Interesting NPR piece -- albeit really telling us nothing new -- on compression in recorded music: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...58&sc=fb&cc=fp.

Normally I probably wouldn't have posted this, but I was just recently reminded of how compressed some recordings are. I have been transferring some 7" vinyl that Jay sent to me, and a couple of them are VERY compressed, especially Built To Spill's "Conventional Wisdom." It sounds terrible, and I thought, "Why even bother putting this on vinyl?"

I know it depends on the label and particular situation, but do bands like Built To Spill have any control over this? I can't imagine that Doug Martsch likes the way that record sounds.