Do I finally ditch my CDs and go digital, or do I buy a nice little system and persevere?
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I had Radiohead on earlier, playing a CD for the first time in a while. When Street Spirit came on, I could really feel Thom Yorke's voice without the distraction of the internet and there's something really sentimental in the act of finding, cleaning and playing a full album.
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I have records in the front room and listen to a 22 minute side on return from a walk. I have digital in the back room for an evening chill out.
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I repackaged thousands of CD's and DVD's into soft clear envelopes, 20 sacks of plastic went to recycling, got an entire room of my house back and felt like I was in control again. Have developed obsessive cataloguing tendencies instead.
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Also, listening to an album in the way that the artist and producer curated it is different to picking and choosing tracks.
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Totally agree. Listening to an full album is an experience. It’s too easy to skip and curate in instant digital culture.
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Keep them. I regret putting all mine in a big box and leaving them outside my house for people to take. … at least someone else is using them though.
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