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post #16 of 25
11/26/09 at 2:23am
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Originally Posted by kamcma View Post
Like one poster above, I usually don't rip bonus tracks and / or alternate takes. I have an OCD thing where I kind of want the original artistic entity and don't want that messed with.
For a lot of albums, bonus tracks are because of larger capacity of CDs over LPs. So some bonus tracks may be things the artist had to cut because it wouldn't fit on an LP. Many long prog rock songs from the 70s were the length they were because of how long something could be and fit on one side of an LP.

Alternate takes are obviously something that got cut though. I still like them as long as they're at the end of the disc, not immediately following the take that was included in the original album.

Edit: I read somewhere that the size of a CD was set because the wife of the Philips exec in charge of the project, wanted to be able to hear Beethoven's 9th without having to change discs. Not sure if it's true or not.
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post #17 of 25
11/26/09 at 2:37am
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Originally Posted by scompton View Post
Edit: I read somewhere that the size of a CD was set because the wife of the Philips exec in charge of the project, wanted to be able to hear Beethoven's 9th without having to change discs. Not sure if it's true or not.
It's not known whether it's true or not. snopes.com: CD Length
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post #18 of 25
11/26/09 at 2:43am
95% of time all.
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post #19 of 25
11/26/09 at 2:57am
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Originally Posted by scompton View Post
For a lot of albums, bonus tracks are because of larger capacity of CDs over LPs. So some bonus tracks may be things the artist had to cut because it wouldn't fit on an LP. Many long prog rock songs from the 70s were the length they were because of how long something could be and fit on one side of an LP.
That doesn't really change my opinion. The original artistic entity became famous because it was what it was and no more and no less. All artists operate under the technological constraints of their time, and I don't want artists to go back and mess with their out-the-gate creations after the fact because technology has changed. I accept that maybe they have the right to do so because it is their creation, but I would then seek out an original version. Similar to how I don't want to watch a version of Star Wars that George Lucas has gone back and rejiggered.
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post #20 of 25
11/26/09 at 7:31am
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Originally Posted by SirDrexl View Post
It's not known whether it's true or not. snopes.com: CD Length
dont know if it was due to being his wifes fav but the 9th is given to often for it to be untrue for sony wanting 12 cm over philips wanting 11.5 cm. frankly its a good reason too.

as for ripping i rip the whole disk
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post #21 of 25
11/26/09 at 6:19pm
All tracks.
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post #22 of 25
11/26/09 at 11:33pm
All tracks - exception being compilation discs. I sometimes just rip the tracks I want from those.
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post #23 of 25
11/27/09 at 12:22pm
All tracks unless there's a real 'stinker' on it.
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post #24 of 25
11/27/09 at 9:03pm
All tracks, 100% of the time.
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post #25 of 25
11/27/09 at 9:36pm
Every track everytime, whats the point in archiving your discs, if your only gonna archive part of them?? plus i listen to albums, i dont jump around alot, nor do i make playlists in iTunes.
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