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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: How Are You Listening? |
| Date | Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:48:34 -0400 |
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My house is now so overrun with recorded matter that most of my purchases
tend to be electronic. This, in turn, has necessitated the purchase of a new
external hard drive to contain my ever-expanding music-download collection.
However, I tend to make exceptions for artists I hold in high regards. A new
CD by The Church or REM, for instance, is a hard-copy purchase. Ditto for
artists who make CDs with passwords to enhanced material on the Web, like
Wilco.
john micek
(thrilled to be described as a member of the 'pop intelligentsia' by the
esteemed Mr. Bacino)
----- Original Message -----
From: "J&J Giddings" <jandjgiddings@mindspring.com>
To: "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net>; <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: How Are You Listening?
> If the option to buy vinyl is there I'll get it. The new Cheap Trick, for
> example. It's 20 bucks, (as is the 8-track... those kitschy, Rockford
> boys.), and
> that's about all I'll pay for a single LP if it's really special. For ex:
> Just picked up the latest vinyl re-issue of The Beach Boys "Sunflower ",
> and unlike alot of the vinyl re-issues I've
> purchased this one actually sounds better than the 2-few CD with "Surf's
> Up" that came out a couple years ago. It may be old stock- not sure, but
> the quality of sound is superb.
> All the brittle sounds from the CD are warmed up smoothed out. What a
> great experience to hear that album in it's intended media form while
> wearing headphones. The original LP liner notes were left off the CD, but
> they talk about stereo sounds in the studio being recorded "in stereo",
> not just mono tracks moved around the stereo field. Standard fare now, but
> their use of the sounds on that record were pretty well conceived to match
> each tune. Great record! Literally.
> later,joe
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