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Indeed. As a medium CDs outdo vinyl in every way. There is no point using vinyls if CDs are available other that wanting to 'play' with a turntable like in "the olden days".

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I can listen to the exact same record my mom listened to 50 years ago, complete with her initials on the sleeve. I can’t do that with CD’s. Since she passed, this has taken on even more meaning.

A lot of people also love the large format artwork on the album cover and sleeve. Playing a record while studying the liner notes was a favorite activity of mine in the olden days.

Artwork is the only thing that vinyl really wins at, but today you can find more information about any artist or project on the web.

I sometimes wonder about selling limited edition physical artwork off the back of music projects.

If somebody has gone to the effort and expense to listen to a physical record, they probably aren't going to want to scroll around on their phone to see digital liner notes. The physicality of it all is a big part of the appeal of vinyl.

Sure, it's larger than CDs. But there used to be the same with CDs, albeit in a smaller format.

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