> DJs, on the other hand -- many of whom also spend hours tracking down
> obscure details about particular releases etc -- are complimented instead
> as being 'knowledgeable' or having sophisticated taste.
Personally, I don't think "trainspotter" is so much a negative
expression as it is a humoristic one. I know DJ's I would call
trainspotters (and I think I personally also qualify for "vinyl addict",
which is another term that sounds a bit negative but then again, is most
often used in an ironic context), but not in a negative sense. It's just
often very frustrating when you're all exited about some, say, bossa
record you've dug up at the local 2nd hand vinyl store, and then someone
comes and says "Naah, that's not very rare. I've had it for years. But
this Jamaican 7" bootleg pressing of Toquinho's cousin's band playing
somewhere in the jungle north of Acre that I just bought for £ 2,000 in
London, now _that's_ rare!" =)
But the point of this message originally was, that here's a rather
hilarious link if you want to know what's the difference between a DJ's
top ten and a trainspotter's top ten:
http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/chart/trainspotters.html
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