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As freelance musician who made a couple of recordings in the LP era that qualified me, I was a NARAS member for a couple of decades or so, mainly so that I could get cheap LPs and cassettes (later on, CDs were added) via the "Grammy Awards Guide". Somewhere around 2008, I got a Guide with a notice that it would be the last one coming since so few members were interested in getting their music in any format that couldn't be downloaded. Now, I really don't believe that it was true back then (I'm not even sure it is true now), but that was the corporate decision made at the time. I do not recall any discussion that lead up to them getting out of the business of distributing tangible product, though I was never active in NARAS chapter or local affairs and may have just missed out on it. The I am making is that I am not surprised to see Grammys being awarded to things never released on a rotating disc of any sort. It has been some time in the coming. My best, Peter Hirsch On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Steve Ramm <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have lots of other thoughts when looking through the list - and I'm sure > there will be other posts too - but here are two thinks that caught my > eye: > > In Folk Music we find Guy Clark (who is as Americana as Rodney Crowell and > Emmy Lou Harris) and the Greencards - who promote themselves as > "Bluegrass". Chris Styrachwitz' Arhoolie set (which is really a book with > 4 CDs) is onl > y true FOLK release there. > > Then I looked at the noms for "Album liner notes" and see 360 Sound by Sean > Wilentz. Album notes?? There was no CD of 360 Sound. It was a BOOK and > also available as a Deluxe edition with a USB drive. So liner notes for a > USB > album is considered for Grammy Awards? Are MP3 only albums then considered > as well. Surely the Paramount set "Field Guide" will be nominated nor 2014 > awards then? > > Truly weird. > > Steve Ramm >