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   >> I have 25K+ MP3s, mostly in discography downloaded sets   
   >> for artists I already  have represented in physical media.   
      
   > I've purchased far more CDs thatn I've purchased MP3 downloads.   
   > The record clubs such as Columbia House made it easy and   
   > somewhat inexpensive.   
      
   I never said I purchased MP3 downloads (I have, but very few compared to the    
   25K+ I have!)   
      
   > Yes.. the album art and contents (foldouts, inserts, etc) added   
   > to a great listening experience.   
      
   I needed the printed lyrics, as my brain could not differentiate combined    
   sounds like words & music. . .   
      
   >> They try with CD covers, but there's so much less space to   
   >> work with. . .   
   > The "booklet" form isn't bad. But the print can be too small.   
      
   Oh, don't get me started on small print. . . I can finally hear normally,    
   probably better than ever, with a set of hearing aids recently gained.   
      
   > Some CD covers would "fold out" to a larger size, but it tended   
   > to get annoying to get them back in place.   
      
   Like the old folded provincial maps?   
      
   Now people have a GPS nearly-3D display of the current road & the nearest    
   connecting roads right in front of them, nearly (at about 2:30 beside the    
   steering wheel.)   
      
   > I remember when user-posted lyrics were FORBIDDEN on the   
   > internet.  Now, there is no shortage of sites offering the full   
   > lyrics. And those sites even request user input for songs with   
   > missing lyrics.   
      
   Some places still have the ban--my fave site used to, & explained they had a    
   contract with an information & streaming music video provider that required   
   it  I guess they've changed contracts somewhere, as they have a LOT of lyrics   
   now;  not an d, as I have no skin in their game: www.songfacts.com -- lots of   
   good info on thousands of songs & artists, mostly    
       
   20th & 21st century hits. . .   
      
   > I can't remember the last *NEW* LP I purchased. I gradually   
   > continued to acquire some used LPs from thrift shops from time   
   > to time.   
      
   Same -- can't beat $2 for a CD or $1 for an LP.   
      
   > I haven't heard too many stories like that.  But I have heard   
   > of artists losing the rights to their own material due to some   
   > small print in their contracts.   
      
   Or how Michael Jackson had to pay Paul McCartney to use his own(MJ's) music   
   in  a concert special. I don't feel bad -- Mikey had plenty of dough. . . As   
   does  Paul, no doubt! (not enough to marry a TWO legged model, though, it   
   would seem)   
      
   Sorry; I'm ashamed to know even that much about an entertainer's personal   
   life. .    
      
   I define the entertainer class as: singers, models, actors, athletes, news    
   anchors, & politicians.     
      
   I like most music, some TV shows, a rare few older movies, but I'm not into    
   being fanatic("a fan") of the players -- I might note seeing the same face or    
   voice a few times in material I like, like how I love pretty much every tv    
   series that Chuck Lorre has produced, & would be happy only watching reruns   
   of  his shows over new series by others. .  but I'm not gaga for him -- I   
   know  nothing about him except he's kind of quirky (his end note cards at the   
   end of  nearly every episode are my clue to this -- & quirky is good -- I   
   guess I like  quirky characters who interact realistically & naturally & whose   
   micro- expressions match the scenes.   
      
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