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Vinyl is the only medium that will last for the long haul. Musicians who ignore the format will be lost to history.

Posted by bubba | May 11, 2007 11:51 AM
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LASER turntable for only $14K! they're getting cheaper!!! YES...

Posted by nipper | May 11, 2007 11:53 AM
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Well bubba, I'm not so sure. Standard notation/sheet music has proven the most durable format so far; music by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) has survived. (Locally, the Medieval Women's Choir sings Hildegard's sumptuous songs on May 19.)


It is conceivable that digitally formatted music will last, assuming that someone transfers the music from format to (a generally lossles) format in a timely manner. The recent efflorescence of sound blogs (such as Mutant Sounds) that informally reissue lost vinyl treasure suggests that this may happen.


Also, we may see something analogous to the Sticky Shed Syndrome in CD-Rs. The CD-Rs I burned from 1996 to 2000 remain robust and free of failure while recent "burns" on cheap-o media have sometimes left me in the lurch. I recommend backing up in parallel with different dye formulations on CD-R, but that's a post for another day.


Posted by Christopher DeLaurenti | May 11, 2007 1:03 PM
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Those people hate music and they obviously hate the records themselves. They are not being very nice to them.

Posted by Dougsf | May 14, 2007 4:44 PM

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