Fleetwood Mac on Vinyl

[JamieSPC]

Hey fellow fans...

I recently spoke to a former producer who adamantly holds on to his vinyl records and turntable. He said anything produced before 1985 was basically mixed with vinyl in mind, and that CDs of those albums (that have never been remastered) don't sound near as good as the records. The music was intended for vinyl and that's how it should be listened to.

So, naturally, I buy a turntable from eBay and start looking for FM on vinyl. I haven't received my turntable yet, but I've picked up several albums (the obvious White Album, Rumours, Tusk... plus Buckingham Nicks... along with Bare Trees and a few other pre-BN).

I wonder, have any of you ever experienced what this producer guy is talking about? I'm not so young that I don't remember vinyl... I had a huge record collection as a kid that has mostly been sold off in parents' yard sales and the like. I remember listening to my uncle's copy of Rumours when my grandmother was babysitting me. But I also remember what a revelation CD audio was when I first heard it (my first CD was the green Greatest Hits album).

What do you guys think? Any credence to this?

~Jamie