Bob's Chat
A chatbox where we can post comments and have discussions on artists & songs. However, if you just want to say thank you for a particular post then please continue using the usual comment box located below each post.
You may recall some months ago I announced that in the future all compilations will have the recording years given along with the track titles. Well these are starting to appear now. In most cases it's easy for me to provide the recording year as it's included with the album artwork or found in booklets. However, some require a bit of internet searching, which usually yields fast results. Occasionally it gets tricky, particularly so with many Country Music artists who record and re-record the same songs over and over, making it difficult to determine which version I have. So to the best of my ability all years given are accurate. Of course if anyone feels that a particular year is incorrect then by all means let me know and I'll make corrections.
Also it was brought to my attention recently that not all tracks I use are true bitrates, and some are in fact upscaled lower bitrates. I knew this went on but didn't realize how wide spread it is until I started testing everything myself and discovered that there's so much fake flac out there, along with low bitrate (64, 96, 128, 192) that have been upscaled to 320kbps. Anyway, I'm now testing everything prior to including tracks into the compilations I'm currently building. So the good news is in the future all my compilations, whether MP3 320kbps or flac, will be true bitrates. However, due to the backlog of compilations I have waiting, it will take some time for these to appear on the blog.
As for the tracks that are rejected for not being true bitrates. Well, some will just get dumped, but many are rare recordings that only exist in their current low-bitrate form, so I guess as things move along I'll periodically put out special compilations of various-bitrate tracks.
Anyway my friends dig in and enjoy the good music shared here. Don't forget to take a few seconds to let me know what you're enjoying most. Also don't forget to keep looking in Bob's Cellar. The good people in there are sharing lots of great albums, and as always when you download something from Bob's Cellar please say thank you to those good people who generously post things for us all to enjoy.
