12th August 1976 now wikified.

[Humphrey]

Many thanks for the work/play you do for the Peel community, Stuart !
But with respect, the re-encoding of mp3 files at different bit-rates etc. is a bad thing to do. It is the main reason why the mp3 format has a bad rep amongst a lot of music fans and audiophiles - you can't tell what the original bitrate (ie audio quality) was ; unknown lineage/provenance etc. Plus, where does one draw the line - mp3 files have been converted into FLAC (lossless).
Likewise, is it OK to down-encode from 320 to 128 to save space ?
I really can't see the point of re-encoding at a higher bitrate when the ONLY change is a larger file-size and consequent increase in backup media required etc. Rant over. Keep up the good work, mate (and Mr Soitgoes), nothing personal ...

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "mantoid2" <stuartb@...> wrote:
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> Also added a joined up 220-260vbr mp3
> Stuart
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart" <stuartb@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > There's now a wiki page for the Fairport Convention restrospective show
> > - 12 August 1976 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/12_August_1976>  .
> > 
> > I remember my local record library being full of the bands featured in
> > all of these shows and rarely being enticed into borrowing them - by
> > that time there were also a lot of punk/new wave records which I went to
> > instead. Bands such as Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span were also
> > mainly known to me through featuring in our Music Teacher's band-themed
> > Word Search quizzes - I'd already had them linked in my head for that
> > reason but only listening to this show did I realise they actually were
> > linked!
> > 
> > Stuart
> >
>