On 4 August 2014 15:53, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4 August 2014 15:11, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: > > > but the thesis that some 78rpm records constitute the only surviving > > example of a particular recording, with no master in an archive > > somewhere, sent chills up my spine. > > > This is surprisingly common with indie records. Frequently, a few > hundred pieces of vinyl are the *only* copies of the music in > question. >
Eh there used to be fairground/seaside booths where you could cut your own record. One the plus side this stuff should last longer than say floppy discs. -- geni _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>