I will miss the days when the indie retailers are gone because nothing is more fun than going into a record store and talking about music and albums to the employees that work there. It gives the same level of satisfaction that a music forum provides, yet it allows you to actually talk to people in real life.
The recent insurgence of vinyl may give indie retailers a few more years, but it will not be the savior. Sam puts it perfectly, it's just going to really suck for all those kids in small towns where the only place to buy CD's is Wal-Mart or Best Buy where their selection is limited and their employees don't know anything about music other than where it's located (and even that's questionable).
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