Chinese Apple Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 "Rutherford has a unique vinyl collection. He only collects the Beatles first pressing of The White Album... Chang is creating a record store that stocks only White Albums. But rather than selling the albums, he buys more from anyone willing to part with an original pressing in any condition." More at: http://www.dustandgrooves.com/rutherford-chang-we-buy-white-albums/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 o_O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chinese Apple Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 (Ok, it's really an ersatz store/art exhibition. The collection is beautiful though (click through http://www.dustandgr...y-white-albums/ to see more photos). It would be lovely to bring this to Solid Sound. Seems perfect for an art/music event.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chinese Apple Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 "Q: You play it every day, non- stop. What are you trying to achieve?A: While at Recess, I’m listening to and recording the albums and documenting the covers. The albums I listen to get put up on the “staff picks” wall. At the end of the exhibition, I will press a new double-LP made from all the recordings layered upon each other. It will be like playing a few hundred copies of the White Album at once, each scratched and warped in its own way." Exhibition runs through March 9 at Recess Art Space, 41 Grand Street, New York: http://www.recessart.org/activities/6753 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 This is kind of crazy. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kim Bodnia Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I admire his dedication. thanks for posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I read about this somewhere... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 somewhere, Jon Spencer is planning out doing this w/ Exile... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 there's a bit of the recording here https://soundcloud.com/rc428/side-1-x-100 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muzzle of Dan Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 This is super cool... Side 1X100 is a pretty trippy listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I love this project on so many different levels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Read about this the other day and my jaw dropped. I'd rather own one of the pressings than sell it to him... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Read about this the other day and my jaw dropped. I'd rather own one of the pressings than sell it to him... Yes. Why is he amassing all the original pressings? There should be a rule that no more than 10 original pressings should be together at one time... or should have to take different flights. I would let him borrow mine for the exhibit, but I would want it back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I listened to a little of it, got bored and moved on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I wish I could collect white albums for a living. Is he a trust fund kid or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I wish I could collect white albums for a living. Is he a trust fund kid or something? Doesn't seem like an uber rich hobby: he's accumulated almost 700 copies since age 15, some donated, and he's never paid more than $20 for a copy. At most he's probably sinking several hundred dollars a year into this, but that seems pretty mild when you think of compulsive collectors. I usually think of these types of collections as a chore, but I'd really like to see this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Doesn't seem like an uber rich hobby: he's accumulated almost 700 copies since age 15, some donated, and he's never paid more than $20 for a copy. At most he's probably sinking several hundred dollars a year into this, but that seems pretty mild when you think of compulsive collectors. I usually think of these types of collections as a chore, but I'd really like to see this one. He has a storefront in Soho for this, has to be more than several hundred dollars a year for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 He has a storefront in Soho for this, has to be more than several hundred dollars a year for that.The Soho storefront is actually an art gallery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The Soho storefront is actually an art galleryAhhh, gotcha. Anybody let Charles Manson know? He may have a copy to unload. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'd love to see this exhibition. I have a copy (don't know if it's an original) that has drawings of dragons and shit all over it. I bet he'd like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I love the example he has of a White Album that someone painted white, as if the owner thought his copy wasn't white enough. It also got me thinking about the different approaches you could take to collecting White Albums - you could go for low-numbered copies (really low numbers can sell for thousands of dollars, though), or if you're really nuts you could try & collect consecutively-numbered copies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I listened to a little of it, got bored and moved on... This is super cool... Side 1X100 is a pretty trippy listen. I liked it. It was kind of like a really, really good cover version in that it brought out things I hadn't heard or paid much attention to in the original. I love the album itself so the combination of familiarity and newness was nice. The weirdness of the original was kinda fresh again. "Trippy" is a good term. Worth a good listen with headphones or earbuds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I have to admit I kinda dig it in a first-world artsy-fartsy way. Not to mention that the White Album has always been my favorite Beatles record. I don't think I sell my numbered copy, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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