Subj : When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : August Abolins
From : George Pope
Date : Sun Apr 30 2023 15:57:26

>> I have 25K+ MP3s, mostly in discography downloaded sets
>> for artists I already  have represented in physical media.

> I've purchased far more CDs thatn I've purchased MP3 downloads.
> The record clubs such as Columbia House made it easy and
> somewhat inexpensive.

I never said I purchased MP3 downloads (I have, but very few compared to the  25K+ I have!)

> Yes.. the album art and contents (foldouts, inserts, etc) added
> to a great listening experience.

I needed the printed lyrics, as my brain could not differentiate combined  sounds like words & music. . .

>> They try with CD covers, but there's so much less space to
>> work with. . .
> The "booklet" form isn't bad. But the print can be too small.

Oh, don't get me started on small print. . . I can finally hear normally,  probably better than ever, with a set of hearing aids recently gained.

> Some CD covers would "fold out" to a larger size, but it tended
> to get annoying to get them back in place.

Like the old folded provincial maps?

Now people have a GPS nearly-3D display of the current road & the nearest  connecting roads right in front of them, nearly (at about 2:30 beside the  steering wheel.)

> I remember when user-posted lyrics were FORBIDDEN on the
> internet.  Now, there is no shortage of sites offering the full
> lyrics. And those sites even request user input for songs with
> missing lyrics.

Some places still have the ban--my fave site used to, & explained they had a  contract with an information & streaming music video provider that required it  I guess they've changed contracts somewhere, as they have a LOT of lyrics now;  not an d, as I have no skin in their game: www.songfacts.com -- lots of good info on thousands of songs & artists, mostly 
 
20th & 21st century hits. . .

> I can't remember the last *NEW* LP I purchased. I gradually
> continued to acquire some used LPs from thrift shops from time
> to time.

Same -- can't beat $2 for a CD or $1 for an LP.

> I haven't heard too many stories like that.  But I have heard
> of artists losing the rights to their own material due to some
> small print in their contracts.

Or how Michael Jackson had to pay Paul McCartney to use his own(MJ's) music in  a concert special. I don't feel bad -- Mikey had plenty of dough. . . As does  Paul, no doubt! (not enough to marry a TWO legged model, though, it would seem)

Sorry; I'm ashamed to know even that much about an entertainer's personal life. . 

I define the entertainer class as: singers, models, actors, athletes, news  anchors, & politicians.  

I like most music, some TV shows, a rare few older movies, but I'm not into  being fanatic("a fan") of the players -- I might note seeing the same face or  voice a few times in material I like, like how I love pretty much every tv  series that Chuck Lorre has produced, & would be happy only watching reruns of  his shows over new series by others. .  but I'm not gaga for him -- I know  nothing about him except he's kind of quirky (his end note cards at the end of  nearly every episode are my clue to this -- & quirky is good -- I guess I like  quirky characters who interact realistically & naturally & whose micro- expressions match the scenes.

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