vinyl

Ditch the digital and explore Beat's epic Vinyl selection.

Why Did We All Have a Michael Jackson Phase as Kids?
Michael Jackson was more than just a famous name. He was and still is the standard for what an artist can be. His music is unforgettable, and it still reminds us who he was.
By Nozomi Rose21 days ago in Beat
Temptation - A Playlist
Introduction To quote Oscar Wilde: "I Can Resist Anything But Temptation" and today I wrote an excellent poem inspired by photos (of landscapes if case you were wondering) shared by my friend Cherri, you can read the poem and see the pictures below.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Beat
Picture These Discs
Introduction I was reading the Taschen "1000 Record Covers" to enjoy the images and maybe get some inspiration for my writing. In the middle of the 1970s section, I saw the pages that I used to head this article. I had always assumed that Picture Discs were first produced in the nineteen-sixties, and I thought I had a copy of the first one, but no, apparently the first ones appeared in the nineteen-forties:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Beat
Disposing Of My Vinyl Collection (Not Happening)
Introduction Three years ago, I published a story about selling my CD collection on Discogs, which upset a few people who know me because they thought I was trashing my music collection.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Beat
Do Vinyl Records Inspire Original Creation?
About Vinyl Records This piece is going to be an oddity because a couple of songs came to mind that I wanted to share, but there were not enough songs to create a playlist. Below is my history of recorded media that you may find interesting as it has some of my opinions, but I have recently complained that the sole attempt at originality for modern vinyl releases is colored vinyl of picture discs, which while they can be interesting, most of the time that is where it stops.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Beat
Chronixx New Album "Exile" is a Reggae masterpiece of life
I encourage everyone to listen to the new Album "Exile" by Jamaican Reggae artist Chronixx. This is not a review, but a revelation.
By Malachai Hough7 months ago in Beat
Another Day in Paradise: The Song That Asked Us to Look
A reflective article on Phil Collins’ Another Day in Paradise, exploring its message about homelessness, compassion, social blindness, and the unsettling normalcy of human suffering.
By Flower InBloom7 months ago in Beat
What “We Are the World” Was Really Asking of Us
A reflective essay exploring the deeper meaning of “We Are the World,” including its themes of unity, moral responsibility, compassion, and collective humanity.
By Flower InBloom7 months ago in Beat
Why I Buy Second-Hand Vinyl Records
My apologies. This originally had my commentary but was blocked by YouTube due to the album "Thick as a Brick" playing in the background. So I repurposed it as an Instagram reel with ninety seconds of the music that got it blocked.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Beat
A New Way Of Listening
Introduction When I travel by train, I often take my Kindle and use it to read and play Backgammon and Othello. I also have BBC iPlayer, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Intagram and other streaming services.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 8 months ago in Beat
ID Culture
On any given weekend, a clip from a dark, heaving dancefloor hits social media. A drop lands. Hands go up. Phones come out. And in the comments, the ritual begins:
By James Maplebeck8 months ago in Beat
The Quiet That Follows the Applause
I didn’t cry at the end of Better Call Saul. I cried three days later, while washing dishes. The water was hot, the sponge worn thin, and suddenly—without warning—I saw Kim Wexler’s hands again. Not in the courtroom. Not in the finale. But in that tiny Albuquerque office, adjusting the blinds just so, trying to control one small thing in a world spinning out of her grasp.
By KAMRAN AHMAD9 months ago in Beat