I have such memories of vinyl...opening the cellophane carefully so I could s-l-i-d-e the LP out without tearing it, The inner sleeve crisp and new, handling the record just by the edges, and placing the needle oh-so=carefully on the edge....and then...NEW music that i had never heard before.
There was even an aroma...not quite as strong and unforgettable as film developer (I had my own darkroom at 16), but really, really cool!
Remember how we were needle nuts? You had to have the right one, the best balance, that lightest touch. It was about as bad as comparing Tandberg to Klipsch speakers.