Does vinyl have a sound?

To answer your question - YES.  I was at a presentation by the owner of Genesis Speakers - Gary Leonard Koh owner brought six records to listen to all made out of different material.  Each had a sound.  Very easy to hear the differences.  He is a fanatic so reach out to him and ask him all the questions you have on the subject.

Happy Listening.

"Yes Vinyl has a sound. It sounds REAL and Correct."
I agree with Mattmiller. I am often able to find used lp's in very good condition from the heyday of vinyl, generally from the 1950's to the 1980's that just sound spectacular. I am blown away by how some of these lp's sound. There is no cd or stream that sounds like it. 

Also for the guy that mentioned something about a tonearm swaying back and forth Is a bad tonearm, I say BS. Some records are pressed with the center hole not quite concentric, which is what causes the sway. The tonearm is just doing what it’s supposed to do, tracking the record presented to it. I have records with both off center punched spindle holes as well as warps and I can not hear either, as far as a degradation in sound quality. That is the magic of vinyl....despite all the flaws, it still somehow manages to sound great, and sometimes even magical.

It is the sound of music.

Dear @mijostyn : You gave an answer to a very old post:  12-21-2012

R.