Re: [ARSCLIST] The Future of RECORD Collecting - an interesting documentary

[kunst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Yes, the scratching can be destructive, but few serious turntablists 
would sacrifice a record they could never find again. Also, many DJs 
only mix their records together and don't scratch at all; this is not 
just a hip-hop thing, you know. And once a record becomes known by way 
of a DJ's set, it's very likely to be reissued (often legally!).
It might be worth noting that not everyone in ARSC is unfamiliar with 
this culture, or looks upon more contemporary popular music with such 
disdain. Some of us treat a rare early 1980's rap 12" with as much care 
as a Victor Monarch. There's a magazine that closely follows the 
Scratch aesthetic called Wax Poetics < http://www.waxpoetics.com/ >. 
While often frustrating in their lack of pre-funk knowledge (names 
mispelled, etc.), they do a fine job with what they do know. As long as 
there's a collector for every object...

Regards,
Franz Kunst

Quoting Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Question: isn't "scratching" destructive to potentially out-of-print 
> or valuable LPs? If