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From: swr@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Scott W. Roby)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: CD availability
Message-ID: <2028@ut-ngp.UTEXAS>
Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 20:40:15 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 14 20:40:15 1985
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I recently bought a CD player, and have been having trouble finding discs.  The
local record stores carry a very limited supply.  I am mainly interested in pop/
rock, and am wondering whether the shortage is due to nationwide shortages, or
whether the local stores are underestimating the demand.  I have a feeling that
the stores continue to carry classical, jazz and "oldies" as their primary stock
because of the mistaken belief that the typical CD owner is older, upscale, with
more conservative tastes.  This may have been true two years ago, but can no
longer be taken as gospel with the advent of players under 200 dollars.  Also,
I've noticed that all my discs are made either in Germany or Japan.  Are there
no US plants manufacturing CDs?  Could this be the cause of the generally high
(and unacceptable) price of discs here in the US?
One last question:  Digital recording technology has been with us for some years
now.  Why are the vast majority of records still being recorded with analog
equipment?  I can understand a little known artist using cheaper equipment, but
most "major" artists are still using analog.  Why is this?
Scott Roby (swr@ngp)
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