In a message dated 8/24/01 2:08:10 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Okay, yeah, there are a few crackles but vinyl does some things better than the CD's limited specifications allow it to do. >> YES! I completely agree........Vinyl is a golden treasure that many people have tossed to the side...... For instance.........I found a copy of "The Hissing of Summer Lawns --Quad" on Vinyl at a local record store and bought it. I threw it on my turntable and my eyes rolled in he back of my head even as the first cymbals of "In France They Kiss On Main Street" came on.......NOT ONLY was this copy clearer and crisper than my HDCD, BUT it's been mixed differently as well......Now, I don't know if that's because of the Quad mix, but it sounds completely different. And with the exception of "Jungle Line", every song on the album sounds 200 times better than the CD version. Especially "Edith and the KingPin" and the title track (which sound muffled on the cd).......The sound truly sparkles on the vinyl copy. AND, the intro to "Harry's House".... (the airplane landing) is different than the cd copy.......the pitch is lower and the length of the sound is longer........ HMMM........ Everyone should be testing their LPs against their "remastered cds"....before they throw them out.......because like Joni says, "You don't know what you got til' it's gone" PHIL
