1989: The Beginning of Vinyl's Dark Age

1989 was a fantastic year for music. From pop to rock to country to metal, there was great stuff for everyone. Sadly, it also spelled the beginning of vinyl's dark age which would last throughout the 90s and all the way to the mid 2000s. Here, I'm showing all of the original 1989 pressings I have and talking about them as well. I hope you all enjoy! #1989 #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords

[@danielasantarelli5550]

Finally someone else who appreciated Tracy Chapman’s Crossroads! I love playing that record. Really enjoy your videos, I hope you’ll be making some more

[@VinylShack]

Hey OldJohn.
Just stumbled across your channel. Good stuff.
Any more videos coming out soon?

[@johnbrentford5513]

In 1989 I was seventeen and the majority of teenagers bought cassettes because we wanted to listen to our music in the car and in the house. And cassettes where the best choice as teenagers we didn't have a lot of spending money and CDs where to expensive so cassettes it was.

[@brucevair-turnbull8082]

The 80s not really my era for music but I do remember going into HMV record store one day (in 1991) and desperately looking for their vinyl section. I asked the assistant where it was and he said 'it's gone. From now on it's just CDs.' That was a shock.

[@ergloo6660]

I stopped buying records in about 1989 not because of surface noise, perfect CD sound but because I got sick of the rubbish pressings I was returning 50+% due to warps, distortion, pressing defects. However by 1995 it was clear which way the wind was blowing, 2nd hand record shops were buying used records but not selling so I bought the stock of several stores. Laughing all the way to the bank now as paid 20 pence in the pound and rarely more than 50p per album