Subj : Does anyone buy CDs any more?
To   : Nelgin
From : Ogg
Date : Fri Oct 08 2021 21:42:00

Hello Nelgin!

** On Friday 08.10.21 - 02:48, Nelgin wrote to Ogg:

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

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

I have a modest collection of specific 10" singles (45rpm) that  
were often club remixes of standard versions.  Those always  
sounded so clean, clear and sonically great!

BTW, I think I still have Jarre's OxygŠne LP.


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

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

Ah.. you mean the full cover.  Taking a photo, cropping,  
uploading. labeling, and maybe creating a photo-album would  
take too long.

At this point I would rather just research them all on Spotify,  
create a public list and post the link.


 >> 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.

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

Discogs is a good resource.  Good luck!  You have a lot of  
entries to make.   :O

Do you have any with this:

 https://susepaste.org/58135523

That one is on a Nickleback recording, The Long Road (2003)

I don't expect you to check your CDs for that! I just never  
came across any recordings with that copy protect branding  
before.

But apparently, some of those discs are supposed to carry some  
mixed media content (pictures, a slideshow, etc?).


 >> 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. [...]

 N> I've ripped a lot of mine, but the problem is, if the
 N> copyright police come looking for you, you better be able
 N> to prove you've got them.

Usually that "looking for you" problem is only if you spread  
copies around. The fellow just transferred his collection to  
the iPod for his own use.  No one else would care.


 N> I'm similar. 128kbps is fine for what I need. If I really
 N> want quality and depth of sound, I'm going to listen to the
 N> vinyl.

I can distinctly notice that 128kbps is woefully insufficient,  
for me.  Material ripped to 192kbps is my minimum that doesn't  
have the edgyness that 128kbps creates.

Tonight, I'm working my way through 3 Nickleback CDs from the  
aforementioned stash. Their music has never really been on my  
radar in the past. Most tunes remind me of a grundge/heavymetal  
mix. It makes for good party music. The harmonies are  
excellent. The drums, lively and superb.

Instead of typing it out, I created a Spotify playlist of the  
tunes that appeal to me:

https://open.spotify.com/user/6mhrz90aernzucux1fjas12u9/ 
playlist/1K4uUEcyWVL1XIje3B7T4E

They all vary in style, creativity and intensity.

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