THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007
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Music lovers still appreciate vinyls Collectors prefer sound, durability of records over compact discs
Jessica Crabaugh/KANSAN
Brett Chlopek, Harvard, Neb., graduate student, sits with some of his favorite records from his collection of nearly 300. Chlopek's dad was the major influence in the start of his record collection 10 years ago.
BY MATT LINDBERG mlindberg@kansan.com
In a world where iPods and CDs are the most common way to listen to music, some are looking to the past for more creative ways to hear their music. Brett Chloupek, Harvard, Neb., graduate student, is one of several students who don iPods on campus, but his passion for music lies in his vinyl record collection. Vinyl records have grown in popularity in Lawrence over the past few years.
Chloupuk, who began collecting vinyl records 10 years ago, has almost 300 records in his collection to date. He said his dad was the person who got him into it.
"He had a really big collection when I was younger, and that got me interested in them," Choupek said.
Chloupek said his record collec
Chloupek sai tion was influenced heavily by his father.
"I have a very eccentric taste, but older country and classical vinyls are some of my favorites," he said.
Chloupek said he had a big music collection on his computer, but he said he preferred vinyls to digital music. Chloupke said he visited various record and antique stores on Massachusetts Street, various garage sales and even the small collection at Good Will, located at 2200 W. 31st St.
"Vinyls are way more tough when it comes to durability. A CD messes up quicker."
Joe Fox, Leavenworth sophomore, is also an avid vinyl record collector. He said he began collecting while he was in eighth grade when he bought his first record player for $15. He said he had always shopped for vinyls in smaller thrift stores.
to see what they have, Fox said.
"They really have good stuff there."
Fox said that he typically found records for as cheap as 50 cents and that he once found the original "Shaft" movie soundtrack for a low price.
"Thrift stores are where I go just
Tim Dodd, assistant manager of Half-Price Books, 1519 W. 23rd St., said his store sold vinyl records and that sales had been steady. He said while he thought the popularity of vinyls had never gone away, he believed they were starting to make a bigger jump in popularity over the past five to 10 years because of people's personal preferences.
"Depends on how you hear things," Dodd said. "People say records are warmer than CDs that are made of metal. There is a nostalgic sort of feeling about records, similar to old books."
JOE FOX Leavenworth sophomore
Ryan Nessmith, Lansing sopho-
raising sophomore, began collecting vinyl records four years ago when he learned some of his favorite punk bands had releases available only on vinyls. He said that since he began collecting, he had gained 80 LPs and 50 7-inch records
and that proven durability was the reason he thought many people collected vinyl.
"There are tests proven in the 1980s that vinyl has a far longer sound shelf life than CDs will ever have," Nessmith said.
He said packaging of a vinyl record were also more appealing to music lovers.
Dodd said there were various kinds of customers who came to the store, including those who browsed for any title and those who are diehard fans looking for specific
albums.
Chloupek said he noticed similar people when he went shopping for albums.
"Once, I was in an old thrift shop and my guy kept watching me as I was browsing through an aisle looking for an album," he said. "He kept staring over at me as I looked, and he finally came up to me after a while and told me he always looked
through the section I had been looking at because he bought certain records to resell at his own stores."
Sounds is one of the few stores that specializes in the selling of vinyl records. Corcoran said that they sold well because of what they had to offer.
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Corcoran, a store
clerk at Love
Garden Sounds,
located at 9361/2
Massachusetts
"It's just cooler than a CD," he said. "You offer a better format and more of a format and art. I know I wouldn't want to have all my music just on my computer. There's more to it than an MP3."
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"There is a nostalgic sort of feeling to records, similar to books."
St., said vinyl buyers could purchase albums for prices between 50 cents and $65. He said that most albums were in the $5 to $6 range, but that once in a while some records could cost up to $1,000. Love Garden
TIM DODD Half-Price Books assistant manager
F o x said there was something more unique about a vinyl records compared with CDs.
said. "And there is something con-
 about saying you have that record
when you hear it as opposed to a CD."
Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
》 NATURAL DISASTER
BY JEFF DETERS jdeters@kansan.com
Homes still lie in rubble. Staircases lead to nowhere, as the houses around them are destroyed. Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers are still parked where houses used to be. These images are still vivid in Gretchen Wieland's mind.
Wieland, Sterling, Ill., senior, and journalism and political science major, spent six days in June rebuilding houses in New Orleans
two years after Hurricane Katrina. Her experiences during those six summer days led her to form an organization called Project: Katrina Hope to raise awareness and money for rebuilding in New Orleans. Wieland wants to raise $2,500 for the cause, and she plans to return to New Orleans in December to begin filming a documentary about the volunteer work in the area. She plans to finish the film in March and June.
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"I woke up one morning, and I was like, 'I'm going to make a documentary,' she said.
Wieland said that while much of New Orleans was still devastated and the media coverage had been mostly negative, her documentary would focus on the positives of volunteers who are working to give victims hope. Wieland said that many of the volunteers there had little experience in rebuilding houses, but that they were still committed to helping.
"I really saw so many positives," she said. "The residents are so grateful for the volunteers. I want to tell their stories."
To help with the project, Wieland has assistance from students in Illinois and current and former University of Kansas students. Crisisy Del Perico, a May
Volunteers rebuild a home that Hurricane Katrina destroyed. Current and former KI students formed Project: Hurricane Katrina to raise awareness for restoring New Orleans.
graduate from Leawood, is cosupervisor of Project: Katrina Hope and helps with the planning and consulting work. She said the documentary was a way to show that people do care.
"If we get 10 people to say, 'I want to help rebuild,' or 100 people to donate money, we've made a difference," she said.
Shannon Mortimer, May 2007 graduate from Hoffman Estates, Ill., is news coordinator for the project. She will conduct interviews and help with the film's production in March. Mortimer said she had never volunteered or been to New Orleans before but was looking forward to learning more about the city and its people.
"From what I hear, every volunteer that goes there has amazing stories and experiences," Mortimer said. "I think something like this will really change a person. There is nothing more special than being able to give back."
Wieland said that in the coming weeks the organization would be selling T-shirts on its Web site and around campus. She said those interested in making a donation or helping with the project should go to http://projectkatrinahope.com.
—Edited by Chris Beattie
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