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From: rds5695@ritcv.UUCP (Robert D. Seals)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Reading between the grooves
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Date: Mon, 1-Apr-85 11:48:01 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  1 11:48:01 1985
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> Has anybody noticed this?  On most records, in the area between where
> the grooves end and the label begins, there is some writing.  
> ....  But on some records, it appears that whomever is responsible for
> doing this writing has decided to have a little fun. 

This seems to be a growing and obviously dangerous trend.
I think it's probably related to the same people that put
backwards messages in the songs. Communists, or worse yet, SOCIALISTS!

Like on the first two Joy Division records, there's stuff in there
about how Ian was going to 'take all of Manchester with him.'
Ho ho ho. April Fool's!

Yes, it seems like a lot of disk cutters are putting junk in there.
Joy Division and OMD, who were both mastered at the same place for
a while, both have stuff. And Husker Du is another current example.
But who cares really? It's usually just drivel, along the lines
of backwards &c. In the case of Joy Division, it served to increase
the mystique in their devotees, because of cryptic little messages.

Does anybody know something substantial about Yamaha cx5m (?) ?
Seems (from blurb in Byte) to be a pretty groovy thing for $469.

Robert Seals
no clever punchline