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In a message dated 22-10-96 15:02:28, you write:

quoted 2 lines Nobody says a record has to be pushing the 74-80 minute limit. But the

>Nobody says a record has to be pushing the 74-80 minute limit. But the >medium costs more for us poor slags (read: end consumers) to buy. If you

want to

quoted 1 line release a 32 minute album, by all means, go ahead. But don't ask the

>release a 32 minute album, by all means, go ahead. But don't ask the

punters

quoted 1 line to pay full price for it.

>to pay full price for it.

And saying that 'quality counts, not quantity' is no excuse whatsoever. The truth is, that shiny space on the CD is wasted space, a wasted opportunity. Maybe RDJ hasn't got enough good music to make a record that uses all the space of a CD (right..) or Warp think a really short album is a funky punky statement (how fucking pompous that would be!)... Or, because they know this album will sell by the truckload even if Aphex recorded himself snoring on a Sunday morning with the 'Children Talking' LP playing backwards on a dansette, that they could save themselves some cash on the vinyl manufacturing run by only doing one disc. <cough> Cheerio! NP - Clandestine Subcarriers - Banana Fusion