"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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People are having vinyl parties as well you know.

We used to have shellac parties when we were kids,
and make 78prm records of Joe Loss into flowerpots
by leaving them in the sun (there used to be sun in the
UK then) and shaping them.

The older kids used them for skeet shooting :-(((((

I also know that many releases are not on vinyl, but the problem often is
the time. Let us not get into a situation where CDs etc, are all only 45
minutes long so it will fit on an lp.

Most CD's issued on vinyl seem to become
double albums, with a gatefold sleeve, additional
pictures and information which is either omitted
from the CD booklet or printed too small to be
read without the aid of a microscope.

For classical music, the capacity of the CD is ideal.
But for the majority of pop/chart recordings, *far*
too long. Hence the need to include "remixes", fillers
and alternative versions ad infinitum. A 20-30 minute
listening stint to this kind of music is enough, as the
artistic quality of the titles depreciates with the
running order.

They have their place, but at the current state of the art, if the
recording is done correctly, cds etc, are better than vinyl.

Yes indeed. There is no question about that.
Unfortunately, the wheel has turned too far to
be able to go back to fidelity mastering in some
genres of CD production.

Iain