Guy's Forum

[cannibals]

Year of waiting? I don't believe.

Mixing the album always takes a lot of time. My thoughts are also a september release.

[Knopflerfan]

Maybe there is a chance that the album will be released in March just like Tracker.

Maybe but I'd say a little bit later on in 2022....

[Knopflerfan]

What do band sessions mean? Like when the whole band comes together in the studio and record MK's songs?

Yes, which means that songs are already arranged, thought out, everything is prepared and means the new album on its way. But of course, the album could have more than one session and it means nothing and it easily could be 1 year from release. But either way, it's always something new and exciting. Probably recording diary where Guy will share more photos of cables and miscellaneous things.

And some microphones for good measure!!

[dustyvalentino]

The other thing is, there is a global delay in vinyl production just now, leading to the bizarre situation where albums are released on Spotify then on vinyl months later. MK might want to wait until people can buy it.

[Knopflerfan]

The other thing is, there is a global delay in vinyl production just now, leading to the bizarre situation where albums are released on Spotify then on vinyl months later. MK might want to wait until people can buy it.

As per this article way back in July..
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/16/pressing-issues-vinyl-revival-held-back-record-store-day

[quizzaciously]

Brian May in his recent interview with Rick Beato said that in the UK vinyl sales have surpassed CD sales. I think that's very cool.

Though I won't say it's because vinyl is cool, more because CD format is so inconvenient now that even Vinyl beat it. Crazy!

[dustyvalentino]

I still buy both, but only new vinyl from my favourite artists.

CDs and used vinyl I pick up cheap second hand. A good 80s CD sounds a lot better than Spotify.

[Knopflerfan]

It's mainly Vinyl and download these days to be honest. CD's from MK only these days - and purely for 'the collection'
Mind you I only collect Vinyl from The Shadows, Hank, Joe B, DS or MK.....

[Knopflerfan]

Brian May in his recent interview with Rick Beato said that in the UK vinyl sales have surpassed CD sales. I think that's very cool.

Though I won't say it's because vinyl is cool, more because CD format is so inconvenient now that even Vinyl beat it. Crazy!

Again Downloads are so much more convenient than CD but not as nice as Vinyl! Not surprised at all with the CD sales!!

[hunter]

The problem is it's difficult to get really good CD players now (for prices that normal people can pay). I still buy CDs, but I rip them to FLAC on my computer and stream them over my home network. I actually have about 150-200 CDs stored in FLAC format on my phone, so I can stream from there as well via Chromecast (into a separate DAC). Works very well.

[dustyvalentino]

I rip to FLAC as well but I have a digital amp so the transport makes no difference (I use a DVD player).

[hunter]

I find a lot of DVD and Blu-ray players to be very noisy, same with inexpensive CD players. You hear the disc spinning, plus Blu-ray players often have fans and what not.

[Knopflerfan]

I find a lot of DVD and Blu-ray players to be very noisy, same with inexpensive CD players. You hear the disc spinning, plus Blu-ray players often have fans and what not.

Personally I have a lovely Sony 3D Blu-Ray player that is very silent indeed. But I kind of know what you are getting at......

[qjamesfloyd]

How can CD be inconvenient? you don't need to turn it over, like you do with Vinyl, so I would say it's less inconvenient than Vinyl. I still only buy CD for albums, but for one of songs where I don't want to buy the full album I will download.
I have had a DVD players since they first came out in the mid 90's then Blu-ray, and I have never heard a noisy one, maybe I have just been lucky!!

[hunter]

How can CD be inconvenient? you don't need to turn it over, like you do with Vinyl, so I would say it's less inconvenient than Vinyl. I still only buy CD for albums, but for one of songs where I don't want to buy the full album I will download.
I have had a DVD players since they first came out in the mid 90's then Blu-ray, and I have never heard a noisy one, maybe I have just been lucky!!

Maybe I'm just very sensitive to noise. We bought a new Samsung Blu-ray (about 200 euro) ten or twelve years ago. It was rubbish. You heard the disc spin, and the (cheaply made) cabinet clearly resonated. My sons Xbox isn't bad, but it has a fan that switches on once in a while, plus you need to have the TV on. What works, though, is to put the player inside a cabinet and on top of foam pads that will kill vibrations. But it's a hassle.


Higher-end CD players are nothing like this and are heavy and silent, but they are just too expensive. No, for me, the most sensible solution is ripping and streaming locally.