Re: funny-looking Who's Next
Lord Buckeye
> The first CD of Who's Next I ever owned was the American MCA version. In
> the mid-'90s, I spotted a UK version on Polydor in a used record shop and
> thought it would be cool to trade my American version in on this one. It
> was made in West Germany and was probably the first ever release of Who's
> Next on compact disc. I cycled around in the collection to playing it a few
> days ago, and it has become afflicted with the dreaded "CD rot" -- when you
> hold it up to a light you can see over a dozen small speckles shining
> through. In fact, the entire disc is "translucent" -- you can make out the
> outline of a lamp when you hold it up to it. Amazingly, it plays all the
> way through although I did notice some weird stuff at the end of "Won't Get
> Fooled Again."
>
> Of course, no self respecting rock fan can be caught dead without a good
> copy of Who's Next, so to replace it I ordered the Canadian pressing, which
> I understand is a decent remastering job with the original master tapes
> (not a big fan of the Special Edition with bonus tracks, although I do own
> it on cassette tape). I was trying to think of something cool to do with
> the "CD rot" disc, but I'll probably wind up throwing it away because I
> wouldn't want to sell it to anyone (maybe make a coaster out of it, heh).
>
> --
> _--_ "Been dazed and confused,
> / `--''> ,,, for so long it's not true"
> | / I I |||||||||[:::]
> \ oo ,-._> ''' Super Seventies RockSite!
> `--' http://www.superseventies.com/
Try the Decca vinyl if you are serious about it.
do...@webtv.net
Dennis said:
"I was trying to think of something cool to do with the "CD rot" disc,
but I'll probably wind up throwing it away because I wouldn't want to
sell it to anyone (maybe make a coaster out of it, heh)."
Hang it from your car's rear view mirror...along with your high school
graduation tassel.
:-)
BijouDrains
> Dennis said:
>
> "I was trying to think of something cool to do with the "CD rot" disc,
> but I'll probably wind up throwing it away because I wouldn't want to
> sell it to anyone (maybe make a coaster out of it, heh)."
>
Break the f**king thing once and for all and get it over with. Watch
the sparking silver confetti float through the air as you hear the
tunes in your head! Be a man and end it with a blast!
T
E
D
PS - Please don't litter, tidy up afterwards and don't forget to
recycle if the CD plastic is accepted at your local recyling center.
Nil
alt.music.who:
> Break the f**king thing once and for all and get it over with.
> Watch the sparking silver confetti float through the air as you
> hear the tunes in your head! Be a man and end it with a blast!
Sort of the rock and roll consumer's equivalent of smashing a guitar.
BijouDrains
> On 21 Nov 2009, BijouDrains <bijoudra...@rocketmail.com> wrote in
Who are you, the narrator? I believe my metaphor was self-explanatory
with this crew!
T
E
D
Nil
alt.music.who:
> Who are you, the narrator? I believe my metaphor was
> self-explanatory with this crew!
If you don't like it, you know where to put the cork.
BijouDrains
> On 21 Nov 2009, BijouDrains <bijoudra...@rocketmail.com> wrote in
> alt.music.who:
>
> > Who are you, the narrator? I believe my metaphor was
> > self-explanatory with this crew!
>
> If you don't like it, you know where to put the cork.
Now, that's better!
do...@webtv.net
Nil said to TED:
"If you don't like it, you know where to put the cork."
Go to the mirror, boys.