[78-L] Huh?

[Michael Biel]

From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>

> Stamp and coin collectors are not necessarily interested
> in the aesthetic quality of objects of desire, 

"Topical" collectors *are* interested in the subject of the stamp's
image rather than the completest collector who collects by Scott number.
 In record collecting we also have our numerical series collectors.

> but hope they will find a defect 
> which will increase the value many hundredfold.

The defect has to be LARGE to make the stamp more valuable.  Normal
stamps are more valuable when they are well-centered, just like records.

> Record collectors don't get ecstatic when they purchase an
> off-centre pressing, or a mis-labelled disc!   Julian Vein

Here again, I am interested when a record label is WAY off-center,
enough to show what the original center hole of the paper label was.  I
am also interested when a record was pressed with two labels on one side
because the top label is often removable.  (Not talking about
paste-overs, of course.)  It is also interesting when Lawrence Welk
labels are on a pressing of an obscene heavy-metal recording.  Just
imagine the shock of a little old lady with her gray hair in a bun when
confronted by *#$@)((#*$&^!@%  This happened early in the history of the
CD and was widely discussed in the press!

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com