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Marty really likes the Beatles, and we've listed quite a bit to a tape I made
years ago for Keith when he was having to drive a lot. It has Beatles '65,
Something New and Yesterday and Today.

I thought I'd simply now buy those on CD.

THEY ARE NOT THERE.

What the heck!?

The CDs seem to be of all British albums, which I can respect. I have long
had British LPs in addition to my English stuff (though I never had "Beatles
for Sale"), but this is disturbing.

So I'm ordering "Past Masters" (something I think is new to CD) but it's not
going to have all that stuff. And part of the whole thing with albums is
hearing those songs in the order they were originally. Usually that's wonderful.
(Worst exception: Yellow Submarine coming right after Here, There and
Everywhere on Revolver; could've lived without that, but Revolver IS on CD).

Anyone know why they didnt just put each album to a CD as was done with so
many (all?) other groups?

It's not that I couldn't just keep making cassette tapes from the albums I
have, it's just that CDs are easier for my kids to use than tapes or albums.

(I would have put this question at unschooling.com, but it's down, and so I'm
misusing this list a little bit; sorry.)

Sandra

kayb85

>
> It's not that I couldn't just keep making cassette tapes from the
albums I
> have, it's just that CDs are easier for my kids to use than tapes
or albums.

You can change the cassettes into cds yourself. Go to Radio Shack
(or some type of electronics store--best buy, circuit city, staples,
etc.) and buy a cord that costs $3-$6. I don't know the name of the
cord, but the Radio Shack people should know what you're talking
about and be able to help you find it. One part of the cord will
pluck into an earphone jack (like how walkmans have earphone jacks).
The other end of the cord plugs into the back of the computer.
There's a slot on the back of the computer where the sound card is
for it to plug into.

I copied the following from http://www.komando.com/tips_show.asp?
showID=7537 :

Converting cassette tapes is not difficult. You will need an audio
system in your computer, something almost all new machines have. Run
a cable from the line-out port of your tape player or receiver to the
line-in port of your computer's sound system.

I would use the free Audacity software to convert the sound to
digital and clean up any pops or hisses. You can download Audacity
at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about.php

Once you have your music on your hard drive, you can export it to
CDs. The software that comes with your DVD burner will do that, as
will many free programs.

All of the things you want to do are mainstream issues today. Just
about any modern computer will do fine.

Sheila

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In a message dated 9/5/04 12:39:44 PM, sheran@... writes:

<< All of the things you want to do are mainstream issues today. Just

about any modern computer will do fine.

>>

Thanks.

I'll save this for when I have a modern computer! <g>
(Really. Thinking of upgrading, but another used car seems like the next
project.)

Sandra