I didn't even know she collected sofubi: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...riants-i-cant-even-express-how-wasteful-it-is
The multimillionaire, Eilish said it was irritating that certain musicians 'care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money'. The green haired busy-body was quoted as saying 'stop trying to make money, you c*nts.'
Billie Eilish, the same person who made a dumb ass action figure of themself with Takashi Murakami…ok.
Despite who said it, the number of some vinyl record variants can be ridiculous (i.e. the Rolling Stones latest banal album has 33 variants). What's even more ridiculous is almost half the records sold last year were reportedly sold to people that don't even own turntables. And don't get me going on how much and how quickly the cost of vinyl records has risen. Wow, this sounds familiar.
Never really done the more than one variant thing except for Nofx, but I've been buying their records for 30+ years. And that's two variants only when one became too valuable to keep spinning. Haven't bought anything new in a long while due to the recent prices of anything on a major, or with a major at the top of the pyramid. Not to mention no one offers media for shipping anymore.
Records have become what comics were in the 90s. But at least with comics they were like $3 a pop, not $30-45! The resurgence of records has made used records either (a) essentially disappear from the local shops, or (b) prohibitively expensive. I'm now back to buying used CDs instead of records. Maybe in 5 years the market will be flooded...with all the lame, poor quality pressings that are being pumped out today.
In the UK, CD prices (specifically used) are on the rise, as are cassette tapes. Ignoring Rebel Yell Jr for one moment... I love vinyl and the sound from a well produced and engineered record is superior to CD, let alone a digital track (including lossless); however, imho, listening to vinyl is an occasion and I have lost track over how many times I put a record on and forget I need to flip it, only remembering when I notice the silence. The silence generally being a reminder how how easy streamed music is! Records also degrade when used, as do cassette tapes; hence, for ease of use and repeat playability, digital audio is pretty compelling. Nevertheless, just like printed books and writing on paper, vinyl records have a place and the sense of occasion when they are used is not to be underestimated.With that said, I've never felt the need to purchase duplicates of any album on vinyl, even if there are a myriad of colourways. I've also been told, although perhaps my ears aren't good enough to detect it, that coloured vinyl generally isn't as acoustically clean and proficient as plain old black. So all a bit of a moot point for me. However, as to Miss Eilish's point, if we take her eco sensibilities at face value and don't read any commercial bias into it. I can see why record companies and bands are trying to find ways to increase revenue. Digital music has been a blessing and a curse to the industry - a blessing because it stops the need for production of a physical product and a curse because it is much easier to pirate and pass along for free. Unless things have changed recently, most musicians make their money from touring rather than music sales. The release of multi version / colour vinyl records is just another way of trying to monetise an industry that is in a state of flux and struggling to make the profits they once did. Ultimately, if fans have an issue, the easiest way is to vote with their wallet and abstain from purchasing the 'offending' item. As for musicians posturing, it has happened since the beginning; however, I'm inclined to think the general public are tired of people with extreme wealth telling them how to think and/or behave. Ricky Gervais touched on a similar sentiment at the Golden Globes: "So if you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech. You're in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg."
