Sounds like you might have chanced across your own version of Non's "Pagan
Muzak"! ...Or even Mick Harris' "500 Lock Grooves"!!! :-)
What I miss about vinyl is ...well, several things, actually!
Related to the above, the little inscriptions between the run-out grooves
were a perpetual source of amusement and intrigue. For instance, when I
finally one day bought Crisis' "Alienation" 7" and it had "...now for Death
In June" inscribed between the run-out grooves, I was amazed! :-)
Secondly, covers which are of a size where you can fully appreciate the
artwork! Joy Division's "Closer" just HAS to be owned on vinyl for this
reason alone! Such releases had more "atmosphere" (pardon the pun!) or
mystique than these little squares of paper under generic plastic covers.
CDs just feel insipid by comparison - as if the music is contained in a test
tube.
Thirdly - a major gripe of mine - artists seem to have forgotten the art of
creating "the perfect 45-minute album"! Yeah, yeah - it's "back in the day"
nostalgia, but... Such albums as Japan's "Gentlemen Take Polaroids",
Kraftwerk's "Computerworld" and John Foxx's "Metamatic" work because they're
the length they are. I feel that, these days, artists have lost the sense
of restraint that would enable them to achieve such pop perfection! There's
too much "filler" on alot of CDs, basically!
Ok - pro-vinyl rant over! Pro-CD mini-rant to follow!
Did I show my age in this mail? Oh well! ;-)
Clive
"Oh my! I really ought to save them! ...But I *am* in my pyjamas. Oh well!
Zzzzzzz..."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pinkelton Wicham" <idmspam@pinkwerks.com>
To: "Pinkelton Wicham" <idmspam@pinkwerks.com>
Cc: "Inane Dood Monikers" <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] Why vinyl is better.
quoted 8 lines On second thought that may have been dust - and or skipping. But none> On second thought that may have been dust - and or skipping. But none
> the less, i've got a couple pieces with a break recorded on the inner
> loop that have kept me entertained for hours.
>
> Pinkelton Wicham wrote:
> > This is a big thank you to all the clever cutters that put a funky
> > little sound as a run-out track on the wax. In this case - plastic man.
>
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