Will technology make records obsolete one day?

Digital Revolution sounded like Communist Mantra back in the day. Well, hear in the border of the East we Finns never took it too seriously. We won´t never be fooled, by any mantra : )

Honestly, I thought this thread was the OP’s idea of being funny.

I don't have the link, but I did read an article a few years back about an amazing archeological find. Someone had the presence of mind to play the side of an ancient pot as if it were an LP. They knew that the potter had made designs in the vessel by holding a stick against it as it spun on the wheel. Archeologists mimicked the motion of that stick and listened to see if it had recorded any sounds while the potter was working. In fact, they heard the muffled but distinctive sound of a conversation taking place. Sorry I can't find the URL but the article did include a sound file. I suppose it could be a hoax but I don't think so.  

The point? There is something durable about the actual, physical trace. 

"In fact, they heard the muffled but distinctive sound of a conversation taking place. "

If they had played it backward they would hear "Paul is dead" quite distinctly.

For me, 1st pressing mono vinyl jazz are history, collectible, and just can’t be reproduced. Just taking original analog master and running it through a modern board to make modern records against a totally black vinyl background just doesn’t capture the essence of the original pressing even though they technically sound nice. Don’t get me wrong, I love listening to a Mofi master pressing sometimes but nothing replaces a mono 1st pressing Blue Note recorded at Van Gelder to my ears.