"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Iain Churches" wrote


No-one these days wants to bother with vinyl (rifle shots and breakast
cereals, snap crackle pop)

Or do they?

The fact that the vinyl pressings were sold out on the day of release,
and the CD is still available many months later speaks volumes:-)

Compare the limited edition vinyl pressings with the equivalent CD
(Count Basie/Ray Charles, is a good example) and you will find out why.


The simple truth is that all the *enthusiasm* for audio and music lies
with the (valves and) vinyl brigade as even a cursory trawl through the
Net will very quickly show - start with eBay's completed listings and find
a recent Thorens TD124 MkII deck (listed as a Beogram 3000) that went for
about 800 quid when Yamaha DSP *FX boxes* need 6 bids to reach a *heady*
£12.50 if they sell at all..!!

@:-)


Actually, seeing Don's *digitally defensive* remark just now prompts me to
add that, other than in this queer little *digicentric* newsgroup, there is
no actual competition between CD and LPs out in the real world with real
people and, indeed, many 'vinylistas' will buy both - one for serious,
appreciative listening and one for 'rough and ready' or playing in the car
or somesuch.

(I leave you to guess which way round!! ;-)