Tapes are great for recording & all but unless it's some vaporwave/boards of canada type shit I ain't going to those for pure listening
My CD-purchasing has gone down pretty considerably over the past couple of years, almost strictly relegated to replacing copies of albums that were destroyed in the flood that happened two years ago, a "ceremonious" tradition type thing for new albums I was anticipating (provided i don't just get it on vinyl the day of release) or in support of bands I saw on tour/played with, etc.
Still though, I'm never not gonna appreciate the extended artwork/liner notes/etc of a physical release over streaming 24/7, & CD's are usually about a tenth the price of LP's, even if one has a more obvious surface value or whatev
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