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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: My today’s views on LP culture and my audio habits.
Post Subject: Zinc Penny SyndromePosted by drdna on: 6/14/2009
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 Paul S wrote:
Adrian, your point is perhaps better taken with respect to new/newer LPs.  I was referring to the better old LPs that are only found on the re-sale market.  I reckon there should be lots more good classical LPs at used record stores...
Um, there are no new records, Paul. That all stopped about 10-15 years ago, for the most part. I actually think that very few people buying vinyl over the past ten years have thrown away anything. This is probably a pretty good source of mint condition vinyl.

No, I was talking about the old stuff, too. I almost imagine an army of hoarders: "I heard from Michael Fremer that the sound changes significantly after a half dozen plays, so I have bought fifty copies of mint -1A -1A Kind of Blue, and after I play a copy a dozen times I just use it as a Frisbee for my dog."

But probably the truth is more mundane.  Like every other collectible, ranging from muscle cars to numismatics, it is in large part a matter of damage, decay, destruction, and loss. My Mason jar of zinc pennies notwithstanding, everything falls prey to quiet steady attrition.

P.S. Regardless, it doesn't make that '55 -1S Gould any easier to find, does it? Sad

Adrian

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