[Gay State Conservative]

Yes,some of the LP jackets were excellent...some were even classics. But I,about as old fashioned a guy as you'll meet,literally can't understand preferring LPs vs CDs.

There are a million reasons to prefer CDs over anything else.And to me CDs include SACD and DVD-Audio.

[dfwgator]

eer Yes,some of the LP jackets were excellent...some were even classics.

The Late Phil Hartman, of Saturday Night Live, designed a lot of them.

[Sans-Culotte]

There are a million reasons to prefer CDs over anything else.And to me CDs include SACD and DVD-Audio.

And Blu-ray Audio. The only time I would prefer an LP to a CD is if the engineers ruined the original sound with remastering. I kept a lot of Sinatra Capitol LPs because the Bob Norberg produced CDs were terrible. MoFi came out with about 6 of them on SACD and there are HD download versions of the rest.

Now the only LPs I hang onto are of things not available on CD.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Found this one in the old man's album collection after he passed away. Yes, that chick is wearing nothing but body paint. Pretty racy for 1968!

[Nothingburger]

Having to sell my classical LP collection around 1995 wasn’t exactly a happy time for me. Twenty years and maybe 800 titles all gone because I had to move for new job, and quickly, and it was a choice between my history books or my music.

I’m happy to report that my classical CD collection is better than anything I could have hoped for in vinyl. Not only is the selection much greater today but you don’t have to worry about surface noise or warping a CD with simply a warm look.

The only upside of LP is that the analog sound of a really fine pressing is warmer than that of a CD.

But to get to that point in the LP era, you had to spend a ton of money, which as a young man I didn’t have.

I remember going to the record store on weekends and looking at Deutsche Grammophon or Philips LPs that cost $9 or so — a fortune to me on a student’s income. So, I settled for budget labels like Nonesuch, Turnabout Vox, Seraphim, Crossroads, etc.

Today, all those top-end labels can be purchased used very affordably, and there’s little need to worry about damage.

So, after 40-plus years of collecting, I’m pretty happy.

Time to put on some Brahms.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Especially once you listen to the pops and crackles on a vinyl LP and try to keep the dust off them.

[Alberta's Child]

CDs are losing out to other forms of digital music. I haven't bought a CD in years but my iTunes collection grows all the time.

LPs are "retro" and enjoying a comeback.

[YogicCowboy]

Agreed. I have a Denon that plays almost all formats for that reason; coupled with a clean and clear preamp, the sound is quite smooth. The high-end versions of Pet Sounds are amazing.

I still have my old vinyl, but:

My entire analog system was stolen.

CDs are much smaller, and more stable.

Many obscure albums from post-80s are not available on vinyl.

I am a semi-professional musician. None - not one - of my many ensemble performances are available on vinyl. Some of those concerts were memorable, and I have them on CD.