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Posted by John Marks on November 19, 2023 at 05:01:33

In Reply to: RE: Holiday Special: The 12 Days of Bargain Used LPs... posted by DIY John on November 19, 2023 at 04:04:58:

I think that list is a good reminder of how diverse and "experimental" the record business was 1960s and 1970s. Could Al Jarreau get a major-label record contract today? I rather doubt it.

Today, the "Shazam Effect" means that the record business has an unprecedented amount of information about what people seem to like, so the focus is on giving them more of the same.

Obviously, such lists are definitionally incomplete and totally subjective. Starting with Pick No. 1. I can easily imagine someone's saying, "No, no, no, not 'Sleeping Gypsy.' It should have been 'The Art of Tea.'"

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john

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Topic - Holiday Special: The 12 Days of Bargain Used LPs... - John Marks 18:10:18 11/18/23 (13)

RE:Year of the Cat - belyin 10:39:08 11/19/23 (8)

Funny, I was surprised that the MFSL was not a lot more expensive - John Marks 14:57:17 11/19/23 (6)

Like this . . . - alaskahiatt 18:29:54 11/19/23 (4)

Right. - John Marks 04:38:26 11/20/23 (3)

Haha. I am not fond of Brad Miller's train enthusiasm either, but I do understand - alaskahiatt 10:58:05 11/20/23 (2)

you would understand the train enthusiasm of you witnessed it up close - Story 11:11:39 11/20/23 (1)

I did feel the wind blast while walking near the track at the Michigan 500. - alaskahiatt 11:47:01 11/20/23 (0)

"MFSL 004 was The Power and the Majesty, which was ambient thunder and train sounds." I wonder if that was ... - J. S. Bach 15:14:36 11/19/23 (0)

I've got both the original and the MFSL. - ghost of olddude55 13:20:18 11/19/23 (0)

RE: Holiday Special: The 12 Days of Bargain Used LPs... - DIY John 04:04:58 11/19/23 (3)

Thanks for your comment. - John Marks 05:01:33 11/19/23 (2)

It should have been "Art of Tea". - Sondek 07:01:07 11/19/23 (1)

Heh heh heh... thanks. - John Marks 07:42:11 11/19/23 (0)

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Thanks for your comment. - John Marks 05:01:33 11/19/23 (2)

It should have been "Art of Tea". - Sondek 07:01:07 11/19/23 (1)

Heh heh heh... thanks. - John Marks 07:42:11 11/19/23 (0)

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