Amazon to (temporarily) STOP stocking vinyl

It's a shame I don't have shelves full of vinyl to listen to.....

Oh wait.....

 

Why not just wash your hands thoroughly after opening?

 

Yes, it may only survive a few hours on cardboard (2-3 days tops). Maybe longer on hard plastic/metal surfaces. But many of these items have been sealed for weeks. They are very low risk compared to other activities such as visiting your local supermarket.

 

In case it's not clear, this applies to CDs as well as vinyl.

 

Record companies and artists will love you...

 

Record Labels Take Another Hit as Amazon Stops Accepting Vinyl and CD Shipments

 

I can’t buy things from closed stores, I’m not going to lose any sleep about it, there are more important things to worry about the world just now.

I’m sure Brian Eno won’t mind that I can’t physically buy his new albums anywhere on Friday when it’s released!

 

Of course you can, but it's unknown how long this virus can stay on objects. We can wash the package, the plastic sealing the LP and our hands. Not gonna risk just to save some soap.

 

Thanks for this link. This situation requires close watching.

 

Our local stores here in Dublin... Spindizzy Records, The Record Spot, Freebird and Golden Discs have closed temporarily , but are offering an online service to their customers. Not sure about Tower Records, nothing up on their website yet!

JG

 

I have reason to know that Amazon is presently a lifeline for people living in lockdown conditions in various parts of the world. It is unconscionable to expect Amazon to be focused on vinyl records right now.

 

Very well said. People, you need to get some perspective. People in their thousands are dying and all you can concern yourselves with is record deliveries, Jesus!

 

Of course Amazon are rejecting physical media.....oh and by the way why not subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited instead.

It's just another pawn move in their game.

 

I'm a private seller on Discogs and I had a big uptick in orders this week. It was partly due to me plugging this on my facebook page but others definitely not connected to me also placed orders. I'm not a business, just sell things I'm not bothered about keeping. Sad thing is, I may need to stop selling soon as my post office are not certain how long they will stay open. No postal delivery here either last couple of days.

 

Amazon using this horrific event to future void physical media to cut their business costs.

 

Or.....maybe rekkids ain't important right now? Call me crazy.

 

Seriously, put the tinfoil hat away.......

 

My Blue Note order is supposed to ship today. Hope I won't have to leave my records out in the sun to disinfect them.

 

I am looking forward to playing lots of my unplayed records during the isolation phase. Not too bothered about the news from Amazon. I am a man with too many records already.

 

That is already the case in Australia.

 

For those of us who have our own Amazon store, as well as sell on our website, this has no impact. Plus, all the third party sellers, like ImportCDs, will still be selling through Amazon, so I can't see this having too much of an impact other than for those who want Prime shipping.

But Amazon has been screwed up for over a month. None of my items have been showing sales ranks for a long time, even with continued sales. Their seller support have been absolutely pathetic and useless on the matter. I have no love for Amazon.

 

I am in the small European country of Luxembourg at the moment. I live on the road near the hospital and hear the ambulances roaring down the street. We have over 200 active cases here now; the number has doubled in 48 hours. People are dying - not yet in great numbers - but medical staff are at risk of depleting from COVID-19 exposure. Unfortunately, in terms of infections, we are still only at the base of the curve. While I recognise that some still feel insulated from these events, I have witnessed how quickly these beliefs can shatter in the face of grim reality. For now, please know that Amazon are providing a valuable service for the many people who can't leave their homes because of COVD-19. Let's not impugn them for this. Just consider it a good time to catch up on the music you already own. All things considered, that is not such a sacrifice!

 

Agree with those who posted about trying to take a positive approach...it could be a good opportunity to go back and listen to what I already have on hand.

I sometimes have a tendency to quickly spin a new title as a sanity check, just to make sure there are no flaws, but then move on to the latest one without going back to listen significantly to the previous vinyl in a reasonable amount of time...

 

I only mention this because this horrific event helps push one of Amazon's financial goals. Why let a tragic event go to waste as they say in politics.

Peoples lives are more important obviously. There are some people on lockdown that rely on Amazon for their products.

 

Now is a good time to support small independent artists and stores even it's uncertain when your order will get fulfilled. They need it. There's a local band, the OSYX, that I've been meaning to catch live for a while now - their next batch of gigs are off, so I hopped on to Bandcamp and ordered their LP. (I usually do digital, or CD.)