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Shazia · 08-10-2005, 11:31 PM

I was thinking about what I wrote regarding WFY, and I sincerely hope that I didn't give the wrong impression that I was disparaging the album in any way. Deep down, I don't think I gave this impression, but I just want to make sure that this wasn't the case.

A part of me has become regretful that I did not get a new WFY album instead of a used one. At Amazon, the description of the New album as having a "saw cut on the back insert" had made me apprehensive, so I sought one that was "Like New," but now that I think about it, I think a part of me feels like I cannot enjoy the album freely if it has been used by someone else...the case it came in had several small scratches and was a bit broken on the top, and there was a paper-punch type of hole in the liner notes. Other than that, the disc looked okay, but who really knows how many times it was actually played. And given the fact that collecting GL's music means the world to me, I feel in retrospect that I would want all of my GL CDs in particular to be in New condition. Maybe I would have felt more mentally assured had I been listening to a crisp, clean, New version of WFY...it may have felt more meaningful to me.

I don't know if my CD being "Like New" has anything to do with the sound quality of my CD. Some of the songs seem to have his vocals more in the distance (as in Fading Away), where some have his vocals more close to the front (as in Drink Yer Glasses Empty).

Finnicky or not, I think a part of my reason for not feeling satisfied with the CD as a whole is because it is not in New condition. I know I said that I already love several of the songs, but I think that if I got WFY in the New condition, my brain would be more at ease about this, than it is now.

08-10-2005, 11:31 PM	#24
Shazia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 199	I was thinking about what I wrote regarding WFY, and I sincerely hope that I didn't give the wrong impression that I was disparaging the album in any way. Deep down, I don't think I gave this impression, but I just want to make sure that this wasn't the case. A part of me has become regretful that I did not get a new WFY album instead of a used one. At Amazon, the description of the New album as having a "saw cut on the back insert" had made me apprehensive, so I sought one that was "Like New," but now that I think about it, I think a part of me feels like I cannot enjoy the album freely if it has been used by someone else...the case it came in had several small scratches and was a bit broken on the top, and there was a paper-punch type of hole in the liner notes. Other than that, the disc looked okay, but who really knows how many times it was actually played. And given the fact that collecting GL's music means the world to me, I feel in retrospect that I would want all of my GL CDs in particular to be in New condition. Maybe I would have felt more mentally assured had I been listening to a crisp, clean, New version of WFY...it may have felt more meaningful to me. I don't know if my CD being "Like New" has anything to do with the sound quality of my CD. Some of the songs seem to have his vocals more in the distance (as in Fading Away), where some have his vocals more close to the front (as in Drink Yer Glasses Empty). Finnicky or not, I think a part of my reason for not feeling satisfied with the CD as a whole is because it is not in New condition. I know I said that I already love several of the songs, but I think that if I got WFY in the New condition, my brain would be more at ease about this, than it is now.