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- The ultimate record sale is set to open today at the New York Public Library’s Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. Representing decades of unsolicited donations of records that are already archived in mint condition, the 22,000 LPs will go on sale for three manic days in order to raise money for ongoing expansion of the NYPL collection.
SeventhProphet · 4232 days ago · link ·
Can somebody explain to me, somebody who has never listened to a vinyl record, why they are often held in higher regard than CDs or digital copies of music? It seems to me to be little but pretentiousness which draws people to vinyls. Care to educate me, and thereby change my view?
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thenewgreen · 4231 days ago · link ·
There are a number of posts on Hubski that broach that topic. Here is one. But the short answer is, "for a number of reasons." -Nostalgia, artwork, sound quality and to collect something
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SeventhProphet · 4230 days ago · link ·
Thank you thenewgreen! This had cleared things up quite well for me, although i think i'll stick to my CDs and MP3s.
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thenewgreen · 4231 days ago · link ·
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