Radiohead and Metallica Vinyl Rule!

Article submitted by 80s Music Forum.

Fans of a pure music sound have been rediscovering the joys of vinyl record listening. That might seem like a lot of trouble in this age of digital downloads and compact discs but for true devotes of rock and roll, you just can’t beat vinyl. Into this arena you’ll find collectors who have their favorites. Among the stand outs in the rock genre would have to be the varied collection of Radiohead vinyl and Metallica vinyl. Both of these bands got their start in the early 80s and gathered a huge following right out of the gate. Today, their music is reaching a whole new generation of rock and roll fans. You don’t have to know the story of these bands to appreciate their songs, but a couple of behind the music factoids never hurt anyone!

Metallica is the older of the two bands having been kick started by in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. This happened when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an ad in a local newspaper looking for a guitar player. James Hetfield responded to that add and they’ve been making Metallica vinyl ever since. Alongside James and Lars, the current Metallica line-up includes Kirk Hammett on lead guitar and Robert Trujillo on bass.

The first batch of Metallica vinyl to be released included kind of fast tempo, aggressive rock made popular by other bands of the era such as Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. By the time Metallica released their third album Master of Puppets, their place in the lexicon of rock and roll music was firmly established. Their fifth Metallica vinyl, The Black Album¸ was sprung as a number one on the Billboard 200 in its debut.

The band also led the charge against Napster, the free music sharing website which started in 2000. As a result of their efforts, Napster was forced to become a pay-to-use site and led the way for iTunes. Clearly, Lars and the others really wanted their music experience to be all about Metallica vinyl.

While Metallica was already making waves in the music industry, Radiohead was just getting started. It was in 1985 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire England where Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway came together to form Radiohead. It took them another 6 years of knocking around before they released the first Radiohead vinyl single Creep in 1992. Although not a big hit then, by the time their first album Pablo Honey came out a year later, Creep starting creeping up the charts. Folks in the UK were snapping up Radiohead vinyl but it wasn’t really until the band released OK Computer did they start to gain international fame. Several more unique Radiohead vinyl records were release in the ensuing years leading to an impression 30 million albums being sold worldwide. They also hold the distinct honor of being placed on Rolling Stone’s list of “The Greatest Artists of All Time.”

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