Online Record Store of the Year
I will put together a doc that can collect this info, but would like to see if others are interested and open it to discussion here.
My motivation is that I often want to know what the highest quality records are that came out on vinyl each year, and this seems like a fun way to have that conversation and share our thoughts as we look back at our year collecting.
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