Final Vinyl – Friso Witteveen

Final Vinyl 2010
Installation by Friso Witteveen, 2010, WStudio, Amsterdam.
45 x 45 x 200 cm., speed 1 revolution[s] per minute [rpm],
vinyl records, Philips 212 Electronic Turntable, concrete, steel.

Final Vinyl is part of the exhibition
PUNK + DANCE + ART | ANGRY MOVEMENTS
Exhibition 28 january – 13 may 2018
Monday – Saterday 9.00 – 20.30 / Sunday 11.00 – 17.00 hours
SCHUNCK* Bongerd 18, Heerlen
schunck.nl/punk-dans-kunst

Final Vinyl [Tower of Power] is an ode to the groovy vinyl and the nowadays
vinyl revival. In the 90s record companies deleted many vinyl titles from
production & distribution, undermining the availability of the format,
leading to the closure of pressing plants.
This rapid decline in the availability of vinyl accelerated the format’s decline
in popularity, and is seen as a deliberate ploy to make consumers switch to
CDs, which were more profitable for the record companies.

Final Vinyl [Tower of Power] is realized with special thanks to Bjorn
at Concerto Amsterdam, Kees Bierma and Wilbert van Dorp.

Inspired by far more than just one phrase, but could not do without….
‘And I still have that record of Little Anthony and the Imperials
But someone stole my record player, now how do you like that?…’
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis, Blue Valentine,
written by Tom Waits, publ. by Fifth Floor Music Inc., © 1978.