I think you have the mistaken impression I'm a cheerleader for critically acclaimed records only, which is understandable based on my last post. I'm not - for one thing, I'm a big fan of the 45RPM single, not really the format for jazz at all & Important Rock Critics generally only bother with LPs, preferably double LPs. Beatles records aside, my parents' record collection was HORRID when I was a kid - Anne Murray, fer chrissakes - but I've certainly stumbled across great stuff at random thumbing through record store racks. On the other hand, if you're a serious listener, you should be familiar with the important recordings in the genres you love. Tough work with jazz, given that Ellington alone has around 200 records in print. A lot of people just don't care about "Revolver," or only like a song or two (isn't that the usual rationale for P2P users?). And someone with an informed distaste for a critically beloved record is fine - I'd guess any serious music fan hates a few of them, and thinks some other records are criminally underrated, if not ignored outright. Chris Selvig