Back in the day (late 70's, early 80's) we used to buy the vinyl, but to
preserve the grooves, , we would record our disks onto cassette tapes
(other ancient tech), play the tapes till they wore out, melted on the
dashboard, tangled into that mess that only a #2 pencil could fix. Then
record the album again.  I recall my smoked plexi covered turntable had a
dedicated cassette deck for this express purpose.

Looking back I think this had more to do with portability, but my friends
and I convinced ourselves of all sorts of silly notions back in our youth.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Dragon List  wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 1:32 AM, paul womack 
> wrote:
>
> > Oh yeah, they're a thing. But it's complicated.
> >
> > Does anyone over the age of 35 understand this?:
> >
> > >> "I have vinyls in my room but it's more for decor. I don't actually
> > play them," Jordan Katende, a student in Manchester, told BBC News.
> > >> "It gives me the old-school vibe. That's what vinyl's all about," he
> > added.
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36027867
>
>
> not a bit of it.  what a silly thing.  vinyl is all about *the sound*.  and
> analog through analog to analog is just the thing.
>
> best,
> bill
> felton, ca
> just say "lenco, rek-o-kut (3x), dual, garrard (2x) spread between the
> house and the office"
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