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   I have over 2,000 vinyl LPs & 50-odd 45s. . . All older/classic. . .   
      
   I'd be interested in seeing a pie chart comparing sales of: LPs   
   Cassettes   
   CDs   
   MP3s   
      
   Ladr I heard the downloads have been supreme for some time. . .   
      
   I have 25K+ MP3s, mostly in discography downloaded sets for artists I already    
   have represented in physical media.   
      
   What we lost in losing LPs is the wonderful & creative album art; like the    
   Moody Blues -- every album is a wonder, with new delights every time you open    
   one fully & gaze upon it. . .   
      
   They try with CD covers, but there's so much less space to work with. . .   
      
   I liked having the lyrics printed o the back -- sometimes it was the only way    
   to know what the lyrics were, for me!   
      
   The last physical new album I bought was a Frank Sinatra Greatest Hits CD   
   when  I first heard he died, trying to best the jacking up of prices &   
   potential  scarcity at the old "record store"; now I grab everything digital   
   (MP3s) for  free. . .   
      
   It's my protest against the stupidity of music pricing, nearly none of which    
   goes to the artist, in spite of the lying ads saying that piracy hurts the    
   artists.    
      
   I used to party with artists next door to me at a private recording studio;   
   one tried to give me a band tee, but the promoter stopped him & they argued;   
   the  band member said he just wants a fan to be wearing their name so others   
   hear of them.  The promoter/manager reminded the guy that he was OWNED by the   
   promoter    
   & the lovely cash they had to spend on drugs & partying exists only because of    
   the fact, that the bandmate had given up all autonomous choice WRT the band.   
      
   Made sense, but I felt the musician's frustration at having his dreams of    
   adulation & love of his art subverted for corporate profits. . .   
      
   I have records spanning many years in some artists' careers & can often hear    
   the album that marked the change from being artists expressing their love of    
   their art, & their becoming slaves of the corporate hegemony.   
      
   It goes from freely expressing their muse to "here's your damned music. . .   
   Are we done yet?"   
      
   /G   
      
   > Another interesting video/vinyl/cassettes (Canadian) survivor   
   > story..   
   > "When everything is digital, why we long for media we can hold   
   > in our hands"   
   > "People are rediscovering the value of DVDs, records after   
   > years of digitizing everything.   
   > by Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2023 4:00 AM   
   > "It's a feeling increasingly shared by consumers and collectors   
   > across Canada. After years of digitizing everything, people are   
   > rediscovering the value of physical assets. DVDs, vinyl records   
   > and film cameras are all experiencing a renaissance. Even   
   > cassette tapes are making a comeback.   
   > "Last year, for the second year in a row, vinyl albums outsold   
   > CD albums in the in the U.S., Billboard reported in January   
   > (and the manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with the   
   > growth). In terms of photography, Kodak said in 2022 that it   
   > "can't keep up" with the demand for film.   
   > "a lot of younger female customers buying records. Now, it's   
   > common to have 15-year olds coming in to buy everything from   
   > old re-issues to new releases"   
   > [FULL article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/physical-media-   
   > dvd-vinyl-1.6755293 ]   
   > OR.. https://bbs.lc/mzDHd   
      
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