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Comment This is ALMOST old news. (Score 1) 258

by whitewhale on Tuesday May 15, 2007 @07:17PM (#19138811) Attached to: The Rise of "Hybrid" Vinyl-MP3s

As of the last few months, I almost never buy CDs anymore---- I'm lucky enough to have a great record store (Amoeba) that sells lots of new vinyl, and now I only buy records that include a download of the album. Recent LP+MP3 purchases include:

Ted Leo: Living with the Living
Low: Drums and Guns
Coco Rosie: The Adventures of Ghosthorse & Stillborn (sorry, Flash, but pretty)
Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Blonde Redhead: 23
M. Ward: Post-War

I totally cannot tell you how much better it feels to spend my $12.99 on an LP than a cheap, disposable CD that becomes garbage after I import it.

And the best part is I'm selling Amoeba all my CDs to pay for it all!

Return of the Vinyl Album 490

Posted by kdawson on Monday April 16, 2007 @08:34PM from the vinylly dept.

bulled writes "NPR ran a story this morning about the comeback of vinyl. It seems that sales of new vinyl records are up about 10%; sales will approach a million this year (as against half a billion for CDs). NPR mentioned the popularity of a turntable with a USB interface — they didn't specify the brand; could be this one, or this — and speculated on other possible reasons for the resurgence. They mentioned sound quality and lack of DRM as possible causes. Sound quality can and will be debated, but DRM rates a resounding 'Duh.'"

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