[bob]

From the NY Times:

"The band took its time recording =93The Suburbs,=94 working and reworking
songs for much of a year in homes and studios, using 24-track tape.
=93I=92d hate to take a guess at the budget,=94 Mr. Butler said, but he
added that part of the cost was equipment the band would continue to
use, including a 1940s mixing console with vacuum tubes. Each
completed song was pressed onto a 12-inch disc, and the vinyl playback
was recorded for the final digital master.

=93We recorded it on tape, we press it to vinyl, and the digital is the
archive of this physical thing that exists in the world,=94 Mr. Butler
said. =93We=92re preserving it and using digital as a mode of
distribution, but ultimately there was something real that was made.=94

Full article: http://snipurl.com/10475x

bob