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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Vinyl surprise (quite long, nostalgia-infused ramble, sorry) |
| Date | Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:45:15 -0400 |
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From: "Mike Curry" <mikecurry@hotmail.co.uk>
>I have so far stopped short of buying a new release on vinyl. I have
>what maybe a skewed logic here.
>My feelings are that if something was recorded with the intention of
>being released on a digital format,
>then that should be how I buy it.
I have to admit, I bought Elvis Costello's MOMOFUKU on vinyl in large
part because of the novelty factor, but actually, the discs (heavy
180-gram, only three songs per side a la METAL BOX) sound fantastic.
The album itself is a goodie as well: he sounds like he's having more
fun than he has in ages.
>Of more interest are the efforts of small, highly talented
>individuals who have acquired the rights to master
>and release a whole number of classic albums on high quality vinyl -
>Sundazed, Classic Vinyl and 4 men
>with beards to name a few. However, these tend to be very expensive
>and done in limited runs, so the
>value/cost soars almost immediately. Therefore I've heard very few of
>these and have only bought Love's
>"Forever Changes". Has anyone else heard any of these albums?
I own a few -- I bought the complete Electric Prunes catalogue on
vinyl a few years ago. They sound fine, but then, it's the Electric
Prunes -- we're not talking late-era Steely Dan here in terms of
careful audiophile-oriented recording sessions. It can only sound so
good.
I bought a live Sun City Girls LP at a gig here just the other night,
actually. Haven't had time to listen yet.
S
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