Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
I would say at least fifteen years if not more. Being able to 'digitize' vinyl in the home with inexpensive consumer products wasn't possible back in the 1980s.

Probably it started in use when it became possible to create a sound file on a computer and link to it on line. Not sure when that was, maybe late 1990s?
I've heard of vinyl rips long before I've ever seen the term needle drop used, I'm convinced in this context it's quite recent phrase, and one that makes no sense.

Anyway I must go and do a few more laser drops tonight, I've still got several thousand CDs to rip.