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This October marked the 40th anniversary of CDs. In high school, I had a part-time job and spent the bulk of my money buying hundreds of CDs, probably close to 400, and I used to carry them around in cases like these:
In hindsight, that was probably a stupid idea. Music was the thing that I valued most in the world back then. It’s still a huge part of my life, but in high school, everything I had was those CDs, and I kept them in two binders that could be stolen out of my car at any time.
I still have a large chunk of my collection, though it’s been in our garage, abandoned, and shuttled between houses as we’ve moved around Texas. I can’t even remember the last time I purchased a CD.
As many CDs, as I once had, my vinyl collection is double that.
Streaming music is amazing. We have almost every song ever recorded available to us wherever we have a network connection. But for me, nothing will beat listening to music in the physical format.
In high school, I’d put on a new CD and pour over the liner notes, study the lyrics, analyze the artwork - immerse myself in the entire experience.
25+ years later, I still do the same with new and used records that I purchase.
Happy birthday, CDs. You were a major part of my musical journey.
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Amazing collection you have. I don’t say that about too many ppl. I’m a bit older as I started with 45’s and then LP collection. Back then 8 tracks were the only portable music you could play. I have a few left as I simply don’t throw out any music. I even have Victrola records as well. Back in the 70’s, the average person had 30 records . I had over 150 when I graduated. By the time I was almost 22, my collection grew to 500. I truly am not sure on how many.
Move ahead to modern day I have probably bought 25 CDs in the last 5 years or so. Why you might ask. Because I seem to find older music I enjoy that I cannot find anywhere available to stream.
What about you do you have something you discovered but can not stream?
I think you would have enjoyed buying albums $5 or less back then. It’s crazy what they charge for Albums now. Do you buy new releases or search for older albums of your favorite artists?