The first album I ever bought was “Songs in the Key” of Life
by Stevie Wonder, in vinyl. It only had two songs I really liked: Isn’t She Lovely? and Sir Duke. It seems so silly now – paying
for an entire album when you only want two songs. But that was pretty much how
it worked then. You either bought the album or you waited for the radio station
to play your tune. I read an article a week or so ago that said from now on Best
Buy won’t sell CDs anymore. For the time being Target will only sell CDs on a
consignment basis. They’ll wait for you to order one online, then they’ll buy
one and sell it to you. Digital music is fine, but I think it’s missing
something: album art, of course, and a physical THING you can hold in your
hand that connects you in some small way with the artist.
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