Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekecs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!tekecs!jeffw From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: albums vs. 45s Message-ID: <5050@tekecs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Jan-85 12:20:18 EST Article-I.D.: tekecs.5050 Posted: Tue Jan 29 12:20:18 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Jan-85 01:20:26 EST References: <2153@usceast.UUCP> <1095@houxm.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 20 > Sometimes, the long versions of songs, which are sometimes found on albums, > tend to be boring and repetitious. The shorter 45 versions are tailored for > radio airplay. This is not to say that the album versions are no good, just > not fit for radio listening. "Ravel's Bolero is good, boring and repetitious." Is this a new trend? It has one advantage - all the elitists or whatever we decide to call them can now hide their hideous deformity by comfortably calling all music good. Thus soothing all you anti-elitist types (lump, lump) out there. No? But, but, I thought... WHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With apologies to Gregbo... Jeff Winslow *** DON'T READ THIS LINE, BLAST YOU! ***