This 'grungy record' technique has been used on a few recordings that I've heard. It's funny that the 'mood' that the artist is trying to create is antithetical to the ideals of audiophiles. Still, I think it's not so unreasonable to see the nostalgia that this would evoke in some (or perhaps more accurately, the feeling of inferred nostalgia evoked in a generation that has by and large only heard CD's).
BTW, when did everyone adopt Doug's posting style?
BTW, when did everyone adopt Doug's posting style?