Another victim of the 'Death of CD's'

salmacis wrote: Have to say I'm very much of the pro-CD camp, personally. You don't get the artwork or the thrill of going out and getting an album when it comes out with downloads.   As I just posted on Progressive Ears, I've been buying in Fopp stores across the UK since 2002, when I stumbled upon their Bristol store whilst on a day trip. I was only in there on Wednesday, I bought 'Sextant' by Herbie Hancock and 'My Spanish Heart' by Chick Corea for £5 each. Incidentally, where I am in Cardiff, they only just opened a university store a few weeks ago (actually where I bought those 2 cds!!)...Shall be sad to see them go- they were a tonic amongst the increasingly conservative big chain stores in the UK.

I'd only been in there a couple of times. On my last visit I came out with 'Who's Next' 'Voyage of the Acolyte' 'Queen II' and 'Songs from the Wood' all for just under £20. Great shop.

Have to say I'm very much of the pro-CD camp, personally. You don't get the artwork or the thrill of going out and getting an album when it comes out with downloads.

Edited by salmacis - June 29 2007 at 13:22

Nope!!! I'd MUCH rather go into a store and buy a disc rather than downloading. Just another sign of society getting lazy.

E

Edited by E-Dub - June 29 2007 at 13:17

That sucks. I hate it when this kind of stuff happens.

I'm right there with ya in preferring to buy CDs versus downloading. Album art and the overall "package" is very important in my opinion to the whole experience of enjoying music. Plus, when I spend my money on something, I want something to show for it. Legal access to a file on my computer doesn't cut it.

Besides, it's soooo much cooler to say "Yeah, I've got x number of albums in my collection" and have shelves full of them instead of "Yeah, I've got x number of gigs/songs on my iPod."