Amazon VINYL: The Future of Physical Records

A new platform arises that will advance our connections with music.

It’s official- the days of scouring the internet for a mint condition (or not so mint condition) copy of a record you’ve probably been chomping at the bit for is now a thing of the past.

Today Amazon has announced their newest platform- VINYL. A cross between a buyer-seller market and discussion forum/social media site, VINYL is the newest haven for those of us who have music engrained into every aspect of our lives. The platform has been described as the newest, safest, and easiest way to access vinyl records, with a library that vastly ranges from recent presses to original copies. The groundbreaking addition to the Amazon family offers the widest variety of works, including live albums and full discographies of your favorite artists of yesterday, today and the future.

Yes, the future. In addition to being a market for physical copies of music and part social media forum, this first of its kind website will also provide exposure and introduce many audiences to the up-and-coming artists of tomorrow with a “spotlight” feature. With one innovative feature after another, this platform is bound to change the way we consume and interact with music on a societal level.

The monumental announcement of this platform has given us insight as to how the process of purchasing and collecting records, how we discover them, and how they resonate with us is sure to advance and unite music lovers even closer together.

Let’s get back to our focus here, vinyl’s, I mean that’s what brought us here, right? The site explains that searches through its wide variety of titles can be narrowed down by your choice of artist, album, year released, and so on.

Once you’ve selected your record of choice, you are given the option of fast and secure shipping through Amazon Prime, or you can pick up your newest addition at your local record shop partnered with Amazon VINYL.

The latter option gives the buyer the opportunity to support their local record shop, which many would agree that these local spots are all part of the record-hunting experience.

Now if you opt to have your order shipped to you, not only are you assured the quick delivery only Amazon provides but are provided with transit protection at no additional cost to the buyer (talk about peace of mind, right?).

With each new detail being revealed, it goes to show how the newest addition to the Amazon family is geared entirely around the significant connection we all share with music. One can merely begin to imagine how influential and pioneering this platform is going to become in the world of music and printed media, and to think we are only getting a taste of it as of now.

The highly anticipated and epic launch of the platform is sure to propel us into a new era of music discovery, appreciation, and exploration.

As I stated before, we’ve only touched the tip of the iceberg when it comes to constant evolution of how we absorb art and media.