Re: [ARSCLIST] Podcasting--explained a bit...

[steven c <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger and Allison Kulp" <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>
> Clarify what you mean by "junk".Those of us,who are true collectors,have
the common, the rare,and the unknown.The common stuff,in my case,being
things like more common pre-stereo RCA,and Columbia classical,and more
conmmon Mercurys, etc.,as I am trying for nonoperatic completeness.(I also
own unissued lacquers.)And as for rock/R&B,I own more common commercially
successful records,from the 60s,and 70s,as well,as unknown records,that were
never comped/reissued,or have only been in the past couple of years.And
yes,everything IS great condition,and at least of cultural/historic
importance.
>
Well, t'wasn't my original comment...but I'll discourse on this anyway!

First, "junk" is a subjective, not objective, consideration...and usually
varies widely (and wildly?) among individual collectors! There are many
on 78-l and, presumably, ARSCLIST, who would dismiss a collection of
post-"78" pop music using that term...and at least some who would dismiss
ALL popular music similarly (and others who would say the same about
classical recordings). In fact, there are collectors who view phonorecords
through a tiny but well-defined window...and dismiss anything outside
their particular interest as "junk!"

However, in my own view, there are at least two kinds of (discoid)
"junk." The first sort includes records which (a) I don't enjoy
hearing, and (b) are so common that I have my one copy for discographic
research purposes, but would have very little problem replacing it
if Ecru destroyed it! The second sort includes those that don't
fall under (a) above...many I like, and others like as well...
but DO fall under (b) if only because they were so well liked
that many have survived.

Also, there exists a third category...mainly due to my collecting
for discographic details! These are records I DON'T enjoy hearing...
but are of substantial discographic interest because they are on
a rare label (i.e. pre-1908 independent-label recordings of Henry
Burr doing another doleful hymn...).

Steven C. Barr