nostr:npub163k0gvm3x8s7qqjnukf6a2jq4nus3s74j7y64pctcgrwy3nmsllswwhljx nostr:npub1fr2mfuc8ftwtdqap9wlwvdhhv88mchgl4xddnezz3gep5f5k208snqy23s yes CDs simply didn't cut it altho more practical.
I miss ALBUM ART... nostr:npub1zdl5ujwy8zsdy8rac26la2usu4mjw8cs853nj9satleartsxm7nq39jnge nostr:npub1fr2mfuc8ftwtdqap9wlwvdhhv88mchgl4xddnezz3gep5f5k208snqy23s
... and liner notes.
You could go to a store and spend NOTHING yet be thoroughly entertained all the while... extending that "choice agony" of which one you can buy.
Personally, I enjoy being able to listen to almost ANY SONG I want without much effort. But it is definitely not the same.
Discussion
nostr:npub1zdl5ujwy8zsdy8rac26la2usu4mjw8cs853nj9satleartsxm7nq39jnge nostr:npub1fr2mfuc8ftwtdqap9wlwvdhhv88mchgl4xddnezz3gep5f5k208snqy23s
my favorite was a store that still had a "listening room" where you could preview a record...
... I guess it was a standard thing in the very early days, a hold-over during mine.