I'd be more interested in the stories behind the different copies - where they came from, where they were acquired, how they got in such condition, who the inscriptions on the albums were about - but Chang doesn't know or doesn't care about anything other than the serial number. Too bad - this could have been an interesting project. Instead, it's a "what is it?"
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On Feb 18, 2013, at 2:33 PM, David Goren <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Personally, I don't think Chang is that hard to understand. It's an art project. Whether it's a good one or not is your call. He regards the album as a cultural artifact and as a sort of blank canvas that can degraded through the ravages of time, by the intervention of the owner or both. I've run across people doing sound art doing similar experiments in degradation.
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>> Chang sounds like a real character. Can't say I understand his obsession, but it makes him happy so go figure.
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>> He plays the White Album every day and collects any copy he can get his hands on, no matter what the condition. I thought people like this existed only in coin collecting.
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>> On Feb 18, 2013, at 1:46 PM, Roger Kulp <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> A real bottom feeder,I feel sorry for this guy. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=502630 Rutherford Chang.Maybe you heard about him. http://www.dustandgrooves.com/rutherford-chang-we-buy-white-albums/ Roger
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