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So with the recent lull of activity of modern-vinyl.com (they've announced they're going to switch to an email only format in the future).. where is everyone getting up-to-date news on vinyl? It seems every site I hit is either updated infrequently or only updated with highly obscure stuff no one has ever heard of so it doesn't function as well as a "here's your daily vinyl news" type source.

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25 minutes ago, Zeus182 said:

So with the recent lull of activity of modern-vinyl.com (they've announced they're going to switch to an email only format in the future).. where is everyone getting up-to-date news on vinyl? It seems every site I hit is either updated infrequently or only updated with highly obscure stuff no one has ever heard of so it doesn't function as well as a "here's your daily vinyl news" type source.

I rely on this one for 95% of my vinyl needs and updates.  Facebook is a great source if you follow bands and labels, but usually a friend has texted me about a pre-order or it has a thread here by the time I see the post on social media.

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Derek is right, though. This forum has proven to be the most diverse and up-to-date source for news on vinyl due to the community-driven format. Most of the vinyl blogs I once read/followed have gone inactive. This guy here from Germany (it's in English though!) is doing a pretty good job, mostly on hardcore/metal stuff with lots of nice informative photos (not that poser kind): rather few new releases, but many personal recommendations that are always worth taking a listen.

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9 minutes ago, thefavoriteplay said:

If I'm not mistaken wasn't Modern Vinyl just copying info they would get here on VC and sometimes Facebook sources?  

That sounds about right.  A lot of music sites seem to trickle the info down from VC.  Also, credit where credit is due: Lethalenforcer is relentless with new PO info, and a huge asset to the community.  If he ran a blog and updated it in real-time, I’d probably bookmark it.

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4 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

That sounds about right.  A lot of music sites seem to trickle the info down from VC.  Also, credit where credit is due: Lethalenforcer is relentless with new PO info, and a huge asset to the community.  If he ran a blog and updated it in real-time, I’d probably bookmark it.

That's true about LetalEnforcer. 

Also, frankly, as a huge "The Music" fan I was always bothered by how Modern Vinyl seemed to take the design from the "You Might As Well Try To Fuck Me" EP from the band. 

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Thanks for all these recommendations. I am fully aware of the wealth of info on here, and I appreciate it/check it often, but sometimes having a non-forum based source for news is a little more easily digestible on the go. With all of its flaws, MV accomplished those things fairly well so I was just hoping there was another site out there like that. 

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6 hours ago, Derek™ said:

I rely on this one for 95% of my vinyl needs and updates.

 

34 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Yes, this is also my number one source for vinyl information

Totally agree. Be sure to look for the thread about Vinyl Blogs, you'll find a lot of great suggestions in there.

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