>> well, i don't know how the situation is in your
>> contry (the netherlands, i
>> suppose, ?), but in finland there are some dj:s who
>> buy comps (be it cd or
>> vinyl) like the pulp fusion series on harmless
>> records for instance, and
>> play the rare tracks out of them whereas some people
>> spend all their money,
>> time and energy in tracking the original items.
>
> sounds like you're on some dj shadow ish w/that. i
> look at it this way. the harmless/strut/soul jazz
> comps are great ways of finding out what all that
> stuff is w/o buying
sure. of course, i byu harmless/strut/all good (rather non-bootleg) comps
myself to increase my knowledge.
> also, if you have the original pressing of
> "fat albert rotunda" would you really rather take it
> to a gig when you can play "fat mama" off a comp
> that's much easier and cheaper to replace?
>
sure! i'm a crazy bastard!
>
> hmmm... have you ever had to pack a dj bag w/o using
> comps? it gets pretty heavy!
yep! and i even ride with my bicycle to the gigs if in my home town, so it's
damn heavy sometimes..:)
>
>
> would that be cheesiness of the jack or cheddar
> variety?
me being the victim of finnish education system, i don't get the joke..:)
>
>> well, don't take all this whining _too_ seriously,
>> there are many more
>> important and worse problems in the world..
>
> like what? <smirk>
beer's too expensive in here, for instance.:)
-- Heikki Kiviluoto -> ddr rhythm/turku soul boys turku, finland, europe
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