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MetaFour
MOD
(Old Master)
2022-10-24 10:14:12
I'd just call it Re-Cut.
IMO Digital Destruction for music would be something like remastering an album for CD or digital download, and this version sounding significantly worse than the original LP.
bowserbros
Since: May, 2014

I was going to try taking this to the "Is This an Example?" thread on Trope Talk, but found an inquiry of a similar format that was considered more applicable for here. With that in mind...
Let's say that an artist puts out a double-LP album that's slightly too long to fit on one CD. When it gets reissued on CD, the label decides to edit down or remove tracks to fit the album on one disc. Would this be Digital Destruction or a Re-Cut? I ask because I've seen instances of this practice (which was common in The '80s) listed under both tropes. Edited by bowserbros