tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post6647978502729264931..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Now you can "live in sin" with records before buying themDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-77703083004206644142012-04-09T11:59:06.583+01:002012-04-09T11:59:06.583+01:00On Good Friday I found myself in a record shop in ...On Good Friday I found myself in a record shop in central London, clutching a small stack of CDs, most of which I new nothing about beyond the name of the artist and the list of song titles on the back. <br /><br />Among these was a reissued album from a band who I vaguely recall seeing at The Reading Festival in 1994, although I couldn’t remember a note of their music; also an album purchased on the strength of what Dorian Lynskey described as the most pretentious review ever written. Having read the review, I felt that I had to hear the music that had inspired this florid outpouring of ornate, pseudo-academic prose.<br /><br />It occurred to me that despite the many opportunities to try before you buy, I continue to make blind purchases based on a gut feeling. <br /><br />I think this goes back to my early record-buying days when, far in advance of an album’s release, there would be a news item in the music press telling you the title and maybe listing some of the songs. Nearer the time there might be a track by track guide, followed not long after by a proper review. Eventually the day would come where you could go out and buy the thing and hear it for the first time. I enjoy the ritual of it - the delayed gratification and the sense of taking a leap into the unknown. <br /><br />It also bears mentioning that some of my favourite albums took a while to come into focus. Had my decision whether or not to purchase them have been based on a cursory listen on Spotify, I might never have investigated them to the same extent that I do with albums that I’ve gone out and spent money on.backwards7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04902342759719621771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-59275713634211290062012-04-08T23:00:16.356+01:002012-04-08T23:00:16.356+01:00Yup. Got to agree with that. I don't use Spoti...Yup. Got to agree with that. I don't use Spotify but something similar and in the same way, i.e. try and buy. In fact, if they don't get a new release up immediately I'm back to checking regularly in much the same way that I used to drop into my favourite record shops until it arrived.dee_kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352576676428213948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-83728127198875214162012-04-08T20:54:08.844+01:002012-04-08T20:54:08.844+01:00'Then they smash them all to pieces.''Then they smash them all to pieces.'John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-70406453950068145632012-04-08T18:14:26.566+01:002012-04-08T18:14:26.566+01:00"45"? "Grooves"?"45"? "Grooves"?David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-13656484265763909202012-04-08T15:57:04.063+01:002012-04-08T15:57:04.063+01:00I almost always try to find an MP3 or a Youtube fi...I almost always try to find an MP3 or a Youtube file of a record I want to buy these days. Especially if I'm spending a lot on a 45 I've never heard of. It may take some of that thrill away of hearing a real stormer nestled in the grooves, but it also takes away the heartache of spending a fortune on a real stinker.Jaysterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14425406640893427927noreply@blogger.com