From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #1750 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Wednesday, December 5 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 1750 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Njc LP Records [Catherine McKay ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 16:54:08 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Njc LP Records I completely agree with this. I don't think I have the same respect for mp3s, or even CDs, as I did for my LPs, which I got rid of quite a while ago, after carting them around with me for years, move after move, even after the record player had died. I kept thinking I was going to get a new record player but then, had to move from a house to a much smaller place, so it was time to get rid of the LPs.Every so often, I get a pang of remorse, but sometimes you just have to let things go. I miss the packaging. The artwork was part of the whole package, and the lyrics, when included, were almost always legible without the aid of a magnifying glass. And there is really something about the physical contact with the package, the record, the whole thing. I've downloaded some things from Itunes that have those virtual booklets, but you can't hold it in your hand (unless you print it, but then, it still wouldn't be the same.) But then, all of this could simply be related to getting older and not having the same excitement I used to get opening up a new LP, getting ready to listen to it, as if it were some kind of religious experience. >________________________________ >It's also >difficult to attach memories to a "virtual" product, at least not in the >same way as to a physical LP sleeve, for example. Some download albums >come with a digital booklet, but is it the same as handling the inner >sleeve of a record? I would say no. I've also noticed that it's very >easy to forget about mp3's, even when you made a conscious decision to >buy an album on mp3 and paid money for it. The files and folders just >get buried in the computer. Again, the physicality of vinyl keeps you >aware of those records, in a kind of healthier way. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #1750 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------