Albie Cabrera writes:

>After a last couple of CD shipments roll in this week, my CD collecting may
>grind to a rare total halt...well...  at least until the next installment
>of the Penguin guide becomes available in the next couple of weeks, with
>its updated lists of top recommendations to displace my long held favorite
>interpretations.

Any of us could well run out of discs to buy if we only purchased what was
highly recommended from a particular source.  The key to excessive buying
is to purchase without reference to any reviews or recommendations.  The
best way to do that is to go to the many sales web sites on the internet:
no reviews - no recommendations; just a constant stream of enticing cd
products.  The other day, I zipped into the Allegro Music web site and
jotted down about 75 discs I'd like to have.

So, Albie needs to expand his horizons and find that there are always
more and more recordings to get excited about; the true fanatic knows no
boundaries.

Don Satz
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