First off, being a surviving victim of horrible pressings, I can
inform you that the majority of Detroit-area labels master at National
Sound, which until recently had serious sound monitoring problems, and
pressed at Dixie down in Kentucky.. Now Dixie is the one to blame, not the
labels.. I know Rich and John have been bitching for years about the
quality of the pressings.. What's happened is that virgin vinyl has been
declared illegal by the U.S., and only certain presses have been able to
avoid the fate of recycling old releases..
As for the debate on race, I would highly recommend that one picks
up Billy Wimsatt's (Writes for the Source under the name Upski) book "Bomb
the Suburbs".. Although it centers around Hip Hop, it has alot of
interesting things to say about growing as a white kid, and relating to
black culture..
And lastly, I couldn't resist mentioning that I think CyberSled is the
best arcade game I've seen in years.. Whew! I've been stuck in the campus
arcade all week...
P.S. thanks for the feedback off the last post..
Jamie Hodge
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