Steve Kemp wrote:
> On Sun Feb 01, 2009 at 07:30:41 +0000, Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote:
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>> Are there any other ways?
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> My low-tech solution is to find new artists I like, write down their
> names and spend a few hours hunting for them for sale second hand
> in the local used music stores.
>
> Not sure what things are like down in Hampshire, but here in Sunny
> Edinburgh we have a few huge second-hand music shops, and it isn't
> often that I can't find what I want. Though sometimes I'll have to
> wait a few weeks/months.
>
Sadly I have found the quality of LPs in used record stores down here to
be pretty awful on the whole. I guess that doesn't necessarily hold for
CDs since you have to work a bit harder at ruining them!
> If I *really* want a particular album I'll look for it on Ebay.
>
Alternatively check out the new and used on Amazon resellers - you get
some bargains on there too.
> Once I have the physical disk in my hands I'll rip it, throw away
> the jewel case and pack the disk & notes in a big box underneath my
> bed where it can gather dust.
>
I spend a lot of time listening to the stuff I have ripped this way, but
have recently rediscovered the joy of listening to CDs, LPs and analogue
FM broadcasts through a decent amp and speakers. I find a glass of
whisky helps me concentrate on the task in hand - i.e. just listening
and not multi-tasking! For that reason I rarely buy lossy formats online
now, since the opportunity to do this is not present.
I also download a lot of live material from Dimeadozen [1] and have
turned up some absolute gems there, along with the occasional pile of
crap too, I might add. There are controls around both the legality and
the quality of material available through Dime, so you can download
lossless material with a clear conscience. As I type this I am burning a
John Martyn show from 1977 to CD - crystal clear and a fine example of
the man in his prime.
> I suspect this isn't remotely related to the solution you want, but
> I figured I'd share regardless.
>
>
>
Sean
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