[NewMusic] vinyl?

[David Slusser]

On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:14 PM, Peter Nyboer wrote:

>> Ettrick's got vinyl: http://ettrick.org/store.html
>> Don't buy it online though. Come out to our show on Friday!
>
> hmmm, I'll hold off on ordering until after this show, but I probably
> can't make it.  You should play in San Jose instead, it would make it
> easier for ME :)
>> the
>> appeal of vinyl began wearing off. every time i moved,
>
> yeah, I haven't moved for a few years, so vinyl seems so great right
> now! It's not the "high-quality" of records I'm after, but rather,
> just the "quality" or nature.  Most of the records I buy are under
> $3.  And it's REALLY annoying to pay $3.  But that's because I'm
> chasing the Martin Denny, Enoch Light, Xavier Cugat, and occasional
> Bert Kampfert records (suckerd by the good covers, but Bert's music
> generally blows), and only did I think recently it might be nice to
> have NON-novelty, new music on record.  Of course, the cost of
> production is generally going to keep it away from smaller acts, but,
> it seems worth venture!

Obscure vinyl titles are the "long tail" of of our new internet  
retail paradigm.
They never warranted a CD reissue in the prior CD market epoch, and  
so are
pretty much non-existent in the world of file sharing.  (I've  
painstakingly done
a few, only to see them finally issued on CD.)  Watch Amoeba Records  
for some
of this stuff.  Pristine vinyl is frequently the best surviving  
master, and they have
plenty in the obscure realm.  True to form, they're ready to put the  
composer and
publisher fees into escrow to await the eventual location of said  
parties, while
putting it on the market for everyone's benefit.