I had a similar thought at the recent mention of a "vinyl cutting lathe" - you canot cut on vinyl! Duh. But in the Princeton piece, I have a feeling it is sloppy writing and editing, not the prof's words. But she should have been able to vet it and make corrections! <L> Lou Judson � Intuitive Audio 415-883-2689 On May 4, 2009, at 2:10 PM, George Brock-Nannestad wrote: > ----- now, has prof. Thompson really had access to a vinyl pressing > of this > record? Or is it just one more example of the sloppy notion that > everything > black must be vinyl - that's what our parents had.