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From:
mr. selfish
To:
Che
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Date:
Mon, 14 Apr 1997 22:26:54 -0700
Subject:
(idm) giorno/pressing tricks
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quoted 6 lines This is *one* advantage CD's have over vinyl>>This is *one* advantage CD's have over vinyl > >You obviously don't own a vinyl copy of "You're the Guy I Want To Share >All My Money With" with Laurie Anderson, WSBurroughs, and Bryan Guison. >Side 4 has 2 hidden tracks. I believe Monty Python did this on vinyl too >once.
i have a copy, and i wouldn't say "hidden" as much as i might say "grooved in triplicate". would anyone else like to point me to more *ahem* john giorno? (che mistakenly credited guison (sp?) while "you're the guy..." actually features john giorno's brand of tape manipulated poetry) on the giorno poetry systems label no less. "i'm standing at the sink washing the dinner dishes with a plastic sponge..." giorno: the only texan poet worth listening to. anyhoo, along the groove line, pwl pop dance cornballs scarlett fantastic did a double groove 12" for their uterrly useless "plug me in". side by side grooves are a cool trick, with a crap record like the aforementioned the best part is breaking out the razorblade for the exclusive "remix" between the two tracks. this is one pressing trick i'm suprised i don't see more of. is it a dj friendliness issue? this has a tenuous connection to my theory: the crappier the music, the more gimmicks needed (colored vinyl, locks, packaging, picture discs etc.) of course this doesn't apply to all trick records, but you do see it happen a lot with a lot of substandard music... now: "slicker this year" digable planets. sophomore effort wins again (neglected due to lack of gimmicks?) and why not? cameron ===================================== cameron bowden cameron@imagina.com blacksmith on the anvil in your ear _____________________________________