Saturday, April 16, 2011

Ozzy Still Loves Vinyl

Record Store Day Ambassador Ozzy Osbourne has been talking about his love for the old vinyl format for records. He told USA Today that he thinks vinyl sounds better: “If you don’t listen to vinyl for a while and you hear it again, it sounds much better.”


He’s also pleased to see vinyl making something of a comeback. “It’s exciting that young bands are making records on vinyl. The big corporations make everything so miniaturized. And when you buy the iPod or the iPad or the i-whatever, six months later it’s obsolete and you have to buy a new gadget.”


Osbourne’s contribution to Record Store Day on April 16 will be a vinyl single of “Flying High Again” and vinyl albums Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman.


Osbourne also laments the day of record shop in-store appearances: “The only chance I get to see my fans at close proximity is at meet-and-greets backstage at my gigs. I used to do in-stores and sign albums and have a chat with them.”


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