My theory on why people like vinyl is that there's something tactile/organic/semi-human about seeing the record actually spinning (or a reel turning). Even if you want to say CDs/cassettes/FM/mp3/servers/Spotify sound better, they've never had the cache that vinyl (and to a lesser extent, reel tape) have had, because it's just sound coming from a box. In the "dark days" (1990-2015), vinyl was STILL the go-to for film and television set designers looking for something that looked visually appealing.
And since we can't see the musicians, we NEED to at least see some kind of movement or "life" to go along with the music so that our brains can "accept" it. Does this make sense? Someone write their doctoral thesis on this, please. Or leave a comment below.
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