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can a CD be an LP?

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1994-03-25 19:45djkc can a CD be an LP?
└─ 1994-03-25 20:12Jon Drukman Re: can a CD be an LP?
└─ 1994-03-25 20:27flu'id (floo'-) Re: can a CD be an LP?
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1994-03-25 19:45djkcOK, more than one person pointed it out, so now it's bugging me!! Can a CD be called an LP
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OK, more than one person pointed it out, so now it's bugging me!! Can a CD be called an LP? I assume LP is applied to full-length albums (either vinyl or CD). But then again, what does album mean? anyway... ObIDM: On one of my SAWII 12", there are four pictures on the label and five tracks, and vice versa on the other side. I assume the labels were stuck on opposite. Anyone else have this problem? It's REALLY ANNOYING because I don't know if the labels are backwards on the other 2 records (which have 4 tracks on each side! So do I have to take a micrometer and measure the little time-pie-peices-slices-or-whatever and compare to the width of the tracks?) I think I'll just get an exchange... BTW, I have the black vinyl...they do have the BROWN, but I should avoid that, RIGHT??? -DJKC
1994-03-25 20:12Jon Drukman>Can a CD be called an LP? I assume LP is applied to full-length albums >(either vinyl or
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quoted 2 lines Can a CD be called an LP? I assume LP is applied to full-length albums>Can a CD be called an LP? I assume LP is applied to full-length albums >(either vinyl or CD). But then again, what does album mean?
Album is a funky word, dating back to when records were very brittle and ran at 78 RPM. You can't fit a lot of music on a 78 RPM disc, so full-length releases (like complete symphonies) were spread across many 78 RPM discs. These discs were then collected into a big storage case which looks like a book, or a photo album, with the records being individual "pages" in the album... hence the term album. Thus when 33 RPM was invented (the 33 vs 45 war is an interesting, if unrelated, story), you could suddenly fit an entire "album" of music on one disc. Which was called a Long Player or LP to distinguish it from Short Players (ie: 78 RPM discs). Basically, I try to short-circuit all the confusion by using the terms "full length", "EP" and "single".
quoted 2 lines BTW, I have the black vinyl...they do have the BROWN, but I should avoid>BTW, I have the black vinyl...they do have the BROWN, but I should avoid >that, RIGHT???
i think you should just avoid the vinyl at all costs... until Warp decides to pull its head out of its butt and start using decent vinyl. the CD sounds very nice and i can't imagine having to deal with snap crackle and pop on this release. Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.
1994-03-25 20:27flu'id (floo'-)On Fri, 25 Mar 1994, Jon Drukman wrote: [nice explanation deleted] > i think you should ju
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On Fri, 25 Mar 1994, Jon Drukman wrote: [nice explanation deleted]
quoted 4 lines i think you should just avoid the vinyl at all costs... until Warp> i think you should just avoid the vinyl at all costs... until Warp > decides to pull its head out of its butt and start using decent vinyl. > the CD sounds very nice and i can't imagine having to deal with snap > crackle and pop on this release.
An interesting footnote to my discussion with Richie Hawtin - He mentioned having a record come out on Warp in the next few months so i told him about the seemingly endless shit heap of bad SAW II pressings, among others. He was actually quite surprised to hear this, like it was something out of the ordinary. Hopefully he'll check with Warp before they pull the same bollocks with him... _______ (__,-, \ / /\ \ f l u i d /,_) \ \ (/ \\ brit@chopin.udel.edu \) flu'id (floo'-)