I'm not going to count, but my guess is: Masami Akita, probably followed by John Zorn and Robert Pollard. Want to hear something pathetic? Don't ask how many of those titles are still *shrinkwrapped.* Later, Ben http://www.thewilyfilipino.com
Want to hear something pathetic? Don't ask how many of those titles are still *shrinkwrapped.*
This is something I have yet to understand: How and why people buy CDs and then leave them in the shrink wrap for long period of times? When I first pick up a CD, I get too excited to hear it to leave it in the wrap for long. I may not listen to it all for awhile, but I do at least crack it open. Is this just a product of being young or having more time on my hands? Or not having much money and "choosing" my albums carefully? Zach
The reason I do it is a combination of a few factors: I live in Colorado Springs, so my record-shopping opportunities are few and far between; I tend to order from out of state and get 15-20 records at a time; I buy a lot of vinyl & clean it with a Nitty Gritty machine before playing it, and I can afford to buy big piles of records a few times a month, where in college I could buy 1 or 2 a week. I'm a single dad & my daughter would rather go play in the park than spend a whole day listening to records, and so would I, most days. Also, I think Mr Vergara mentioned Masami Akita, Mr. Merzbow,as his #1 & for me, Merzbow is pretty specialized listening & so those CDs wait a lot longer than Otis Redding reissues. I usually get through all of my new stuff within 2 weeks of receiving it. 7" singles wait a bit longer because I get less return on my cleaning investment. And although I buy a lot of records, I still spend time returning to the ones I already have. -Selvig np: John Coltrane Quartet "Ole" LP (bought in 1995) At 02:31 PM 12/13/03, Zachary Steiner wrote:
Want to hear something pathetic? Don't ask how many of those titles are still *shrinkwrapped.*
This is something I have yet to understand: How and why people buy CDs and then leave them in the shrink wrap for long period of times? When I first pick up a CD, I get too excited to hear it to leave it in the wrap for long. I may not listen to it all for awhile, but I do at least crack it open. Is this just a product of being young or having more time on my hands? Or not having much money and "choosing" my albums carefully?
Zach
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-----Original Message----- From: Zachary Steiner [mailto:zsteiner@butler.edu] Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 2:32 PM
This is something I have yet to understand: How and why people buy CDs and then leave them in the shrink wrap for long period of times? When I first pick up a CD, I get too excited to hear it to leave it in the wrap for long.
Chris Selvig got me pegged correctly: living in a household with a wife (with little tolerance for noise) and a 30 month-old daughter means little time for cranking up Merzbow on the stereo, so it has to be listened to in those few stolen moments with headphones... Later, Ben, opening up my copy of "Puroland" since it's been mentioned twice in Zornlisters' top 10 already... http://www.thewilyfilipino.com
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 17:31:57 -0500 Zachary Steiner wrote:
Want to hear something pathetic? Don't ask how many of those titles are still *shrinkwrapped.*
This is something I have yet to understand: How and why people buy CDs and then leave them in the shrink wrap for long period of times? When I first pick up a CD, I get too excited to hear it to leave it in the wrap for long. I may not listen to it all for awhile, but I do at least crack it open. Is this just a product of being young or having more time on my hands? Or not having much money and "choosing" my albums carefully?
In fact it is easy to understand: when time becomes a more precious resource to you than money (to buy records), then such slip can happen. I can buy more records than I have time to listen to them. Once in a while I cut purchases to empty the pipe, but sometimes some records can stay unopened for a long time. Another reason is that I tend (more and more) to be more excited by buying than by listening. Too many records that are simply interesting, I guess. Too many records that promised and did not, for me, delivered. For that reason, yes, I can buy records because I like the artist and still do not open them for a while. Another reason but rarer: the object is so pretty that I have no courage to open it. I have a Daniel Menche and an Aube in this category. But these had special packaging that would have been destroyed by opening them. Patrice.
-----Original Message----- From: Marcin Gokieli [mailto:marcingokieli@go2.pl] Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 3:05 PM
how to count boxed sets? as a single album? Marcin
I see you own the Merzbox, Marcin? Later, Ben http://www.thewilyfilipino.com
participants (5)
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Benito Vergara -
Chris Selvig -
Marcin Gokieli -
Patrice L. Roussel -
Zachary Steiner