As a relative neophyte to hi-fi audio, vinyl is more of a side curiosity to me. I have a basic Music Hall turntable to spin some old records that I had inherited, but the thought of going out into the field to hunt down quality vinyl in used shops that have already been picked over by the established community just turns me off. And the issue that this article brings up is the other problem... if most of the new vinyl are just produced off digital recordings, then I don't see the point (except for labels to make a few extra bucks off trend-chasers who don't know better).
If the labels would produce new vinyl off analog tapes and make their back-catalogs accessible in the same manner, then that's a different story -- I'd be all for increasing my foothold into the world of vinyl. But as it stands, I'd rather keep my musical discovery journey on Tidal.
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