NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » CD’s http://kool1017.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Do People Listen To Complete Albums Anymore? http://kool1017.com/do-people-listen-to-complete-albums-anymore/ http://kool1017.com/do-people-listen-to-complete-albums-anymore/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:02:05 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=105098 As a life-long audiophile that got his start when music was still serviced on vinyl records, I have often lamented that the digital age has done away with the album as a work of art.  I'm not talking about the cover art (don't get me started on the inferior packaging that CD's come in) - I'm talking about the set of songs that are put together to equal an album.

]]> http://kool1017.com/do-people-listen-to-complete-albums-anymore/feed/ 0 Source: btpart via flickr 30 Years Ago: The First Compact Disc Released http://kool1017.com/30-years-ago-the-first-compact-disc-released/ http://kool1017.com/30-years-ago-the-first-compact-disc-released/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:09:12 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=89838 Thirty years ago today, the first commercial compact disc was released in Japan, heralding a quantum shift in the way fans would consume music for the next two decades -- and setting off a fresh torrent of profits for the record industry.

]]> http://kool1017.com/30-years-ago-the-first-compact-disc-released/feed/ 0 Scott Barbour, Getty Images The End Is Near For CD's? http://kool1017.com/the-end-is-near-for-cds/ http://kool1017.com/the-end-is-near-for-cds/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:03:51 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=23523 Can I just say that as a life-long music fan and collector, I HATE this news?

Just like the music industry did in the late 1980's when they conspired to prematurely pound the nail in the coffin for the vinyl format, it appears that they are about to do the same for CD's

]]> http://kool1017.com/the-end-is-near-for-cds/feed/ 0 Source: Geoff_B Elton John Has a Librarian For His CD's http://kool1017.com/elton-john-has-a-librarian-for-his-cds/ http://kool1017.com/elton-john-has-a-librarian-for-his-cds/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:22:42 +0000 Tony Hart http://kool1017.com/?p=2683 Elton John has such an enormous CD collection that he actually hired a librarian to over see his massive collection.

Elton told the Daily Star “I had a new room built with industrial holders on rollers to keep them in, I have a librarian to look after them".

]]> http://kool1017.com/elton-john-has-a-librarian-for-his-cds/feed/ 0 Wikimedia user Electron MAKE YOUR OWN CUT-OUT BIN http://kool1017.com/make-your-own-cut-out-bin/ http://kool1017.com/make-your-own-cut-out-bin/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:58:19 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=1026

Cut-outs.  Bargains discs.  The Return Bin.  If you're of the age that remembers buying music on vinyl records - you probably remember the ever-popular cut-out bins that were found in records stores.  

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