Do you buy your SY on vinyl?
 

First off, I don't mean to come off as a vinyl snob. I think CDs are perfectly fine. My preference is for vinyl, partly because I like the larger format for the artwork, and partly because it's what I grew up collecting. I've tried to collect most of my Sonic Youth copies on vinyl, although sometimes that's been nearly impossible--since I didn't really get into them until around 1990, I haven't been able to find everything from the early years on vinyl.

What's your preference?

when it comes down to it vinyl tops cds. but i dont own any sonic youth vinyl. i plan on buying my faves

i have some sonic youth stuff on vinyl, if i had more money then i would buy it all on CD and vinyl. i dont know why?

i buy both money pending, but if on the poor side cd first then the vinyl, i have some nice rarities on vinyl.......

CD.

I have a few things on both CD and vinyl--the Goo Deluxe LP set and the original Goo CD release; A Thousand Leaves; and the recent Sonic Youth EP reissue. What happened with the last two was I worried about having to wait too long to find it on LP or that it will never come out on vinyl, going ahead and buying it on CD and then three weeks later or so, seeing the LP in the store and getting that, too.

I was patient about The Whitey Album, though, and held out for a good three weeks or so before the vinyl finally showed up in the stores.

But if I saw both CD and LP in the store, I'd go with the LP vice the CD. I have Murray Street, Sonic Nurse, and EVOL on LP as well. The packaging and vinyl on the recent things is pretty awesome. Fairly heavy vinyl, nicely published covers.

I buy most of the SY on vinyl. I do have 3 or 4 albums on cassette and BMR, CIN, DDN, EVOL, SISTER, SFOSL, MS, and Nurse on CD though

Have three SYR things on vinyl, too. Kinda cool to hit the 45rpm button for SYR1-Anagrama.

damn you rob!! i need to meet you so i can steal your stuff!!

CD. I dont have a record player so....

i have the deluxe ep on vinyl. it's one of those albums that doesn't seem "right" on cd, and plus, i bought it just a few days after it came out on kungfunation and all they had was vinyl.

I have nearly all the pre-DGC releases on vinyl i made a point to get those starting about 5 or so years ago, w/ some special finds; a test pressing of the SST version of 'confusion is sex', the 1st s/t ep on the Zensor label (i believe the german subsidary label to nuetral during the early 80's), bad moon rising (Blast First), EVOL (SST), Sister (SST), master-dik ep (SST), Daydream Nation 2LP (Blast First)... still wanting to get that kill yr idols 12" ep...

hey, what's the album in between 4 Tunna Brix and Goo?

That is a thing of beauty.

Dissappearer 12"

ditto...

I would totally but SY vinyl if I had a good record player. Unfortunately I dont, so I dont buy vinyl.

i once saw the kill yr idols 12" in a UK record store... it was only £10... why i didn't buy it still haunts me to this day... I have everything on CD and then there are a few things I have re-bought on vinyl... I plan to get some more vinyl although I am doing this gradually as I prefer to spend money on records I haven't heard before! my vinyl SY collection:
Sonic Youth EP
EVOL
Death Valley 69 12"
Sister (uncensored cover)
Washing Machine
A Thousand Leaves
NYC Ghost and Flowers
Sonic Nurse
Master Dik
Sunday 7"
Helen Lundeberg/Eyeliner 7"
Mirror/Dash 7"

I'm gonna take some pics and post them...
CHout, that collection is indeed a thing of rare beauty...

i have Ciccone Youth on Blast First LP. that one is a real goodie

i got most of the older albums on CD, because i didn't have a record player when i discovered sonic youth. but since a couple of years i totally prefer vinyl, so i can't help to buy all the re-issues :)

the most beautiful SY related vinyl i have is this one:

i couldent be anymore jealous of you if i tried.

I have only syr 3 and 5 on vinyl

Ditto!

I wanna jump into that picture (gingerly, of course, to keep from stepping on the vinyl goodies) and scoop all that good stuff up in my arms. Wow.

Mostly CD for me, although I do have Murray St, the Goo Deluxe reissue, SYR1, the Sonic Youth "Goo is You"/Nirvana "Endless, Nameless" 7'' and the HL/Eyeliner 7''.

Here's my Sonic Vinyl update pic I just took with all the 7"ers too:

And with all my Sonic CDs:

 

What a mess...gotta go clean it up.

Damn, those are some amazing collections.

I wish they put out syr 6 on vinyl.

chout i'm so jelouse of you!! if i ever met you i would be your bff!

I bought Murray Street and Nurse on vinyl. Everything before that was on CD because my little brother bought it and I stole it from him. My sister gave him a copy of Dirty and we got into it at the same time, and he just happen to buy all the albums, which was very convenient for me, he stopped liking SY around Murray Street, so I resumed. I lost my copy of Goo, and I leant my Corporate Ghost out to a friend. I need some Gooage.

Plus in 2004-2005 I didn't really buy any albums because I lived close enough to WRCT and was DJ'ing enough so I could access anything. It was great. The had some really rare stuff.

I have a few of the SRYs and a few 7''s on vinyl. I plan on buying Rather Ripped on vinyl and just downloading it for dya to day use (that's a new policy I'm startng... buy vinyl, download digital).

Can others please post Pics of their sonic collections.....
I want to gaze at their beauty

I agree!!! I own no SY on wax someday, maybe.

I want it all!!!

I have Sonic Nurse, A Thousand Leaves and Kool Thing (radio promo) on vinyl.

i have only CIS on Vinyl, but i want more...

hahah incesticid that milk is cute

My SY vinyl collection:

GOO (deluxe edition)
Dirty (deluxe edition)
SYR 4 & 5
New York City Ghosts & Flowers
Murray Street
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Hey Laila!

I dig both CD and vinyl. I got many of both so I guess I go either way.

I have these on vinyl: Sister, Daydream Nation, Washing Machine, Bad Moon Rising (also on Blast First CD), SYR1, 3 and 4, Goo & Dirty Deluxes, Sonic Nurse, Murray Street, Disappearer 12", Master-Dik, The White(y) Album and the Helen Lundberg 7". And I also paid way too much for the Death Valley 69/Brave Men Run 7" at some point.

Can't wait for the RR and Psychic Hearts records.