Well, albums are great for nostalgia. I still have all mine (well, my Mom has them in her storage somewhere. LOL)
I jumped on the cd bandwagon in either late 85 or early 86. They were pretty new. I remember the guy in the music store dropping one on the floor and stepping on it, rubbing it around on the carpet, then picking it up and playing it. Amazing!!! LOL.
I know for me, personally, I don't take good enough care of my music. All my albums are scratched. But, it is really cool to hear the cracks and pops every now and then. Like I said, nostalgia.
My carelessness has carried over to cds, as well. A problem easily solved, though. I burn a cd as soon as I buy it. That way, the cd stays brand new. I have cds that are easily 10-12 years old and have been played less than a dozen times. If I drop a cd, no big deal. I have been looking at a burned copy of The Essential Dinah Washington on the passenger side floor of my car for literally weeks. If it were the original, I would have to pick it up immediately. LOL.
A case of 50 blank cds only costs, maybe 10-12 bucks. A lot of older music, albums were right around 30-35 minutes, and you can get two on one cd.
BTW, why isn't 8-track up there? Ah, those were the days. When your song would fade out in the middle, change tracks, then fade back in.
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