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Ah, takes me back. Aural memory again: the ZX Spectrum loading tones and The Thompson Twins. I’d listen to the former more readily at this point.

"One strategy that major record companies have been employing lately to deter downloading is adding bonus computer content to new CD releases. I recently discovered that this technique is not unique to CDs, but had in fact been practiced in the vinyl era as well. That’s right: There were a handful of records released in the late 70s and early 80s that contained computer programs as part of the audio. This is totally insane, and totally great."

Kempa.com: Vinyl Data

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  1. creativity/machine Avatar

    Now this is retro chic

    Found via Dan Hill (the man has taste), Kempa.com has the best show-and-tell blog post I’ve seen in ages (including pics):One strategy that major record companies have been employing lately to deter downloading is adding bonus computer content to new C…

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    Trackbacks sent to this post at the time (before I turned trackbacks off due to spam):


    » Now this is retro chic from creativity/machine
    Found via Dan Hill (the man has taste), Kempa.com has the best show-and-tell blog post I’ve seen in ages (including pics):One strategy that major record companies have been employing lately to deter downloading is adding bonus computer content to new C… [Read More]

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