oh and btw..

I've bought [what was stated on an official artist website
as] 'new factory pressed CD's' direct from one of my favourite
established 'vintage' folk artists.
One of the discs arrived scratched to buggery
as if it had spent a few years on loan in a Public CD Library.

..but I let it go without complaint
because its a fairly 'rare' out of print release,
she's getting on a bit in years,
and I considered it a lucky privilege just to spend time
talking to her on the phone.