why would anyone sell a can album? i suppose unless they didn't get it? if they didnt get it then YES rightly they should be insulted.
now i will proceed to kill this thread and suck all the joy out of it.
who is this mysterious imaginary guy anyway? i think we need more biography to build up what's actually going on here.
i think what's implied is heres someone with a low-level of emotional investment in music. not necessarily foolish (or retro) enough to buy vinyl - perhaps not really aware of its existence within the cultural framework. perhaps not much available in the shops where he bought music?
and as semi-hip 40 year old - with a solid management/legal job he no longer has a value network intact which is going to make his small hoard of cultural capital significant. he might as well offload it while he still can because he never really had a huge investment in it anyway. basically THIS GUY IS NOT A LOSER.
i can get with criticising the low-level engagement - i mean its only fair! it's the small boon i am entitled to as a properly-ridiculed music geek BUT i do think theres a danger of demonising the middlebrow here. i'm a big fan of the middlebrow because as an intellectual exercise you have to actually think - is this special or not? am i falling in to the trap of writing it off because other people think it is significant. it's an important spiritual lesson as well - living the life that's true - not a life in opposition (a pointless exercise)
so for instance - lou reed "transformer" or david bowie "ziggy stardust" - especially CAN. you can't knock that shit. even on cd.
