LAist: The CD is Dead...Long Live the New CD?

Andy Sternberg

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:29:54 -0800

I'm a big fan of Matador's Buy Early, Get Now program. Pay for a CD about 3 months before it comes out and immediately get a HQ, DRM-free download. Then, download a live show and some bonus tracks. Finally, the CD arrives in the mail on the release date.

Hindinwood

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:33:54 -0800

Viva la vinyl!!

ClassicalGeekTheatre

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:57:30 -0800

Monster is a brilliant fucking record!

Elise Thompson

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:19:56 -0800

As record albums are becoming obsolete, I feel like we are losing the pleasurable tactile experience of holding the album, folding it out, looking at all the photos and reading the lyrics as we listen to the music. For me, it has always been a large part of understanding what the band is about, and what the message of the album is. Burning the album to CD, the transfer often sounds better than the same CD you can buy in the store. The MP3 format is a degraded file, so it sounds even less like "real" music.

thecoloured

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:02:23 -0800

+1 w/ Vinyl. However, you can count on those "Digital DJs" to say otherwise.

thepurplehearted

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:51:41 -0800

I say go with vinyl, definitely. Most of them come with a free download of the album anyway.