I am awash in Buffista Mixes. I have received Teppy's package of mixes from Alicia K, Kate P, and Anne W (two of them, even), and am ripping them as we speak.
I've also solved the mystery of the mysterious extra CD that we were discussing last week.
msbelle: Steph, any idea what disks those are?
Lyra Jane: If they're the same ones I sent Gandalfe, they'd be Anne, meara, Kate P., and Alicia.
Gandalfe: I remember that there were 4 discs, but the handwriting on two of them was very, very similar. Also, I think I lost the liner notes to one of those two - at least, I couldn't find any when I went to ship them off. And, no, I don't remember whose.
Steph L.: Having checked what CDs Gandalfe sent me, I *do* have 4 CDs -- from Kate P., Alicia, and what looks like *2* from Anne W. However, nothing from meara.
Gandalfe, is that right? And if so, where is meara's CD? (That last question isn't addressed specifically to Gandalfe, just to the swap group at large.)
And Jon B.'s list of links to liner notes has the link for *1* of Anne W.'s CDs -- any chance of liner notes for the other?
Kate P.: Steph, I think Anne only had one CD--chances are that one of the ones you have labeled "Anne W." is actually meara's.
Steph L.: Well, I considered that, but 2 things led me to think that there really are 2 CDs from Anne:
(1) the handwriting on the labels of both CDs is identical;
(2) neither of the CDs' track listings match meara's track listing.
Steph is correct. They're both Anne's, and they're both the same mix. I figured it out when I listened to a couple of tracks from the original disk, the one with Anne's handwriting on it, and the volume varied wildly from track to track. Then I remembered that Jon had had to normalize the volume on one of the CDs early on, and sure enough, the handwriting on the other disk is Jon's. It was easy enough to find the post.
Jon B. "Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan" Mar 16, 2004 4:38:51 am PST
Jon B.: Anne W's CD was definitely defective, but I was able to extract the audio and re-burn it and now it's fine. I also normalized the song levels while I was at it (some were a lot louder than others). Kate - I sent you an email for your address so that I can send the new copy back to you.
Elementary, really...
Now there's another mystery. What happened to Jon's CD? Because I should've gotten that before I got any of these mixes. Also, do we know where meara's mix is?