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Lisnaholic · 03-27-2017, 05:02 PM

Finally found "Longplayer," the piece of music that I mentioned earlier:-

For more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longplayer

So far, it's been playing for seven years, which made me wonder how you might package that in album format. It's either an awful lot of albums, or an awful lot of editing to make a "Best of..." compilation. Actually, composer Jem Finer found an elegant way to dodge the problem - and you can buy his albums of "Longplayer" here:-

https://www.discogs.com/Jem-Finer-Lo...elease/9720058

03-27-2017, 05:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Finally found "Longplayer," the piece of music that I mentioned earlier:- For more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longplayer So far, it's been playing for seven years, which made me wonder how you might package that in album format. It's either an awful lot of albums, or an awful lot of editing to make a "Best of..." compilation. Actually, composer Jem Finer found an elegant way to dodge the problem - and you can buy his albums of "Longplayer" here:- https://www.discogs.com/Jem-Finer-Lo...elease/9720058 __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953