Subj : Does anyone buy CDs any more?
To   : Ogg
From : Nelgin
Date : Fri Oct 08 2021 02:48:36

  Re: Does anyone buy CDs any more?
  By: Ogg to Nelgin on Tue Oct 05 2021 23:28:00

 > Good point. It is not enough to just know the record Title and
 > Artist.  This is the stash that was delivered to me today:

Yup. You have to know what you're selling, especially to people who know what they're buying.

 > That's part of the enjoyment of appreciating the distinction of
 > hardcopy CDs vs a streaming copy.   :D

Very true. There's, for exampe, two releases of the Zoolook album by Jean Michel Jarre. One has Zoolookologie and the other has a remix which I much prefer. Same artist and Revolutions. The title track is different after a rights issue and I prefer the original. It makes a difference.

 > I tried jpg to text on the above images. The results were
 > terrible.

I was thinking just take high quality pictures and post them and let people look through :)

 > That's amazing. I don't have nearly that many. Maybe 2500
 > total. Mine are in freestanding stacks all over the floor and
 > in some boxes. But I am not parting with mine any time soon.
 > I'd like to peruse them at least one more time and rip most of
 > them.

Well, if you want any more, let me know before they on Discogs :) If you're looking for anything specific, let me know.

 > I know one fellow who ripped his modest CD collection onto an
 > iPod (one of the earlier ones that had a HDD, 160GB?) ..and
 > then simply tossed the CDs into landfill. He wasn't interested
 > to wait and see who might like the original physical copies.
 > He wasn't anything like a fussy audiophile, so 128 kbps
 > versions were good enough for him.

I've ripped a lot of mine, but the problem is, if the copyright police come looking for you, you better be able to prove you've got them. I'm similar. 128kbps is fine for what I need. If I really want quality and depth of sound, I'm going to listen to the vinyl.
 > I am currently enjoying the Bad Company recording "10 from 6".
 > I recognize a couple of the radio hits from it, but the others
 > are really quite refreshing and interesting too!  The tune
 > "Ready for Love" has a nice pace and sound.

I have the eponymous Genesis vinyl on right now...well, on the deck, but I'm not listening.

Not at almost 3am!

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