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That is insane. If an artist/record label has the ability to access the original recording before it was butchered, why record it onto a vinyl record? That's idiocy. If you care about quality, record that original onto a CD or make it available in a lossless digital format like WAV.

I stand by my original statement: Vinyl is snake oil. It's a ridiculous product. Original recordings, free from coloration is good but offer it in a modern format. That's what we should be demanding. What they're doing by offering it in vinyl is promoting a stupid myth that digital = bad and there is something magical and good about vinyl. It's utter nonsense and you obviously know it.

It's your choice but to me, buying vinyl is perpetuating and validating a fraud. Why not demand proper mastering on a modern format? If there is a demand, someone will step up to fulfill it because there is money to be made.

 
One thing to consider about Vinyl.  Yes, it can be expensive to buy new albums.  I personally don't buy many at all.  On average, I buy probably 5 a year.  I get my value off the used market.  I've purchased lots of up to 400 records at a time off craigslist for .10 each.

Cost isn't the point. The point is that vinyl is CRAP. You obviously know it as well as I. It's like cars with carburetors. There's a reason we don't use that technology any more - it's crap compared to what we have now. There is no justification for it. If mastering is the problem (and I agree, it is) use premium mastering for discerning customers. Charge more for it even. But don't release it on a ridiculously inferior format like vinyl records. Or even if you do, have the option of a modern format for people with a clue.