This great. A deserving celebration from a cool cat, down under.
Happy 37th Birthday, Compact Disc!
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wu6fiend
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Mine too. I've probably got at least 500+ of the things. And eight players, but only six of them are working at the moment, unfortunately. I play CDs daily, both at home and in the cars.
First player was a Technics, back in 1986. Replaced with an Akai CD-73. Then my Sony interest started, and I've had more than a few of their players, along with a couple Harman Kardons over the years.
My first discs were Billy Joel - The Stranger, Earth, Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits Vol 1, and Genesis - Duke IIRC.
CD's are sill my favorite. I grew up with vinyl and was happy to say goodbye to all the ills of records. I have always despised jewel-boxes and store all my discs in clear vinyl sleeves. I miss the larger album format for the cover art and liner notes. I wish someone had designed an LP sized jacket that held a CD.
After about 25 years of hearing no vinyl, I was impressed with how good it sounded as opposed to CD. So, now I am listening to vinyl again. While I enjoy the sound, it's just as involving as it was then so I still prefer CD's. I think the audio industry would serve us better if it concentrated on advancing the digital format rather than resurrecting vinyl.
After about 25 years of hearing no vinyl, I was impressed with how good it sounded as opposed to CD. So, now I am listening to vinyl again. While I enjoy the sound, it's just as involving as it was then so I still prefer CD's. I think the audio industry would serve us better if it concentrated on advancing the digital format rather than resurrecting vinyl.
cpt_paranoia
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I'm glad they didn't; my thousands of CDs already take up enough space as it is...
I'm not sure we can blame the audio industry for that; put the blame at the feet of hipsters (and vinyl audiophiles...).
IIRC this is one of the first MFSL CD's that I had purchased back in '87.
^^One of the only ones I have with a crack in the jewel case too
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^^Many of mine are the Japanese made versions, before the switch to US plants^^
Besides the SQ, I was drawn to the quality of included artwork booklets and in most cases, lyrics if applicable.
^^One of the only ones I have with a crack in the jewel case too
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^^Many of mine are the Japanese made versions, before the switch to US plants^^
Besides the SQ, I was drawn to the quality of included artwork booklets and in most cases, lyrics if applicable.
DaveVoorhis
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The audio industry isn't interested in serving anyone. It's interested in making a profit through sales. If steel-needle Victrolas and Edison cylinders made enough of a comeback to make money, that's what it would advance.
There's already hints of it with cassettes and I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen with 8-track, two formats that have no practical reason to ever be used again.
Johnny B
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I remember reading about CDs in about 1984 in the hifi magazines, but I don’t think I ever saw one until about 1987. I got my first real job in 1988 (at the age of 16), and bought my first CD player soon after. The first CD I bought was Dark Side of the Moon, followed shortly thereafter by Joe Satriani’s Dreaming #11 and a Rykodisc sampler.
I still have a wall of CDs, but don’t listen to the actual discs much. They’re all ripped and on two hard drives (in my desktop machine, with a backup in the basement). Many are loaded on a portable player, which I use at work.
That said, I have been playing them more lately now that I have new speakers in the living room. I’ve been looking at upgrades for the $7 thrift store Onkyo CD player that’s in my main system. Maybe once I replace that, they’ll get more play on that system.
I still have a wall of CDs, but don’t listen to the actual discs much. They’re all ripped and on two hard drives (in my desktop machine, with a backup in the basement). Many are loaded on a portable player, which I use at work.
That said, I have been playing them more lately now that I have new speakers in the living room. I’ve been looking at upgrades for the $7 thrift store Onkyo CD player that’s in my main system. Maybe once I replace that, they’ll get more play on that system.
In regard of cassettes,yes the hipsters are going for them but there is another reason why their death has been put on hold and its down to record pressing plant capacity,they are all booked up.
The major labels have swamped the plants with big orders of mostly classic re-issues and RSD cash ins,the small independents are being put on the back burner and many are struggling to get their product out so cassettes are one of the ways to get an analogue issue.
I know this as I move within the circle of these people.
Only a few hours ago I was in the pub with a few musicians and they was telling me about their latest release coming out on tape,things are going back to the punk DIY of yester year,an LP will be out next year of the same material but it is to be pressed in the States as no plant not just in Britain,Europe even can turn around a self financed pressing of 500 within 6 months.
DaveVoorhis
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I presume they're also doing a digital release on streaming providers?
It would be rather self-limiting to only distribute on analog media, particularly cassettes. I should think finding working cassette players would be a bit of an obstacle.
How about selling them on cheap simm cards? You can buy them in quantity for less than $1, then resell them loaded with the artists music for $5-$10.
DaveVoorhis
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Well, no -- but aren't they doing streaming releases as well?
As an alternative to cassettes, why not FLAC or WAV files on branded USB drives?
Actually Dave and anyone else interested.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0005t2r
At the 4 minute mark as the door swings the rather erudite vocal observations are mine,Sofie is one of the musicians who is planning on putting the tape out.
If you get the feeling they will not be giving Coldplay a run for the money,you will be correct,but its not about that in The Golden Lion in darkest Oddmorden.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0005t2r
At the 4 minute mark as the door swings the rather erudite vocal observations are mine,Sofie is one of the musicians who is planning on putting the tape out.
If you get the feeling they will not be giving Coldplay a run for the money,you will be correct,but its not about that in The Golden Lion in darkest Oddmorden.
Johnny B
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When I saw Dane Terry open up for the current Welcome to Night Vale show, he was selling “Albums in a Bottle.” He picked up a bunch of small bottles with cork tops somewhere and put Bandcamp download codes for three of his albums in each one.
IME, most cassette labels/projects have download/streaming releases available, usually on Bandcamp. Usually the cassette is a limited edition piece. Sometimes a download card is included.
ETA: I think Jonathan Coulton did the USB drive thing. IIRC, he stuck his complete discography up to that point on them and sold them as a virtual box set.
No,this.
https://theslowestlift.bandcamp.com/album/plutonic-shine
I can get is signed if you want it.
cpt_paranoia
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I'm sure there must be ways to do this; rather depends on the pricing model used by the likes of Bandcamp (fixed fee, percentage, etc).
I have three of these Sony CDP-707ESD'S. All 31 years old and they all still work great.