ABSTRACT

In the age of music streaming, the physicality of vinyl has never been so appealing. While studies have focused on the medium itself and the record store as a static site of consumption, this article explores lost vinyl consumption practices that traverse time and space via consumers’ nostalgic recollections. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 active consumers of vinyl who are members of the UK indie pop music scene using their chosen album artwork as props to stimulate discussion. The findings from the thematic data analysis reveal a trajectory of practices centered on the purchase of records and the effort of acquiring and appreciating vinyl over time. This article contributes new insights into materiality and consumption by foregrounding the role of nostalgia and temporality in shaping consumers’ long-term relationship with legacy technological objects and determining how consumption practices are re-contextualized in times of personal and cultural discontinuities.

摘要

在音乐流媒体时代，黑胶唱片的质感从未如此吸引人。虽然研究的重点是媒体本身和作为静态消费场所的唱片店，但本文探讨了通过消费者的怀旧回忆穿越时空的失传黑胶唱片消费实践。对 14 名活跃的黑胶唱片消费者进行了深入的半结构化访谈，他们是英国独立流行音乐界的成员，使用他们选择的专辑插图作为道具来激发讨论。主题数据分析的结果揭示了随着时间的推移以购买唱片和努力获取和欣赏黑胶唱片为中心的实践轨迹。