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I always wonder that. How do they take the time to let an album get under their skin over several listens? They do though. Marc Riley is my modern day Peel, not the same variety but if you like things that sound like The Fall you’re well served.
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I ripped 70 last week, it took me about 40 hours I would guess. That's to end up with them fully tagged and in folders with the album cover as the icon. It's a pretty intense process. I started with XLD but switched to a demo dbPoweramp which is a smoother experience.
I like the Fall stuff but Peel used to play Dub, Techno, Folk, Rock, Punk, Prog, pretty much anything that took his fancy. There are some great you tube videos of diggers getting access to his library. Of course physical rarity plays such a big part, you can put together a great collection pretty cheaply it's when you want the rare stuff it gets difficult.
Try Roon if you want something next level. They connect music and provide an intelligent wrapper for streaming from Tidal or Qubuz, it does cost a couple of hundred a year though for Roon and the streaming service.
I enjoy the Roon experience a lot but it's great to look through the record or CD spines and pick something you wouldn't have searched for or stumbled across.
Airhead
I think it all dates back to when you either owned it to play at your leisure (which was a great feeling) or you waited to hear it on the radio. Taping was a national pastime though.
Funny how there's not really a John Peel for music lovers despite everything being available. When you see the size of his collection it makes you wonder if he ever listened to most of it, just not enough time available.