Re: (idm) Auction

From thomas m weibrecht
Sent Thu, Apr 23rd 1998, 15:45

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 23:31:31 EDT Andregurov <xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx> writes:
>In a message dated 98-04-22 15:42:36 EDT, xxx@xxxxx.xxx writes:
>
><< >AUTECHRE: Radio Mix (CD) - $70
> 
> you've gotta be bloody outta your mind!
> 
> I think people have let auctions get extremely out of hand in the 
>past
> year..
> 
> I mean.. come on, this is not worth more than $15 tops. >>
>
>Just my two cents ... but you'd think all of us poor sods who can't 
>afford a
>$30 disc (much less a $70 one!) would never get a chance to hear these 
>hard-
>to-find and obviously much desired recordings.  How about those of us 
>who are
>poor all put up $5 and buy it and then each copy it for our own 
>pleasure.
>That would definitely allow many to hear the limited-edition copies of 
>things
>we will never otherwise get a chance to.  Just a open thought, not a 
>solid
>proposition.  But this bidding thing is getting ridiculous.  I always 
>thought
>it was about the music ... I love the music, but at  such extreme 
>prices it
>would appear to be an impossibility.  I feel sorry for those who are 
>just
>getting into IDM.  Yeah, there are lots of classic recordings out 
>there, but
>this pricing extortion is going to take a lot of potential ones out of 
>their
>hands/ears.
>

if anyone wants a taped copy of this release, give me a holler...

tom w

np: cypher 7 - nothing lasts

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