When I go to a venue I expect the DJ to play original vinyl and he expects me to pay with real money.
If he is playing CD's then I expect to get in with monopoly money.
That says it ALL...SPOT ON. Cant even believe this is being discussed. F--k cds! If your 45s too worn out, dont play it at all. I have battered rarities, but would NEVER carve them. Misses the whole point of original vinyl.
On the carving basis, I could pick up a totally battered copy of an extremely rare record that doesn't play and then get a sound file, cd or friends copy, carve it, play it out and say "BUT look I have the original". What a con.
There is also a practice where peole own the original, carve it, photo copy the label (looks good in semi light of venues) and sell the original on! BUT, continue playing the carve!
B-llocks to all that OVO.