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28. Couldn't agree with you more.

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:38 PM

Jan 2012

The size of CD's reduces cover art to a joke. Here's an article I found interesting about the fate of vinyl in the digital age; you might find it interesting: http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/12/13/what_a_collector_loses_and_gains_in_the_age_of_music_downloading/?page=1

The author's into classical, and I'm into rock, but I like what he says about the "physical charisma" of a vinyl album. Great expression. Captures what's missing with CD's.

On the other hand, what I love about CD's is their near indestructibility. I find CD's in thrift stores (see a pattern here?) that are so scratched-up, they look like someone used them for street-hockey pucks; yet, they still play just fine.

Good luck with your latest effort!

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