The cost of LP's and CD's - an observation

no doubt there is 80’s music i like, even love. and plenty we might all agree is beautiful. i own lots of it.

but the 80’s was not a time of huge artistic changes in music, and the best and brightest of a generation were not music makers. they were on Wall Street or writing code. the process of music making was dumbed down and made relatively trivial. pro audio guys in the 80’s were throwing away their reel to reel decks and tube mixing consoles (or were new and never even worked with them so did not appreciate what they could do) and loudness wars reigned supreme. one piece of a recording was made in this town, another in this other town across the country.

Michael Jackson and Madonna were King and Queen. god help us. :-)

your honor, the prosecution rests.

btw; i truly enjoy Michael Jackson’s and Madonna’s music.......but it’s pop stuff.....guilty pleasures. not epic. not even close.

the best of the 80’s mostly started and flourished in the 60’s and 70’s first.

If CDs are recorded in 24/96 or higher. And you have a very high quality dac it'll sound as good as vinyl or better.

+1 havoc, and for a lot less money.

And there were record lovers who 
cleaned their new vinyl, applied “Last” to the pressing before it’s first spin, put in a blank cassette and recorded the music for future 
use.  Putting the album and jackets both in plastic sleeves for pristine copies.
Occasionally I would pull the vinyl out for another listen when in the mood.