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| From | "Seaman, Dave" <seamand@MSX.UPMC.EDU> |
| Subject | collectitis |
| Date | Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:30:24 -0500 |
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Brian Kassan said:
<<<I do notice the shorter listening time, but when I do play my lps, I
really
like the sound--markedly different than cd's. I always say to myself "I
should play these more", but I don't....:)>>>
I have my vinyl collection intact but rarely play them. in fact, this is
kind of sick, but over the past 3-4 years I've picked up about 100 vinyl LPs
on the cheap - .00 to 2.00 each - and i've maybe listened to about 3-4 of
them. is that sick or what? i guess i have collectitis - i like to
collect just for the sake of collecting. which is probably why i can't seem
to part with any of the old vinyl. the most action it is now getting is
when my 18 month old daughter pulls them off the shelf and drops them on the
carpet (the shelves are at her height). the first time she went to grab an
LP off the shelf, i remember thinking -- her first selection will determine
her listening habits for years to come. but to my chagrin, she pulled ZZTop
- Fandango! yikes! and you may ask, why do I have ZZ Top's Fandango?
back to the collectitis thing - I can't bear to part with anything, even the
jr high school stuff that i haven't listened to or liked since jr high
school. (although i have some Slade and Mott and Queen and other cool stuff
from jr high school that i'm glad i didn't pitch. The MC5 LP w American
Ruse is another oldie but goodie that immediately comes to mind!)
Brian mentioned the shorter listening time, but in a lot of cases this might
be a plus -- i often think CDs are too long, as if bands throw lesser work
on the CD to fill it up just cause they can. I also miss the side
one/pause to flip it over/side two thing - like a 2 act play. there is
something about the timing and flow, and the way it forced bands to
compartmentalize the songs, that i think was a good thing. now all the
songs just shmoosh together. ah, well, i'm showing my age... on the flip
side of the discussion (pun intended), i do not miss the act of getting up
and turning over the LP. and i love the convenience of being able to zoom
from track 1 to 4 to 7 to 3, etc.....
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