I can no longer find Choo Choo Records on Beatport and Junodownload, although they (still) exist on Traxsource, and there is a website of their own, very similar to Rhythm Syndicate's, where the discography is available (https://www.choochoorecords.co.uk/). Not sure if this is a new development or I just didn't know (at least as likely).
And a hard agree with GrimReaper, above. Oliver Lieb and also, recently, Roland Klinkenberg may serve as an example to many. Let's hope Barry Jamieson finally gets a ruddy move on with his Fluid 2 Music and does a great job with the Fluid files.
I suppose the big music selling platforms such as Beatport are monopolistically powerful and successful enough to not have to give shits about the quality of old stuff they stock (often temporarily, apparently...).
It ought to be compulsory for them, or for the label owners, to make it explicit when files are sourced from vinyl, and extremely bad-quality files ought to be rejected. Except it's not a sound business so one doesn't care.
Websites ought to write firmly voiced opinions about it, or something. Or maybe only the three of us really care.
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